Graduate Catalog 1993-1994 Fees and Expenses Sustaining Fee Once a graduate student has registered for all required course credits needed for the degree but has not completed these courses or other degree requirements (e.g., submission of thesis or dissertation, portfolio, research option paper, comprehensive examination, art show or exhibit, or courses with incomplete grades), the student must maintain their matriculation in the degree program during the fall and spring semesters by registering for either master's sustaining (UNIV 899) or doctoral sustaining (UNIV 999). (Students in this phase of their work who hold a contract with the University must meet the appropriate registration requirements as mandated by the contract appointment.) All students must be registered in the semester that the degree is officially awarded, either with credits or with sustaining status. Sustaining registration is not required for summer session unless the degree is to be awarded at the conclusion of the summer session. Sustaining registration is never required for winter session as graduate degrees are not awarded at the conclusion of winter session.