APPLICATION FOR A DEGREE - GRADUATE

Effective: August 15, 2024

Purpose: To identify the requirements and steps necessary to apply for a graduate degree upon program completion.

Scope: This policy applies to all University graduate students campus wide.

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Policy Statement: Eligibility to study in a graduate program is determined by a graduate committee in each academic unit and by the Dean of the Graduate School. Classifications for eligibility are either unconditional, conditional (undergraduates earning graduate credit), or probationary. Students will receive written notification from their academic unit or the Graduate School of their eligibility status. Admission to graduate study does not imply admission to candidacy for an advanced degree.

Notice of intent to graduate must be received by the Graduate School the semester preceding graduation.

Degree Candidacy

After having been admitted to graduate study with the objective of earning an advanced degree, the student must apply for and be admitted to candidacy for the degree sought. Candidacy is the formal approval for pursuit of a graduate degree after it is determined that all specified preliminary requirements have been met.

Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.

Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs.

[Academic Affairs procedures - coming soon]

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