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Graduate > Residency Requirements
In general, a period of full-time study at the University
is highly desirable in order that students may benefit from
close association with faculty members and other graduate
students working in the same field of study.
For this purpose the academic year is divided into semesters:
Fall semester (September – January inclusive), Winter semester
(February – July inclusive). The residency requirements for
the Master’s and PhD degrees are as follows:
- For the Doctoral degree: For a student with a relevant
degree in Engineering (5 year study), the minimum residency
requirement is 6 (six) semesters. For a student with a relevant
Master's degree, the minimum residency requirement is 4
(four) semesters.
- For Master's degrees: the minimum residency requirement
is 4 (four) semesters. However, especially the for Master's
degree programs, it is recognized that in certain circumstances
part of the work can be performed effectively, either partially
or completely, on a part-time basis. In such cases, the
formal residency requirement may be satisfied by taking
individual courses over a period of several years or by
conducting the research project off-campus but under the
supervision of an Advisory Committee.
Proposals for all such individual study programs that involve
less than the formally required residency time at the University
will be considered based on their merits by the Departmental
Meeting for Graduate Studies and Research. Such proposals
should be submitted by the Graduate Program Committee during
the admission period. Proposals to conduct the research project
off-campus must include adequate assurances for the proper
supervision of the project by experts in the field.
A candidate for the Doctorate may, with the consent of the
Senate and the Department, be granted up to one year's residency
credit for doctoral research conducted at some other recognized
research center, provided that the off-campus stay is deemed
to be academically desirable.
All graduate students must register every year at the beginning
of each semester. Failure to do so will be interpreted as
withdrawal from the respective Graduate Program.
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