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Registration & Leaves
As a student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, you are required to register every term, including when you are working on your dissertation. Registration entitles you to attend classes, receive financial aid, and use the libraries, laboratories, and other facilities of the university. You need to register, even if you are not in residence.
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Academic Calendar
The Graduate School's academic calendar lists important dates and deadlines related to coursework, registration, financial processes, and milestone events such as graduation.
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Canvas
https://canvas.yale.edu/
Canvas is Yale's learning management system for all courses. You'll find syllabi, assignments, grades, and additional resources for your courses on this platform.
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Yale Course Search
https://courses.yale.edu/
Yale Course Search is an online course catalogue, where you will find current and past listings of Graduate School courses across our departments and programs.
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Dissertation Completion Status
If you are a PhD candidate who wishes to remain registered after using your available extended registration and/or would like to undertake full-time employment, you can do so by electing Dissertation Completion Status.
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Extended Registration Beyond Year 6
Registration beyond year 6 is not automatic and must be approved. Special registration is required to request extended registration into year 7 or–in extremely rare circumstances–year 8.
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Forms & Petitions
https://registrar.yale.edu/forms-petitions?field_form_audience_target_id%5B0%5D=40
The University Registrar's office hosts many of the forms and petitions students need to change course enrollments, modify registration status, and perform other academic processes.
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Graduation Requirements
Once you've completed all of your academic requirements, receiving your degree is not automatic. Follow the instructions on this page to submit your degree petition and graduate.
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In Absentia Registration
You should register in absentia if you are a PhD student who will be living outside the New Haven area in order to conduct full-time dissertation research, full-time field work, or full-time study at another academic institution.
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Leaves of Absence
The Graduate School offers leaves of absence for students who wish to pause their studies temporarily. There are three categories of leave: medical leave of absence, personal leave of absence, and parental leave of absence.
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Non-Cumulative Registration
Non-cumulative registration allows you to pause your academic clock in order to acquire an academic or methodological skill that is essential for your degree requirements or dissertation research.