Graduate School Form12
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
(Revised 09/15)
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Request for Ph.D. Degree Candidate Research in Absentia
See Policies &Procedures For Administering Graduate Student Programs
(Section V.F.) for more information
Name of Student: _______________________________________________________ PUID No.: ________________________
Current Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Absentia Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Program: ____________________________________ Program Code: ______________ Session Effective: _________________
1.
The following items are required to petition for the absentia privilege. Have you:
a.
satisfactorily completed all of the coursework on your plan of study?
Yes
No
b.
passed your preliminary examinations?
Yes
No
c.
made significant progress on your dissertation research topic?
Yes
No
2.
Give the specific title of your research project or investigative area, and describe briefly the status of your research project
and the nature of the work to be done in absentia.
3. Give the name and the location of the institution or organization at which you will be located, the name of any local supervisor,
and list any facilities you will be using.
4. What Purdue facilities will you be using, and how will adequate supervision be maintained by your major professor?
5. What financial support, if any, do you expect to receive from Purdue? _____________________________________________
6. What is the expected date of completion of your dissertation? ____________________________________________________
7. What is the number of credits for which you expect to register each semester? __________*
*If requesting more than three credits, justification is required. (See Policies &Procedures For Administering Graduate Student Programs (Section V.F.4.c.)
If this request is approved, I agree to register every consecutive fall and spring session (including summer sessions in which I am engaged in degree work or plan to
graduate) until the degree has been awarded, my program is terminated, or I withdraw from the University. I understand that if I return to campus and/or the absentia
privilege is rescinded, I will not be eligible to register in absentia in a later session. I understand that I should check the time-to-degree limits of my department and that
if my degree program exceeds this limitation, the department may block continuing registrations. I also agree to notify the bursar of any change in my absentia address.
I understand and agree to the conditions set forth for the privilege of registering for research in absentia.
_________________
______________________________________________________________
Signature of Student
Date
Approval
_________________
Recommended _________________________________________________
Major Professor
Date
Graduate Faculty Identifier ______________________
Graduate School Dean
Approval
_________________
Recommended _________________________________________________
Head of the Graduate Program
Date
Submit original to the Graduate School at least one month before the beginning of the session in which absentia registration is desired.