.01
Revised Degree Requirements: When Applicable
A.
A student who ceases to attend the university for a period of one calendar
year, whether voluntarily or not, is subject to all the regulations
and must meet all the requirements in force at the time that enrollment
is resumed unless other arrangements have been agreed to by the dean
and recorded in writing prior to the beginning of the absence.
B.
A student who changes his or her degree objective, college, or school,
or whose candidacy for an advanced degree expires, or who elects to
conform to regulations or requirements instituted while enrolled, must
be prepared to complete all of the requirements and abide by all regulations
in effect at the time the change is made.
C.
A student who has not been engaged in formal study for a number of years
or whose study has been intermittent at American University or elsewhere
may not receive full credit for work completed previously, depending
on the decision of the teaching unit in which the course or its equivalent
is offered. This applies to undergraduate students as well as to graduate
students.
D.
For undergraduate degrees other than as stated above, the university
has no strict regulations with respect to the total amount of time in
which an undergraduate student may fulfill the requirements for a degree,
provided the student maintains the appropriate grade point average and
gives evidence of being seriously interested in the eventual achievement
of his or her academic objective.
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.02
Continuity of Degree Requirements for Continuously Enrolled Students
No
student shall be involuntarily subject to changes in regulations and
academic requirements introduced while the student remains continuously
enrolled and in good standing in the degree program which originally
was selected except as defined in 40.00.01.A.
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.03
Completion of Degree Requirements and Commencement
The
university confers degrees and issues diplomas at the end of the fall,
spring, and summer terms. A formal commencement ceremony is held in
January or February and in May at the end of the spring semester. Students
who are eligible to receive summer or fall degrees are recognized in
the winter ceremony; those who appear eligible to receive spring degrees
are recognized at the spring ceremony. Diplomas are released after all
degree requirements have been certified by the Registrar. Participation
in a commencement ceremony does not itself constitute conferral of a
degree, nor does it imply an obligation on the part of the university
to award the degree before all requirements have been met and certified.
A.
Application for Graduation: Candidates for degrees are to file an Application
for Graduation Form in the Office of the Registrar during the period
of registration for the last expected term of study.
B.
Eligibility to Participate in Commencement: Those students whose academic
records indicate that they can satisfy degree requirements by the end
of the term for which they have filed an Application for Graduation
Form will be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremony for
that term.
C.
Certification of Students for Award of Degrees: Students who fail to
complete all of their requirements by the end of the term for which
they applied to graduate will not be certified and graduated for that
date. These students must reapply for graduation.
Senate action, December 2000. Provost approval, February 2001.
(See
pertinent sections of 55.00.00 for graduate student degree requirements.)
