March 7, 2018
Academic and Departmental Probation, Termination, and Appeals
Probation Departmental or program probation may occur at any time during a student’s work toward a graduate degree. All graduate departments/programs are required to formulate their own academic standing policies, establishing a tailored framework aligned with the unique characteristics of their respective graduate programs, while adhering to the fundamental principles outlined by the Graduate School. These guidelines should be made available to students from their entrance into the graduate degree program. If a student is authorized to diverge from progress guidelines established by either the department/program or the Graduate School, this must be documented in written form and endorsed by…
March 7, 2018
Grading & Credit
Grading Policy Graduate students’ grades in all courses counting toward an advanced degree may be reported as: A +/-, B +/-, and C +/-. Faculty members are not required to use a plus/minus grading scale; that decision should be based on the faculty member’s evaluation of student performance and/or polices of their academic program. Grade point averages are calculated as: Grade GPA A+ 4.0 A 4.0 A- 3.7 B+ 3.3 B 3.0 B- 2.7 C+ 2.3 C 2.0 C- 1.7 The Graduate School considers grades of C+, C and C- as passing grades; however, grades in the C range may not be…
March 7, 2018
Extensions
A request for an extension is distinct from an appeal process: a request for extension is the appropriate course of action when a student has failed to meet the time frames associated with degree programs. Request for Extension A request for extension is the appropriate course of action when a student has failed to meet satisfactory progress provisions of the Graduate School or is taking academic leave upon the birth or placement of a child. When there has been unsatisfactory progress with respect to meeting Graduate Faculty Senate’s time to degree limits, the student may file a written…
March 6, 2018
Choosing an Advisor
Doctoral A doctoral student is assigned an advisor upon admission. However, this may or may not be the individual who advises the student’s dissertation project. In that case, the student selects an advisor or co-advisors by mutual consent from doctoral faculty members who are dissertation supervisors in the department or area program in which the major work is planned. Doctoral advisors must be members of the doctoral faculty. To determine whether a faculty member has doctoral faculty status, refer to the list of faculty in each academic program in the University catalog. Students can change advisors during their doctoral…
March 6, 2018
Intimate Relations with Graduate Students
Consensual romantic relationships between members of the University community are prohibited when one participant has evaluative or supervisory authority over the other. Such prohibited relationships include supervisory relationships between an employee (faculty, staff or student) and a student, as well as between a supervisor (faculty, staff or student) and a subordinate. Implicit in the idea of professionalism is the recognition by those in positions of authority that in their relationships with students there is always an element of power. It is incumbent upon members of the profession not to abuse, nor seem to abuse the power with which they are…
March 6, 2018
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
March 6, 2018
Disability Services: Accommodations, Services, and Policies
March 6, 2018
Commencement Ceremony Participation
Certificate recipients There is no ceremony for students earning only a graduate certificate at this time. Students graduating in the current term Students are who are completing a graduate degree in the fall or spring term are eligible to participate in the fall or spring ceremony respectively provided that they: Have the necessary degree paperwork on file. Have completed the online application for graduation. Completed the online RSVP to attend Commencement (at the link above). Recent graduates Students are eligible to attend the commencement ceremony only for the term in which they are graduating. However, the Graduate School recognizes that there can be…
March 6, 2018
Graduate Minor Proposal
March 6, 2018
Qualifying Titles for Graduate Assistantships
A graduate student is eligible for tuition remission of resident and non-resident tuition (if applicable) if they have an assistantship that meets the eligibility requirements of FTE, stipend level, and title. The student must be enrolled in a graduate degree-seeking program and be in good academic standing. Tuition support is subject to time limitations. If all criteria are met, the following titles qualify graduate students for both the Graduate Tuition Support Program and a student medical insurance subsidy: Graduate Research Assistantship (4016) Graduate Teaching Assistantship (4017) Graduate Instructor Assistantship (4014) Graduate Professional Assistantship (4018)…