Graduation
Graduation
under a Particular Catalog
General and specific
requirements for degrees in graduate programs may be altered in successive
catalogs. Provided the requisite courses continue to be offered, the student is
bound by the course work requirements of the catalog in force at the time of
admission. With the approval of:
• relevant Department Head
• Associate Dean
• Director of Graduate Studies
• Dean of Graduate Studies
The student may instead elect to be
bound by a subsequent catalog. This regulation applies only to the specific
course work and the number of semester credit hours required for the academic
degree.
Administrative
requirements such as minimum grade point requirements for core courses can
change for all students with the issuance of a new catalog.
The student should be
aware that operating regulations, procedures, tuition and fees can be changed
at any time. These are not bound by any catalog.
A student must apply
for graduation through his/her Department or Program Office by the date
specified in the Comet Calendar and the Academic Calendar in order to graduate
at the end of a given semester. The student must complete a separate
application for graduation for each semester in which an attempt to graduate is
made. A student who expects to receive more than one degree in a single
semester must complete a separate application for each degree. A late applicant
for graduation will incur an additional fee. (refer to the Comet Calendar)
In order to receive a
diploma, a student must pay all accounts due the university.
Graduation
under In Absentia Registration
In absentia
registration for graduation (i.e., registration for no course work) may be
arranged for the candidate who has completed all degree requirements including
final oral examination, but has not yet submitted final approved copies of
thesis, dissertation or other required reports. Such a candidate may, for a
nominal fee and with the approval of his/her graduate advisor, the Dean of
Graduate Studies, and submission of the approved in absentia registration form,
register during the semester or summer session in which the degree will be
received. If the final copies of the dissertation or thesis have not been
approved by the supervisory committee and received and approved by the Dean of
Graduate Studies before the Census day in a given semester, in absentia
registration is not acceptable for that semester. This arrangement is not
permissible for a candidate who is removing an incomplete (X) grade. All in
absentia registration requests must be submitted for approval of the Graduate
Dean prior to the Census Day in the semester for which it will apply and the
degree will be received.
Graduation ceremonies are held at the
conclusion of each long semester.