Off-Campus Study (Also known as In Absentia Status
- Used if research or coursework is conducted outside the state of California during a given quarter.
- Student to remain enrolled in full-time study with the University while paying 15 percent of the combined Educational and Registration Fees, and all the campus based fees.
- A student who holds a fellowship, traineeship, or a research assistantship and desires to study off campus may do so under the following circumstances:
- Master’s and graduate professional students must have completed at least one year of coursework by the time the In Absentia status would begin.
- Academic doctoral students must have advanced to candidacy by the time the In Absentia status would begin.
- Agree to comply with the rules and regulations governing the In Absentia Guidelines
- Student must complete A General Petition with name, PID, address, department, degree and box F, listing the institution student will be studying at (i.e.: George Washington University, or Library of Congress, not Washington, D.C.)
- Must be signed by department chair and student’s faculty advisor
- Student must submit a separate petition for each quarter. Eligibility is the following:
- Up to one year for master’s and graduate professional students.
- Up to two years for academic doctoral students.
