A student entering a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) has
a total time limit of 10 years from the time of admission to the program to
complete all coursework, qualifying examinations, and dissertation work. This
time limit is further defined as follows:- A student entering a doctoral
program at GSE has a time limit of seven years from the time of admission to
the program to complete all coursework and qualifying examinations.
- A student who completes the course requirements and qualifying examinations in
seven years has three years to complete his or her dissertation.
- A student
who completes the course requirements and qualifying examinations in less than
seven years will have the remaining time from the total allocated time of 10
years to complete his or her dissertation.
- Any student who fails to
complete all requirements (coursework, qualifying examinations, and
dissertation) within the allocated 10-year period may, with the written
recommendation of the program faculty, be allowed to retake the qualifying
examination and, upon passing these examinations, may have three additional
years to complete his or her dissertation.
In those cases in which a student is
authorized to include credits in his or her degree program for courses taken at
Rutgers prior to admission as a degree candidate, the date of the beginning of
the coursework to be credited establishes the beginning of the time allowed to
complete the degree.
Degree Requirements 
