Doctoral Research Courses Continuing Beyond One Quarter

If students are working on their dissertation research beyond the research credits required by their program, they should be registered in the appropriate research course (e.g., Individual Dissertation), and the course work should be graded as IP (in progress)—not NG (no grade) or I (incomplete)—up until the quarter in which they submit the document and are graded for it. This course must have the same course number each quarter. This will reflect the reality that their dissertation is in progress. Students must receive a grade for the last quarter they are registered in the research course. The appropriate course should be identified by the program director and it is the program director’s responsibility to communicate this to all faculty advisers and doctoral students in their program so that it is used consistently. See Grades Assigned to Research Courses that Are Repeated by Graduate Students for complete details of this policy.)