Off-Site Training
A student's advisor may deem it important for the student to travel to an off-site location to obtain short-term training necessary for the successful completion of the dissertation research. The advisor and student should submit letters to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs describing the situation leading to the need for off-site training. These letters should indicate the institution and faculty member under whose supervision the student will work. The faculty member's letter should indicate the source of funding supporting the student's stipend during the off-site training.
If a student's advisor accepts a position at another institution, the student may desire to follow the faculty member to the new institution to complete the degree. If a student is pre-candidacy, the student should resign as a GSBS student and submit an application for admission to the new institution. If a student has passed the candidacy exam, the student may remain a GSBS student, but complete the dissertation research in the new location. Both the student and the departing faculty member must write a letter to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs explaining the move and when it will occur. The student will not maintain GSBS Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) status at the new institution. Arrangements for the student's stipend must be made by the advisor with the new institution. The student does not register for classes with the GSBS during the term of the off-site training, except for the term in which the student expects to defend the dissertation. The student must, however, identify an on-site advisor, and must have Supervisory Committee meetings at least every 6 months. The dissertation defense must occur on-site. International students who are post-candidacy may travel with their advisor to an off-site location, but they must remain registered through GSBS. Since the international student will no longer have GRA status, they are not awarded resident status, and therefore, pay tuition at the non-resident rate.
