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Q: I need to enroll in TGS 512, Continuous Registration. Am I eligible for health insurance?
A: Yes, you are eligible for health insurance, but NOT for the health insurance subsidy.
Q: I need to enroll in TGS 512, Continuous Registration. Am I eligible for the U Pass?
A: Students enrolled in TGS 512 do not pay the student activity fee and are not eligible for the U Pass.
Q: Which courses are authorized for graduate credit?
A: Only those listed in the curriculum sections of those academic programs included on this Web site.
Q: In which courses should I enroll?
Q: When can I register?
A: Check the registrar’s calendar for dates of registration as well as other important academic dates.
RESIDENCY and FULL-TIME REGISTRATION
Q: When am I considered to be in full-time status?
A: Full-time registration is defined as no fewer than three and no more than four course units per quarter. TGS 503, 588, 598, and 512 all convey full-time status.
Q: What is the required residency for the Master of Arts/Master of Science?
A: The minimum residency requirement is equivalent of three quarters of full-time registration in courses authorized by the Graduate Faculty for graduate credit. Please consult your program requirements for additional requirements.
Q: What is the required residency for the Master of Fine Arts?
A: The equivalent of six quarters of full-time registration in courses authorized by the Graduate Faculty for graduate credit.
Q: What is the required residency for the Doctor of Philosophy?
A: Eight quarters of residency to be completed consecutively over two years, including summers, in courses authorized by the Graduate Faculty for graduate credit.
Q: I’m taking time off and/or working only on my dissertation. Do I need to be registered?
A: Yes – per the continuous registration policy, you must be registered in each fall, winter and spring term in which you are still working towards degree completion.
Q: I do not need the NU insurance because I have coverage from a provider outside of NU. Do I need to inform anyone?
A: You will be automatically enrolled in the Northwestern University student health insurance program unless you fill out the coverage selection waiver. The coverage selection form can be accessed via CAESAR.
Q: How do I cancel my health insurance coverage because I am graduating or have had a change in status?
A: Students enrolled in the NU health plan, who are graduating or leaving the University at the end of a term and wish to cancel their enrollment in the plan, must submit a request in writing to the Health Insurance office at 633 Emerson Street by last day of each term.
Q: What forms do I need to submit for the Master’s Degree?
A: Using TGS Forms in CAESAR, the Application for a Degree and Master’s Degree Completion must be completed for the Master’s Degree.
Q: What forms do I need to submit for the Doctor of Philosophy?
A: Using TGS Forms in CAESAR, the following forms will need to be submitted over the course of your studies: Prospectus (submitted by the beginning of your 5th year), Final Exam form, Application for Degree form. In addition, you should submit your dissertation through UMI ProQuest and complete the NRC Survey of Earned Doctorates using Adobe Acrobat.
Q: I accidentally submitted a form via CAESAR -> TGS Forms. How can I delete the form?
Q: What is the prospectus and what is the filing requirement for the prospectus?
A: Students must have a prospectus (dissertation proposal) approved by their committee no later than the beginning of the fifth year of study. Students must submit the Prospectus Form via TGS Forms in CAESAR.
Q: What are the deadlines for filling forms?
Q: How do I submit my dissertation, and where can I find the formatting requirements?
GRADUATION AND HOODING CEREMONIES
Q: When are degrees awarded?
A: Degrees are awarded in December and June.
Q: Is there a graduation and hooding ceremony in December?
A: No, neither the commencement nor the hooding ceremony takes place in December. December graduates are encouraged to participate in the following June ceremonies.
Q: Who may participate in the hooding ceremony?
Q: How do I participate in the hooding ceremony?
A: Students wishing to participate in either the commencement or hooding ceremony should pay careful attention to deadline announcements they receive, both from their department and from The Graduate School. In addition to academic form submissions, students will need to submit the intent to participate form for The Graduate School hooding ceremony and rent the academic regalia by the deadline.
Last updated: Sep 2 2009 9:58AM
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