POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

ADMISSIONS
Students may also be permitted to undertake
up to 6 units of graduate study at
Polytechnic while completing a program at
ELS. This decision will be made by the academic
department admitting the student
and will be based upon the student’s
TOEFL score and the ELS language assessment.
While Polytechnic has recognized ELS
level 112 as satisfying its English proficiency
requirement for international students,
attendance at other programs either
abroad or in the United States may also
meet the University’s requirements. For
further information, or to determine if a particular
program qualifies, please contact
the Graduate Center.
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY’S
ENGLISH PROGRAM
In certain cases, international graduate students
may be required to attend an English
program at Polytechnic upon enrollment.
This decision is made at the time of admission
and is normally only offered to students
with TOEFL scores only slightly below
the required level of 550.
STATUS
Within the full-time and part-time classifications
of graduate admission are four
status groups: regular, conditional, provisional
and special. A change in status from
conditional to regular should be applied
for when the conditions of admission are
satisfied. A special or provisional student
must file an application for graduate admission
with the Graduate Center.
Regular Status
A graduate degree or certificate applicant
who is adequately prepared to begin the program
applied for is assigned regular admission
status upon the recommendation of the
major department’s faculty.
Conditional Status
A graduate degree or certificate applicant
who is required to demonstrate additional
ability to pursue the program applied for is
assigned conditional status. Conditions
may include introductory level or undergraduate
courses, or attainment of a specified
grade-point average.
Provisional Status
A graduate degree applicant whose file is
lacking documents necessary for academic
evaluation may be permitted to register
for one semester with provisional status.
The applicant must provide all required
admission documents to the Graduate
Center before the sixth week of the semester.
If the applicant is not accepted for
admission, the semester can be completed
or a withdrawal with full refund may be
requested. Subsequent registration will not
be permitted.
Special Status
An individual requesting permission to
register for one or two courses in a specific
semester is assigned special admission status.
A special (non-degree) student application
must be submitted to the Graduate
Center. Included in this status are individuals
who want to take courses for professional
advancement or personal
development, but who do not want to earn
a degree; and part-time degree applicants
with incomplete admission files. A maximum
of 6 units or two courses may be
taken in one semester and no more than 9
units or three courses may be applied to a
Polytechnic degree program. If such courses
are applied toward a degree, they are considered
as having been taken “in residence”
at Polytechnic. A special student application
must be filed each semester the individual
remains in this status. Permission to
take courses as a special student does not
imply admission to a degree program.
Special (graduate) students must hold a
bachelor’s degree from an institution
acceptable to Polytechnic. Proof of that
degree may be required.
Readmission
Part-time students who last attended
Polytechnic within a one-year period before
the semester in which they seek to be readmitted
need no formal readmission and are
automatically permitted to register. Parttime
students who have not attended within
the past year must file an application for
readmission, which is available from the
Graduate Center.
Full-time students who want to interrupt
their studies must request a leave of absence
for a specified period of time, usually not
exceeding one year. Such requests, when
approved by the Office of Academic Affairs
and the Office of International Students
and Scholars, will constitute assurance of
readmission to the degree program from
which the leave was taken. Students must
apply for readmission when the period of
absence exceeds the approved leave of
absence.
EARLY GRADUATE ADMISSION
A Polytechnic undergraduate student who
is within 18 credits of completing a BS
degree and meets all criteria for graduate
admission may apply for admission to graduate
study in a given department. If
accepted, the student will pursue two
degrees simultaneously, taking both graduate
and undergraduate courses for no
longer than one year. Graduate courses
taken during that year that do not satisfy
undergraduate degree requirements are
counted toward the master’s degree program,
and the grades are recorded on the
graduate transcript. A formal application for
graduate admission must be filed through
the Graduate Center.
GRADUATE ADVISERS
Representatives of the various departments
are assigned as advisers to assist graduate
students in the selection of courses to meet
their individual needs, to aid them in planning
a program for an advanced degree
and to guide them in their professional
advancement.
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