Graduate Catalog 2012-2013

General Information

• Academic Advisement
• Academic Misconduct
• Auditing of Courses
• Catalog Policies
• Change of Graduate Degree Program of Study
• Change of Major/Degree
• Class Attendance
• Concurrent Registration in Other Graduate Programs
• Continuous Enrollment Requirements
• Course Load
• Course Substitution and Waivers
• Dropping and Adding Classes
• Electronic Mail Policy
• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) 
• Forms
• Graduate Student Designation
• Independent Study 
• Leave of Absence
• Medical Insurance
• Orientation
• Prerequisites
• Program of Study
• Program Transfer Appeal
• Readmission
• Registration
• Release of Directory Information
• Repetition of Courses 
• Second Master’s Degree
• Seniors in Graduate Level Courses
• Student Responsibility
• Termination
• Textbook Rental Policy
• The Graduate Council
• The Graduate School
• Thesis and Dissertation Editor Review
• Transcript Request Policy
• Withdrawal from a Class 
• Withdrawal from the University

Grades and Transfers

• Final Grade Change
• Grade Appeal
• Grading Policies 
• Incomplete Grades
• Transfer Credits

Master's Degree Requirements

• Admission to Candidacy for the Master’s Degree
• Comprehensive Examination
• Degree Time Limit
• Submission of Thesis
• Thesis

Doctoral Degree Requirements

• Admission to Doctoral Degree Candidacy 
• Comprehensive Examination
• Degree Time Limit
• Dissertation
• Oral Defense
• Policy on Completion of Dissertation
• Proposal Approval
• Submission of Dissertation
• Thesis and Dissertation Editor Review

Graduation

• Application for Graduation
• Commencement
• Graduation Requirements