COVID-19 Related Time to Degree Blanket Exception
In recognition of the impact that COVID-related closures have had on all graduate students at UC Davis, Graduate Studies, with the support of Graduate Council, will provide a one-year blanket extension of time to degree for students. The quarters Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, and Spring 2021 will not be counted against a graduate student’s time to degree.
For questions, contact your SAA.
Time To Degree for the Doctoral Degree
Graduate Council policy requires doctoral students to file their dissertation within 12 registered quarters after passing the Qualifying Examination - Non-registered statuses (PELP, Filing Fee) are not counted. If a student has not filed their dissertation by the 12th quarter, Graduate Studies will send a notification to the student stating the student must submit a plan to complete the degree within the next three registered quarters. If the dissertation is not filed in three quarters, the student is subject to disqualification from their program. Students, with support from their major professor and Graduate Advisor, may petition for an exception to the Time to Degree policy by submitting the Time to Degree Extension Request, along with a timeline for completion of remaining work, and a letter of support from the major professor.