Supplemental Materials

Training for Graduate Students on Changes to Regulations: September 2012

Exception to Graduate Regulation Form. Please consult with your advisor and review these guidelines before completing this form.

Graduate Regulations

Preamble

Admissions Policies

• Admission to Degree Programs

  o Minimum Requirements for Full Admission

  o    Provisional Admission

• Admission to Joint Degree Program

• Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s /Master’s Program

• Admission to an AU Dual Degree Program

• Admission with Nondegree Status

• Admission to Post-Baccalaureate for-Credit Certificate Programs

• Admission from Non-degree Status or a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program to a Graduate Degree Program

Evaluation of Academic Performance

• Credit Hour

• Grade Point Average

• Grading System

• Grades for Thesis / Dissertation

• Pass / Fail Courses

• Auditing Courses

• Incompletes

• Independent Studies

• Internships

• Repetition of Courses

• Good Academic Standing

• Satisfactory Academic Progress

• Academic Warning, Academic Probation and Academic Dismissal

• Academic Integrity Code

Graduate Assistantships

• Teaching Assistantships (TA)

• Research Assistantships

Degree Requirements

• General Requirements

  o Program of Study

  o Course Levels

  o Designation of Full-Time, Half-Time and Part-Time Status

  o Continuous Enrollment

  o Submission and Publication of Thesis / Dissertation

  o Research Assurances and Research Ethics Training

  o Time Limits to Degree

  o Time Extensions

• Credit Requirements

  o Criteria for Courses to be Accepted for Graduate Academic Credit

  o Transfer Credits

  o In Residence Credit and Residency Requirements

  o Permit to Study at Another U.S. Institution

  o Permit to Study Abroad

• Requirements for a Master’s Degree

  o Approved Program of Study

  o Degree Requirements

  o Capstone Experience

  o Thesis

  o Jointly Administered Degree Programs

  o Dual Degree Programs

  o Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

• Graduate Certificate Programs

  o Graduate Certificate Programs for Credit

  o Graduate Certificate Programs not for Credit

• Requirements for a Ph.D. Degree

  o Approved Program of Study

  o Degree Requirements

  o Comprehensive Examination(s) or Equivalent

  o Ph.D. Dissertation Committee

  o Advancement to Candidacy

  o Examination of Dissertation

Registration Policies

• Initial Course Registration

•   International Students

•   Changes in Course Registration Once a Semester Begins

•   Interruptions of Studies

  o Temporary Leaves

  o Separation and Suspension from the University

•   Interruption of Studies Caused by Emergencies, Hostilities, or War

•   Trauma and Bereavement Policy