Ph.D. Program Guidebook - The University of Chicago Booth School ...

Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
Bid points are not refunded for drops processed after rounds of bidding have concluded. This
includes late course drops/withdrawals and leaves of absence.
REGISTRATION: NON-GSB COURSES
Students should complete the Course Registration Form (available on the Ph.D. Program
website under “Useful Forms” at:
https://gsbsurvey.chicagogsb.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflashcmd=showform&polli
d=phd!CourseRegistration and email it to the Information Manager or drop it off at the
Ph.D. Office. Students must meet the registration deadlines for non-GSB courses (see
below). Students must submit their initial registrations prior to the first week of courses.
Schedule Adjustments: GSB and Non-GSB Courses
GSB: Students may adjust their GSB courses after rounds of drop/add/swap (DAS) end on
Sunday of week one. These adjustments are processed by the Information Manager. The
deadline to add a GSB course is Friday of week two of the quarter. The deadline to drop a
GSB course without receiving a grade of “W” for withdrawal plus a $50 change in
registration fee is Friday of week three. Beginning week eight through the last day of the
quarter written faculty consent is required for withdrawal from a GSB course.
Non-GSB: The deadline to add a non-GSB, University course is Friday of week three of the
quarter. The deadline to drop a non-GSB, University course without receiving a grade of
“W” for withdrawal plus a $50 change in registration fee is Friday of week three.
To adjust GSB courses (after Sunday of week one) and non-GSB courses, students should
complete the Course Registration Form (available on the Ph.D. Program website online at:
https://gsbsurvey.chicagogsb.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflashcmd=showform&polli
d=phd!CourseRegistration and email it to the Information Manager or drop it off at the
Ph.D. Office. Students must meet the registration deadlines described above. To avoid a late
registration fee, a student’s initial registration must be made prior to week one of the quarter.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
All 2 nd and 3 rd year students must register for the workshop that is required by their
dissertation area each quarter, do the work necessary to receive a grade of P, and make sure
that the grade is posted on their transcripts. This six-quarter workshop requirement is
necessary to reach candidacy.
COURSE REGISTRATION FOR B31901
Business 31901 is a course of independent research conducted under the close supervision of
a GSB tenure track faculty member. A student may take the course on a P/F basis or may
elect to receive a grade on the regular scale. To register the student must: (1) have a signed
statement from a faculty member indicating that the student may work with him/her on a
research project; and (2) indicate whether the class will be taken P/F. Courses taken P/F may
not be counted toward the Ph.D. or M.B.A. degrees.
SUMMER COURSES
Registration during the summer is not required and must be approved by the Director of the
Ph.D. Program. For summer courses, the Ph.D. Program does not pay tuition for M.B.A.
courses, or generally, for other courses (such as language courses). On a case by case basis,
the Director reviews requests to pay tuition for courses over the summer that are an integral
part of a student’s doctoral study. If you have such a request, submit it to the Associate
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