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DOCUMENT TYPE:
Policy
PURPOSE:
To define the enrollment categories and the maximum enrollment levels for graduate study at KU.
APPLIES TO:
All graduate students on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses
CAMPUS:
Edwards, Lawrence
POLICY STATEMENT:
All graduate students are expected to fit into one (1) of the following enrollment categories at all times while completing the credits required for the fulfillment of their degrees.
Graduate students are not normally permitted to enroll for more than 16 hours a semester or more than eight (8) hours in a summer session.
Enrolled
Leave of Absence
Voluntary Discontinued
Dismissed
Post-comp Enrollment for Doctoral Candidates
Enrollment for Undergraduates
Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Level Courses
Undergraduate and Graduate Co-enrollment
CONTACT:
Office of Graduate Studies
785-864-8040
APPROVED BY:
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
APPROVED ON:
2009-06-02
EFFECTIVE ON:
2009-06-02
REVIEW CYCLE:
Annual (As Needed)
CHANGE HISTORY:
03/31/2025: Migration to TeamDynamix from Drupal.
01/30/2025: Updated "Discontinued" to "Voluntarily Discontinued" for language consistency.
10/17/2023: Corrected link title from "Full-Time Enrollment" to "Enrolled."
07/18/2023: Updated links, approved by updated to Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.
03/09/2018: Updated missing required information.
10/17/2014: Policy formatting cleanup (e.g., bolding, spacing); added Keywords.
06/02/2009: Approved.