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1.10. Academic Performance,
Credit Hour Load, Transfer Credit,
Time Limit, etc.
Academic Performance
Each student in danger of being failed in one
course will be given the opportunity to
appeal this action based on any
extraordinary conditions which may have
contributed to the unsatisfactory
performance. This appeal must be made in
writing and submitted to the MLA Program
Director. Each appeal will be reviewed by
the involved Faculty. The Program Director
will take final action and inform each student
in writing.
Students who have been failed or are not
satisfied with their grades can protest in
writing to the head of Examination Board.
The steering committee for exams of the
department will decide on the complaints.
Credit Hours Load
To meet academic requirements, graduate
students must be registered each semester
and take at least one course each semester.
Failure to register for each semester will
result in the student being withdrawn from
graduate study and, if the student wishes to
return in the future, a new application must
be filed and reviewed prior to re-admission.
There is no full-time credit hour load to meet
academic requirements.
Master’s students who have met all
academic requirements except for their
thesis requirement will be considered fulltime
students if they are registered, and
have their major professor verify in writing
they are working full time on the completion
of degree requirements.
Based on the advice of the Academic
Advisor or the Major Professor the student
should select courses. They are always
advised to take the studio and the required
courses offered each semester. The MLA
student has to be registered for each course
he or she is to take by signing on the
registration list for each course posted in
front of the MLA office.
Dropping or Adding Courses
Students may add courses with the approval
of both their academic advisor and the
course instructor and may drop courses with
their major professor’s approval and
notification to the course instructor. They
must use the appropriate drop/add form until
the last day for program adjustments as
listed in the Anhalt University MLA calendar.
Courses dropped during this time will not
appear on the student’s transcript. Courses
that begin after the published add date may
be added prior to the start of the course.
Courses that last for less than one semester
may be dropped no later than halfway
through the course. In either case, the
student must submit a completed add/drop
form.
Transfer Credit
Up to twelve credits according to ECTS
(European Credit Transfer System) of
graduate coursework in which a minimum
grade of “B” was earned from an accredited
institution and not used to complete another
degree may be accepted towards
completion of a master’s degree as
approved by the academic advisor and the
Examination Board (“Prüfungsausschuss”).
Time Limit, Re-Registration, Leave of
Absence
The Program is designed for a two years
intensive period of studies.
Graduate students need to complete all
requirements for the Master of Landscape
Architecture within four years, of the first
date of matriculation otherwise they will be
withdrawn automatically from graduate
study. The student must register for the
next semester by the end of each semester.
Students failing to re-register for next
semester in time will be dropped
automatically. See INFORMATION ON RE-
REGISTRATION. Students who are not
able to join classes for a certain period have
to apply for leave of Absence (“Antrag auf
Beurlaubung”). Please be aware that you
must always Re-Register in time and in
case of absence, apply for “Beurlaubung”.
MLA Student Handbook Fall 2006 - October 2006