2016-17 Graduate and Adult Academic Catalog

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Page 8 2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog
Introduction Academic Information
Registration Process
Registration dates for each session are listed in the annual
graduate academic calendar. Early registration periods
are designated for active graduate students. New graduate
students must be accepted for admission through the graduate
admissions office before they are eligible to register. Students are
strongly encouraged to take advantage of this early registration
opportunity. Students who register early for a term but do not
enroll for the following semester must notify the Office of the
Registrar of their change in status.
Registration information and instructions are distributed from the
Office of the Registrar by email prior to the respective registration
periods. Additionally, information regarding course offerings and
sections, is available online at
Prior to submitting a course registration, the student is
encouraged to consult with his/her academic advisor to discuss
course options and class schedules. Although each student
has an academic advisor to help with scheduling, the student is
responsible for the chosen class schedule, course of study, and
progress through the program.
Graduate students may register online using a web-based
interface called Student Planning. The online registration process
may be completed from any computer through which the student
has Internet access. Registration instructions using Student
Planning may be found at After
the online registration process has been completed, the student’s
confirmed schedule becomes an active registration in the
administrative computer system.
To complete registration, students must make financial
arrangements for payment of the amount due. (See
) To register for graduate
courses, please visit .
Classification of Students
Graduate students are classified by the number of hours for
which they are enrolled, as follows:
• Full-time students are those who have met the requirements
for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions
Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and
are carrying at least eight semester hours of credit in that
academic semester.
• Part-time students are those who have met the requirements
for admission as determined by the Graduate Admissions
Committee, have been admitted to a degree program, and are
taking fewer than eight semester hours.
• Nondegree-seeking students are those who are taking
graduate courses but have not yet been admitted to a specific
degree program or do not intend to work toward a graduate
degree.
Drop/Add Policy
Changes in the course schedule made after the beginning of a
course must be made through the Office of the Registrar. Course
drop/add forms are available on the registrar’s website. The form
must be signed by the student and submitted to the Office of the
Registrar in person, by email, or by fax. No courses may be added
after the first class without the additional approval of the appointed
director of the particular graduate program and the approval of
the faculty member teaching the course. The effective date of the
course change is the date the registrar receives the completed
form.
When adding a class, the student is required to make up
any work missed because of late entrance, assuming that the
instructor is willing to allow late entrance into his/her course.
Failure to properly drop a class will result in a grade of “Z.”
(See ) When a course is dropped
properly during the fall or spring terms, the action is recorded as
follows:
Action
16-Week and 14 Week Classes
Through the first full
calendar week ................................... No record on transcript
Second full calendar week through
the next-to-last calendar week........... W – Withdrawn
During the last calendar week
of the course...................................... Drops not permitted
12-Week Class
5 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript
6th weekday** from start of class
through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn
During the last calendar week
of the course...................................... Drops not permitted
7-Week and 8-Week Classes
5 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript
6th weekday** from start of class
through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn
During the last calendar week
of the course...................................... Drops not permitted
4-Week Class
2 weekday** from start of class.......... No record on transcript
3rd weekday** from start of class
through next-to-last calendar week.... W – Withdrawn
During the last calendar week
of the course...................................... Drops not permitted
For classes 3 weeks or less
2 weekdays** from start of class........ No record on transcript
3rd weekday** from start of class
through the end of the second week.. W – Withdrawn
During the last calendar week
of the course...................................... Drops not permitted
All other Classes
10% from start of class....................... No record on transcript
11% from start of class through
90% from the start of class................ W – Withdrawn
91% from start of class through the
end of the class.................................. Drops not permitted
*A week ends at the close of business (5 p.m.) on Friday.
**A weekday is defined as Monday through Friday. A day ends at 5 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time.
Changes in a schedule caused by cancellation of courses by
the University will not result in financial or academic penalty.
For information concerning refunds due for dropped courses,
see Financial Information on Visit
to drop or add a course.
Continuation As an Active Student
Graduate students maintain active status within their degree
program as long as they continue registering for courses and do
not exceed their program completion time limit.
Graduate students who fail to take courses or otherwise choose
not to pursue their graduate education (for example, as a transient
student at another college/university) for a period exceeding two
calendar years will automatically be retired from the active files
of the Office of the Registrar and will be regarded as withdrawn.
An application for readmission will be required to reactivate the
student’s records.