2008-2009 - Framingham State University

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Academic Regulations and Financial Information
Academic Course Load
The normal course load for part-time graduate
students is one or two courses per semester.
Graduate students requesting to enroll in three
courses in the same semester must receive
written approval by their advisor and the
Associate Dean of Graduate and Continuing
Education, except during the Summer sessions,
when three courses are allowed.
The normal course load for full-time graduate
students is four courses per semester; the
minimum is three courses. A graduate assistant
may not enroll in more than three courses. A
student carrying three or more courses will
be considered a full-time student and must
pay all charges and fulfill all responsibilities
accordingly.
Transfers Between DGCE and
Day Division
Students admitted to the Day Division but
wishing to take courses through the Division of
Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE),
or admitted to DGCE study and wishing to take
Day Division courses, must notify the College,
in writing, in advance of the semester in which
they wish to make this change. Newly admitted
full-time students must submit a $50.00 tuition
deposit prior to registration, thereafter paying
tuition and fees through the Day Division as
billed.
The Day Division and the Division of Graduate
and Continuing Education are separate fiscal
entities and tuition paid to one may not cover
tuition owed to the other.
Attendance
Graduate students are expected to attend
all class sessions. In circumstances when a
student cannot attend, the instructor should be
notified at the previous class meeting. Veterans
receiving VA benefits must attend regularly
in order to ensure their benefits. Students
receiving Financial Aid must attend regularly in
order to ensure their Financial Aid.
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Transcripts/Verifications
Official transcripts may be ordered online
from the Graduate and Continuing Education
website. Letters of verification may be obtained
by completing the appropriate form, available
in the Office of the Registrar. A written request
may be submitted in lieu of the form. The
signature of the student is required before a
transcript or verification letter may be released
or sent. There is a $3.00 transcript fee for each
request.
Semester Charges for Graduate
Students Attending Day
Division, 2008-2009*
Tuition
(residents
of Mass.)
Full- Two One
Time Courses Course
$837.50 $560.00 $280.00
Tuition
(nonresidents)
$3,525.00 $2,350.00 $1175.00
Fees $2,585.50 $1,760.50 $926.50
*Note: The schedule of fees, tuition, methods
of payment, and refund policies are those
in effect at the time of publication. They are
subject to change without notice.
No student will be officially enrolled in the
College unless all charges have been paid.
This includes the $50.00 graduate application
fee, as well as the nonrefundable $50.00
tuition deposit required of first-time graduate
day students. The balance of the tuition and
all other fees, except for the oral or written
comprehensive examination fee and the
graduate degree transcript fee, are paid to the
Student Accounts Office. Payment may be
made by cash, bank check, certified check,
money order, personal check, MasterCard or
Visa. Please print your name and Framingham
State College student ID number in the upper
left-hand corner of all checks. If paying by
credit card, please fill out all the credit card
information on the Student Bill. A $20.00 fee
will be charged for a check returned unpaid by
FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE GRADUATE CATALOG 2008–2009