Registration Information
Registration Information for Students in COURSE WORK (Years One and Two)
YEAR ONE Coursework
Registration Instructions for Students in Year ONE.
Students must register for 9 credits per semester (3 courses) to be considered full-time students.
Students admitted to the Theology Ph.D. program with a master's degree are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits and maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Course selection should be done in consultation with the student's assigned advisor.
Language for Reading courses can be added as 0-credit add-ons to the 9 credits.
Year TWO Coursework
Registration Instructions for Students in Year TWO.
Students must register for 9 credits per semester (3 courses) to be considered full-time students.
During Spring semester of year TWO, students must register for the 0-credit THEO 5015 (Teaching Theology).
Students admitted to the Theology Ph.D. program with a master's degree are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits and maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Course selection should be done in consultation with the student's assigned advisor.
Language for Reading courses can be added as 0-credit add-ons to the 9 credits.
Registration Instructions for Students in Years THREE, FOUR, and FIVE+ (those who have completed 2 years of required coursework).
Year Three+
Comprehensive exam Stage
THEO 0912 Requirement Prep. Register for THEO 0912 during the semesters you are preparing for Comprehensive Exams AND the semester in which you plan to take your Comprehensive Exams. Once you have completed the oral component of your exams, the department will forward your paperwork to the GSAS office, and the deans will change the THEO 0912 registration to THEO 0930 to show completion of the exam requirement.
GSAS requires doctoral students to take and pass Comprehensive Exams within TWO semesters following the completion of coursework.
Students must take and pass their exams within FOUR semesters of completed coursework to avoid dismissal from the program.
**All students out of coursework MUST fill out the Matriculated Student Status Form to maintain funding (see below).
Year Four+
Proposal Stage
THEO 0950 Proposal Development. After you have completed your exams, you will register for THEO 0950. You will register for THEO 0950 each semester, including the semester of your proposal colloquy. Once you have received approval for your proposal and the department submits the paperwork to the GSAS office, the deans will sign the Dissertation Title Approval Form and change your status to THEO 0960 Proposal Acceptance.
After passing the exams, students have up to TWO semesters to develop a proposal and have it approved by the department.
Students may be dismissed from the program if the proposal is not approved after FOUR semesters of non-completion of the proposal after the exams have been taken.
**All students out of coursework MUST fill out the Matriculated Student Status Form to maintain funding (see below).
Year five+
Dissertation Stage
THEO 0970 Dissertation Mentoring. During the first semester AFTER Proposal Acceptance, students are automatically registered for Dissertation Mentoring.
THEO 9999 Dissertation Direction. After ONE semester of Dissertation Mentoring, students should sign up for THEO 9999 Dissertation Direction. You must register for THEO 9999 even during the semester you are planning to defend or defending.
THEO 0910 Maintenance of Matriculation. You must register for THEO 0910 to retain continuous enrollment at GSAS while away from the University, and not using University resources. Time spent away from the University counts toward the time limit for the completion of degree.
**All students out of coursework MUST fill out the Matriculated Student Status Form to maintain funding (see below).
Information about Professional Development Registration
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGISTRATION
Dissertation Seminar (THEO 5017) - Register for AY 2023-2024 in SPRING 2024
The Dissertation Seminar (for students who are ABD) meets all academic year but you will not register for the official course until the spring semester. However, if you would like to participate in the seminar, you must participate throughout the full year, so you would begin in the fall (without registering) and then continue on in the spring, but you need to register in the spring. To indicate your interest in participating in 2023-2024, please email John Seitz by August 30th for the coming year. In recent years, participation has been capped at 8 students, so it is important to let the Director of Professional Development (John Seitz, 2023-2024) know of your intent to participate as soon as possible so that they orchestrate the logistics of the class [scheduling etc.].
Professionalization Seminar (THEO 9000)- Register in FALL 2023
If you plan to consult with the Director (Dr. Seitz) for any professionalization work, you MUST register for THEO 9000: Professionalization Seminar. This is a zero-credit course and can be registered for up to three times, so even if you registered last year or the year before, you can enroll again.
Professionalization assistance includes: one-on-one conversations with the Director (Dr. Seitz a)bout applying for jobs (academic or otherwise) or fellowships, assistance with cover letters, resumes/CVs, teaching statements and other materials, mock interviews, job advice, advice negotiating salaries, and more. In other words, if you plan to apply for any jobs OR fellowships this year (whether one or twenty-five) and you plan to ask for any advice or assistance with this process, please register for THEO 9000. Also, I ask that you do this sooner rather than later, as numbers in this course affect the overall department course enrollment averages which have very serious bearing for how many courses we can offer students still in course work.
TEACHING ASSOCIATE INFORMATION. If you are out of your funding award, click on the link to read about teaching associate positions. In order to be considered for a teaching associate position, students must apply for funding.
Helpful Registration Links and Forms
Matriculated Student Status Form .
Once you have completed your coursework, you MUST submit this form EACH semester that you register to remain eligible as a "full-time student" for your funding or to be eligible for student loans.
GSAS Consortium Programs : Click on this link to find information about Fordham's two Consortia programs.
Use this link to find the application form for the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium. **Note, only Second-Year Phd Students are eligible for the IUDC.
Use this link to find the application for the New York Theological Group Consortium. **The NYTG is open to MA/MTS students as well as first -and second-year PhD students.
If you would like to sign up for a tutorial that you have arranged with one of your professors, you will need to fill out this form.
Return the form to the Theology Department secretary, who will record the information and submit the form to GSAS.
GSAS 0-Credit Language Study Application.
Fill out this application if you would like to take undergraduate language courses for your graduate work (e.g., Greek, Latin, Arabic).
Information regarding the auditing of a class
Information about auditing a class can be found in section 5.3.6. of the Bulletin.
Request Form for an Incomplete .
If you need to request an incomplete in one of your courses, fill out this form and secure the signatures of your course instructor, the Chair/DGS, and the GSAS Dean. Instructions are included on the form; make sure to adhere to the timeline provided for submission.
Course Withdrawal Late Registration Form .
Submit this form if you need to add or drop a class after the add/drop deadline.
Request for a Medical Leave of Absence.
If you feel the need to take a Medical Leave of Absence, please review carefully the policy, and the steps that must be taken to secure the leave and to fulfill the requirements for re-entry upon your return. The GSAS policies for a Medicial Leave of Absence can be found HERE.
Here is a link to the Medical Leave of Absence Form
Withdrawal from University Form.
If you decide to withdraw from the University, you will need to complete this form.