A student may be admitted to the Graduate School for one of several types of study as indicated below. The acceptance letter sent by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research will specify the type of admission granted.
Degree study
This status identifies students seeking either a master's or doctor's degree. Students should apply for admission at the appropriate level. Admission to master's study is valid only for the master's degree; a separate application for doctoral study is required. Students are admitted to degree study in a particular academic discipline, and any change of field of study requires a new application for admission.
Certification study
This status identifies students holding the bachelor's degree who seek certification rather a graduate degree. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours earned for certification will subsequently apply toward a graduate degree only if the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, upon recommendation of the student's advisory committee, determines it is appropriate to the degree program.
Non-degree study
This status identifies students taking course work for personal enrichment. A maximum of 12 graduate credit hours earned as a nondegree student will subsequently apply toward a graduate degree only if the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, upon recommendation of the student's advisory committee, determines it is appropriate to the degree program.
Postdoctoral study
This status identifies students holding doctoral degrees who do not wish to pursue another graduate degree but who wish for personal or professional purposes to take additional course work.
NOTE: Post-baccalaureate status qualifies students to take undergraduate-level courses only, and under no circumstances will post-baccalaureate work be counted as graduate work.
Each application which meets the minimum requirements of the Graduate School will be evaluated by members of the appropriate department and by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.
Unconditional Admission
No prerequisites are necessary, and no special qualifications must be met during or prior to graduate study.
Provisional Admission
Graduate degree study is permitted with the imposition of certain conditions which must be met for the student's continuation in the degree program. These conditions may require the completion of prerequisites, satisfactory performance in initial course work, satisfactory completion of a degree in progress, or the completion of other conditions which indicate the student should continue graduate study. A student admitted with less that a B average is regularly given Provisional Admission, conditioned upon maintenance of a B average during the first twelve hours of graduate study. Once the conditions for full admission have been met, the student should petition the Graduate School through the department for advancement to Unconditional Admission. Failure to meet conditions of admission results in the student's removal from a degree program.
Denial
Admission is denied if the applicant fails to meet the minimum requirements established by the Graduate Council or if the program has reached the limits of its enrollment.
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