5.2.5 Master's Degree Candidacy Extension

(Approved June 9, 2021)

The candidate’s academic unit Chair may request one extension of a student’s master’s candidacy for up to two years if the student is otherwise making adequate progress toward the degree and if the delay can be attributed to factors largely beyond the student’s control. Requests for candidacy extension must be received by the Academic Council before candidacy has expired. The duration of each extension will be granted on a case-by-case basis as determined by the academic unit. Requested duration of extension will be measured in academic quarters or years.

See section 5.2.6 for the rules governing reinstatement of a student’s master’s degree candidacy.