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Program Description

Master’s and Doctoral Candidates

IND 4000. Masters candidate (0)

This course is open to all degree students in programs who need to maintain registration but are not registering for any courses in a given semester. Students should review their status with an advisor prior to registration. Registration is limited to four terms. Fee: current Teachers College fee for the semester of registration.

IND 5000 Independent Research (0)

This course is open to all degree students who are engaging in non-credit independent research (e.g., working towards a dissertation proposal, dissertation manuscript, or other academic project) and need to maintain registration but are not registering for any regular courses in a given (summer) semester. This course requires a minimum of 18 hours per week of independent research outside of the formal setting. This course is offered for zero points, and does not carry the non-refundable College Fee. Retroactive registration is not permitted. This course can only be taken up to four times and may not be used in lieu of any degree requirements or to satisfy the College’s continuous enrollment policy. Registration for this course must be completed by the Office of the Registrar with permission from the student’s research advisor. This course does not provide full-time status for Federal Title IV Aid purposes. This course is offered in the summer term only.

IND 6000. Doctoral candidate (0)

This course is open to all degree students in doctoral programs who need to maintain registration but are not registering for any courses in a given semester. Students should review their status with an advisor prior to registration. Registration in this course does not satisfy a student’s obligation for continuous doctoral dissertation registration. Registration is limited to six terms. Fee: current Teachers College fee for the semester of registration.

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