Does registering for “residency unit” or “extended residency” mean I have to be physically resident on-campus all semester?
In almost all cases, yes (during working hours, that is, whatever hours those may be for you, but we prefer students to sleep at home). The vast majority of students should plan to be on-campus full-time, utilizing department-supplied office space, during the semesters during which they register for points, residency units and/or extended residency, and most do so until at least the defense, sometimes continued through the deposit. All students funded through the university as fellows, GRAs or TAs should be resident full-time on campus during each appointed semester, including summer if appointed during the summer. However, as long as tuition and any other requisite fees are paid, and the advisor approves (both research and departmental advisor, if different), and the phdczar concurs, in rare cases some students may conduct many of their academic activities from afar. However, you should be aware that consulting and various other outside activities that take you away from your advisor’
In almost all cases, yes (during waking hours, that is, whatever hours those may be for you – but we prefer students to sleep at home). The vast majority of students should plan to be on-campus full-time, utilizing department-supplied office space, during the semesters in which they register for points, residency units and/or extended residency, and most do so until at least the distribution of the dissertation, sometimes continued through the deposit. All students funded through the university as fellows, GRAs or TAs should be resident full-time on campus during each appointed semester, including summer if appointed during the summer. However, as long as tuition and any other requisite fees are paid, and the advisor approves (both research and departmental advisor, if different), and the PhD Chair concurs, in rare cases some students may conduct some of their academic activities from afar. However, you should be aware that consulting and various other outside activities that take you
