Academic Policies - Graduate
Academic policies define what the institution expects from the students and what students may expect from the institution in terms of academic behavior. Graduate academic polices are developed and approved through the university's governance system by the Graduate Council. Graduate Council membership includes representation from both faculty and students.
Below is a guide to help navigate through the graduate academic policies.
Academic eligibility
- Graduate probation and retention standards
- Readmission to a program after dismissal
- Appeals process for graduate students not re-admitted by graduate programs
- The Graduate Council
Academic records/FERPA
- Access to academic records
- Name and address changes
- Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Release of records for deceased student
Course information
- Graduate course grade and course repeat policies
- Cross-listed courses
- Course numbering
- Course prerequisites
- Course modes of instruction
- Curriculum requirements
- Graduate Curriculum Committee
Credit for prior learning policy
- Credit by transfer
- Credit for military training and service
- Credit for professional/industry learning
- Credit by institutional prior learning assessment
- Additional limitations and exceptions
- Transcription of credit for prior learning
Grading system and policies
- University grading system
- Pass/fail policy
- Final exams
- Incomplete (I) grade
- In progress (PR) grade
- Change of final grade
- Appeal of final grade
- Report of final grades
Graduation
- Graduate level graduation fee
- Submitting an intent to graduate
- Graduate commencement participation
- Graduate level honors
- Mailing diplomas
Registration and scheduling
- Academic advising
- Registration process
- Schedule changes after semester begins (drop/add/change of schedule policy)
- Class drops at an instructor's discretion
- Class drops after the change of schedule period: see the individual class withdrawal policy in the university's withdrawal policies.
- Student credit load
- Student credit load - international graduate students
- Class attendance
- Audit policy
- Undergraduate enrollment in graduate courses
- Graduate research, comprehensive exams, and terminal project completion
- Graduate thesis and dissertation committee policy