Graduate Catalog 1994-1995
Academic and Registration Regulations
University Requirements for Registration
Students in good academic standing may register in any semester or
session within the five- or seven-year time limit specified in the
student's letter of admission.
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STATUS. Students enrolled for 9 to 12 credit
hours are considered full-time students. Those enrolled for fewer than 9
credit hours or sustaining are considered part-time students.
Students who are permitted by special arrangement to conduct a portion
of the research for their thesis in governmental or other laboratories off
campus must register for this work so that it may count toward degree
requirements. This work must be under the direct supervision of a member of
the faculty of the University. The amount of credit earned is determined
and approved by the student's advisory committee.
COURSE LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS NOT HOLDING A CONTRACT.
Students enrolled for 9 to 12 credit hours are considered full-time
students. Generally, a maximum load is 12 graduate credit hours; however,
additional credit hours may be taken with the approval of the student's
adviser and the Office of Graduate Studies. A maximum course load in either
summer or winter session is 7 credit hours. PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED
FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES TO CARRY AN OVERLOAD IN ANY SESSION.
COURSE LOAD REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS HOLDING A CONTRACT.
Students holding a teaching assistantship, a research assistantship, a
graduate assistantship, a tuition assistantship, or a tuition scholarship
must register for at least 6 credit hours of graduate-level courses each
semester. Students holding a fellowship must register for at least 9 credit
hours of graduate-level courses per semester. These graduate-level courses
must be taken for credit and must be maintained throughout the semester.
Listener or undergraduate-level courses may be taken in addition to the
minimum of 6 or 9 hours of graduate-level courses in each semester that the
student is on contract. Students on contract in fall or spring semester who
are completing a thesis or a dissertation and who have not submitted the
three copies to the Graduate Office by the end of the late registration for
either semester, must continue to register as full-time students for
graduate-level course work or for 869 (Master's Thesis) or 969 (Doctoral
Dissertation) for the appropriate number of full-time credits or, if
approved, as sustainers.
During the period of sustaining status, a graduate student may be
considered a full-time student if the student is appointed to a graduate
contract or if the student is spending at least one-half time on the
completion of his/her thesis or dissertation. The sustaining student may
hold a contract appointment provided (1) the sustaining student is replaced
for tuition charges by a student who currently is without tuition support
(unfunded), and (2) the unfunded student's full tuition is eligible to be
charged to the same source as the student being replaced. The sustaining
fee must be paid by the unit for a graduate student on contract in a
sustaining status. In the event there is not a qualified, eligible student
for the assignment of the unused tuition, the full tuition will be charged
for the original student.
Tuition for courses in the winter and summer session is not covered by
the contract. Students on contract who do not enroll in formal courses for
the winter and/or summer session but remain on campus are not required to
pay fees. These students may use the laboratories, library, and computer
programs for study and research without registration and without paying for
such use. Graduate teaching assistants may have supplemental contracts to
assist in courses or to teach courses in winter/ summer sessions. (They may
or may not be required to register for course work while they have such a
supplemental contract.)
SUSTAINING STATUS FOR CANDIDATES PURSUING THESIS/DISSERTATION DEGREE
OPTION. Once a graduate student who is completing a thesis/dissertation
option has completed all required course credits needed for the degree
(including six credits of Master's thesis [869] or nine to twelve credits
of dissertation [969]) and all other degree requirements except the
submission of thesis or dissertation, the student must maintain his/her
matriculation in the degree program during the fall and spring semesters by
registering for either Master's Sustaining: Thesis (UNIV 899) or Doctoral
Sustaining (UNIV 999). All students, including sustaining students, must be
registered in the semester in which the degree is officially awarded.
(Sustaining registration is not required for summer session unless the
degree is to be awarded at the conclusion of the summer session. Sustaining
registration is never required for winter session as graduate degrees are
not awarded at the conclusion of winter session.)
SUSTAINING STATUS FOR MASTER'S CANDIDATES PURSUING NON-THESIS DEGREE
OPTION. Once a master's student pursuing a non-thesis option has registered
for all required course credits needed for the degree, but has not
completed other non-thesis degree option requirements such as a portfolio,
research option paper, comprehensive examination, art show or exhibit, or
incomplete grades, the student is required to maintain his/her eligibility
for the degree program during the fall and spring semesters by registering
for Master's Sustaining: Non-thesis (UNIV 895). All students, including
sustaining students, must be registered in the semester in which the degree
is officially awarded. (Sustaining registration is not required for summer
session unless the degree is to be awarded at the conclusion of the summer
session. Sustaining registration is never required for winter session as
graduate degrees are not awarded at the conclusion of winter session.)
UNIVERSITY PROCEDURES FOR ADVANCE REGISTRATION. All matriculated
students may register in advance for spring and fall semesters and winter
and summer sessions. Registration periods are scheduled for returning full-
and part-time graduate students in late April for fall semester and in late
November for spring semester. Advance registration periods also precede the
summer and winter session. Newly admitted or returning graduate students
should register during the appropriate time. Mail-in and phone-in
registration is available. Contact the Registrar's Office or the Office of
Graduate Studies for information on advance registration. For newly
admitted students unable to advance register for fall semester, special
permission may be sought from the Graduate Office to waive the late
registration fee.
CHANGES IN REGISTRATION. Authorization for changes in registration after
the University's published deadlines must be requested in writing from the
student's adviser and must be reviewed and approved by the Office of
Graduate Studies. Forms for registration changes are provided by the
Registrar's Office.
1) REGISTRATION CANCELLATION. Students who decide not to attend any of
the registered courses before the end of the first two weeks of
classes must notify the Registrar's Office to withdraw. If the
notification is received before the end of the first two weeks of
classes, the registration is cancelled. The approval of the Graduate
Office is not needed, but the student is required to give notice in
writing to the department and the Office of Graduate Studies.
2) DROP-ADD PROCEDURES. Students who advance register and wish to change
their registration by either dropping courses or adding others may do
so within the free drop-add period during the first two weeks of
classes. After that period and until the end of the first six weeks
of classes, a fee of $15 is charged for each drop-add form submitted.
Approval of the Office of Graduate Studies must be sought for all
changes after the free drop-add period. Courses may not be dropped or
added after the first six weeks of classes without approval from the
Office of Graduate Studies.
3) WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENT FROM ALL COURSES AFTER THE FREE DROP-ADD
PERIOD. If the notification of the intention to withdraw from all
registered courses is made after the free drop-add deadline, the
student must request in writing permission to be withdrawn by the
Office of Graduate Studies. A tuition rebate is made only for course
withdrawals made before the end of late registration in the fall and
spring semesters and before the end of the first week of classes in
either summer session. If a student withdraws unofficially,
registration is continued until the end of the term and the student
receives failing (Z) grades in all courses. Rights to any rebates to
which the student might have otherwise been entitled are also
forfeited.