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Grading
The following grading system is in effect in the
Graduate School:
A Distinguished
scholarly work
A-
B+
B Normal progress toward degree
B-
C+
C Warning. Student subject to departmental action
F Failure. Course must be repeated. Student subject
to departmental action.
I Incomplete. Grade is deferred because of incomplete
work and must be removed within one semester's
time under terms set by the instructor. The instructor,
program director and dean may authorize an extension.
When the work has been completed, the "I"
grade is replaced by a final grade for the course
at no cost. If the work is not completed, the
"I" grade remains permanently on the
record as such.
W Official Withdrawal
P Pass. Used in certain courses without quality
points.
The above plus and minus grades may be used at
the discretion of the individual instructor.
Graduate students
must maintain a letter grade average not lower
than a "B" (3.00 Quality Point Average).
Students failing to meet this standard may be
subject to departmental action, including dismissal,
for failure to maintain normal progress toward
a degree. Any student having less than 3.00 as
a final quality point average at the conclusion
of course work will be ineligible for graduation.
Quality Point System
A student's overall academic quality point average
(QPA) is obtained by dividing the total quality
points earned by the total number of semester
hours attempted. These quality point values
of grades are used for each credit attempted:
A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B- 2.7
C+ 2.3
C 2.0
F 0.0
Courses in which grades "P," "I,"
and "W" were given are not used in
calculating the quality point average.
Semester
Grade Reports
Every registered student is sent a report
of grades to the permanent address on record
soon after the close of each semester.
Transcripts
Each student receives a summary transcript
of his or her complete academic record at
the close of each academic year. Students
should carefully examine their records for
accuracy and immediately report errors to
the Registrar.
To obtain additional
copies of their academic records students must
write to the Registrar for transcripts for themselves
or for other institutions and agencies. All
official transcripts are printed on security
paper. Whenever an official transcript is released
directly to the student, it will bear the stamped
designation "Issued to Student."
No transcript
will be issued unless all financial obligations
owed by the student to the university have been
fulfilled. A fee of $5.00 is charged for the
issuance of each official transcript to be sent
to a third party.
Confidentiality
of Student Records
The university regards the student's personal
information and academic record as a matter
of confidence between the student and the university.
The contents of either may be revealed only
in accordance with the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380,
Section 438, as amended).
Degree
Requirements
Consult individual program literature for specific
degree requirements. Several master's degree
programs include two options: plan A, which
includes the writing of a thesis, and plan B,
which does not.
The following may prove a useful checklist
of general requirements that must be completed
before receiving a graduate degree:
• In order to receive graduate degrees,
students must have been admitted as regular
graduate students.
• The minimum number of semester hours
of course work required by the department
must be completed with a quality point average
not lower than 3.00.
• The language requirements, where applicable,
must be met before the comprehensive examinations
may be taken. An outline of the thesis (under
plan A) or dissertation must be filed with
the Graduate School office.
• After all requirements for course work
have been successfully completed, candidates
in most programs must take a comprehensive
examination covering the major field.
• Candidates submit their theses or dissertations
for approval to their readers and department
or program. The signed copies of the thesis
or dissertation must be delivered to the Graduate
School office. See "Thesis and Dissertation
Instructions" available in the back of
this Handbook and in the Graduate School office.
• The candidates must have made formal
application for the degree at the office of
the Registrar prior to the date listed in
the academic calendar.
• Candidates must make complete settlement
of their financial accounts with the University.
• All work leading toward a master's
degree must be completed within a maximum
of six years.
• All work acceptable towards the Ph.D.
degree must be completed within the period
of seven years after the qualifying examination
or such other point identified in the specific
program.
• Any other specific requirements of
the program must be fulfilled.
Ph.D.
Sequence
The following is a suggested sequence of requirements
for the Ph.D. degree, which should be adjusted
to accommodate individual programs and students'
individual qualifications:
• 1) First
foreign language examination
• 2) Qualifying or preliminary examination
(admission to doctoral program)
• 3) Second foreign language examination
• 4) Completion of course requirements
• 5) Comprehensive examination (admission
to candidacy)
• 6) Filing of dissertation outline with
approvals in both program and Graduate School
offices.
• 7) Defense of the dissertation
• 8) Filing of dissertation in the Graduate
School office. A full-time student will normally
complete 1, 2, and 3 by the end of the second
year; 4, 5, and 6 by the end of the third. No
comprehensive or qualifying examination (or
portion thereof) may be retaken during the same
semester as the original examination.
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