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Article IV. Graduate Students
1. Composition of the Student Body
Graduate students shall be persons admitted to the Graduate
School by the Dean for post-baccalaureate study programs who have enrolled
and continue in good standing, as defined in bylaws and Graduate School
policy. Maximum periods may be prescribed during which students who have
been admitted to graduate degree or certificate programs will be permitted
to re-register for study or research without the necessity of readmission
to the Graduate School.
2. Admission
a. Qualifications and Procedure
Applicants with the necessary background for advanced training
in their chosen major fields, excellent undergraduate scholastic records
or other appropriate qualifications, may be admitted for graduate work
on recommendation by the graduate faculties in the proposed major fields.
In cases where programs wish to admit students who do not satisfy program
standards, the application is subject to review and approval by the Dean
of the Graduate School. The Dean, taking account of any recommendations
concerning admissions standards made by the Policy and Review Councils,
shall scrutinize the recommendations on admission made by the faculties
of major programs with a view to assuring observance by all of them of
suitable minimum standards. All programs are responsible for having their
stated operational standards for admission on file with the Graduate School.
Decisions on admission to and continuation of graduate student status
shall be based upon all evidence available as to the probability that
the applicant has the qualifications to succeed in his or her chosen graduate
program. Standards of admission shall be applied to all applicants in
an equal, impartial manner in accordance with the provisions of Article
I, Section 3 of this Constitution. The procedures for processing applications
shall be specified in bylaws. The faculty of a graduate degree or certificate
program may specify test data or other supporting evidence needed as a
basis for its recommendations on admission, and the Graduate School will
when appropriate assume responsibility for the collection of these data.
The Dean has the authority to suspend admissions to the program after
appropriate consultation.
b. Interpretation of Admissions Policies
The Dean of the Graduate School shall consult on the interpretation
of admissions policies with the Directors of Graduate Studies, the Policy
and Review Councils, the Executive Committee, and appropriate members
of the staff of the Graduate School; however, final authority to decide
shall rest with the Dean.
3. Termination
The Dean of the Graduate School may terminate a student's graduate
status because of the student's failure to maintain minimum standards
of achievement or progress as stipulated in print by the Graduate School
and the faculty of the degree or certificate program in which the student
is enrolled. The degree program is obligated to publish its standards
and criteria either in the form of a Handbook for students or on its website
(or both). The Dean shall act after reviewing the student's academic record
and the recommendation of the graduate adviser and the faculty of the
graduate program, or of any committee charged by that faculty with the
evaluation of student progress.
4. Council of Graduate Students
(See Article V, Section 6 of this Constitution.)
5. Graduate Degrees and Certificates
a. Requirements
To satisfy requirements for graduate degrees or certificates
students must complete the program requirements in training and research,
and examinations, as stipulated by the Graduate School and the faculty
of the degree or certificate program selected.
Each graduate program is responsible for supplying the incoming
student with a handbook/guide of the rules and regulations governing the
procedures for successfully completing a degree in the field and those
criteria that would cause either probation or termination from the program.
Where possible, this information should also be replicated on the program's
website.
b. Certification
Certification of completion of the requirements for degrees
or certificates within the jurisdiction of the Graduate School shall be
made by the Dean upon the basis of the students' scholastic records and
the reports of the Directors of Graduate Studies or examining committees
giving evaluations of preliminary written examinations, oral examinations,
and dissertations.
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