All students who are absent from or not registered at the University for one or more semesters (summer school not included) must submit the University admission application to the Office of Admissions 30 days before the date of registration. Individuals who are absent from the University for a period of less than one semester are not required to apply for readmission.

The student who has been dismissed for academic reasons, exclusive of a second failure of (a) the comprehensive examination or (b) the oral defense of the thesis or the dissertation, must first submit an application to the Office of Admissions. Second, the student must submit a written request for readmission to the dean of the Graduate School. Third, the student must receive approval for readmission from the dean of the Graduate School and from the department in which the student was a degree candidate. The reinstatement of a student may be subject also to fulfillment of special conditions. Notification of those special conditions will be given to the student by the dean of the Graduate School. A period of at least one semester must elapse between the student's dismissal and readmittance.

A student who fails the comprehensive examination or the final oral examination in defense of the thesis or dissertation a second time will be dropped from the Graduate School. When dropped for either of these reasons, the student will not be readmitted to the Graduate School.

Students who cease to attend the University for one semester or more, whether or not voluntarily, are subject to regulations and requirements in force at the time they resume their studies, unless other arrangements have been agreed to by the dean and recorded in writing before their absence.