Continuous Enrollment Policy

All graduate students matriculating in a degree program must be continuously enrolled at Alabama State University. Continuous enrollment is defined as a student being enrolled in courses in two of three academic terms per year (Fall, Spring, Summer), one of which must be the fall term.

In two of the three terms that a student is not enrolled in a degree program course, with the exception of those students granted a leave of absence, the student must enroll in GRAD 5000. This course will not count toward any degree credit hours. This course is an audit course and tuition for the course is $50.00 for the one credit hour. Also, students must be enrolled in order to take their Graduate Comprehensive Examination (GCE). Students enrolled in non-thesis option programs who have completed all required coursework and have not completed a required GCE must register for GRAD 5000. Students enrolled in thesis and doctoral programs who have completed all required coursework and who are working on their thesis or dissertation must enroll in at least one credit hour of thesis or dissertation research in their academic discipline (i.e., BIO 6000 or LPL 9000). Registration for continuous enrollment will take place during regular registration periods. The Murphy Graduate School will monitor compliance with the Continuous Enrollment Policy and may retroactively enroll those students who fail to register through the graduate audit process; however, the graduate student is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the enrollment provisions of this policy are met.