Ph.D. Program Guidebook - The University of Chicago Booth School ...

Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
Director and include the rationale as to why it is an integral part of your doctoral study.
Please note that the graduate student version of Academic and Professional Writing, a.k.a.
"The Little Red Schoolhouse" or "LRS" (English 33300) is generally approved as a summer
course.
REGISTRATION FOR CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)
If a student is receiving stipend funding from the GSB, they cannot be registered for
curricular practical training (CPT) during the academic year (autumn, winter, or spring
quarters). If a student receiving stipend funding is interested in registering for curricular
practical training for summer quarter, they must demonstrate that their internship will have
some direct connection to their dissertation area and/or dissertation research. They must also
receive the approval of their area advisor and the Ph.D. Program director. The Ph.D.
Program Office reserves the right to impose additional restrictions on CPT. Those students
who are not receiving stipend funding from the Ph.D. Program must demonstrate that the
internship/job will have a direct connection to their dissertation area and/or dissertation
research and must receive the approval of their area advisor (or committee chair) and the
Ph.D. Program director.
COURSE GRADES
Effective autumn 2006, the Chicago GSB instituted a plus/minus grading policy. Students
who matriculated in autumn 2006 and in subsequent quarters are subject to the plus/minus
grading scheme. Students admitted to the Chicago GSB prior to autumn 2006 remain under
the standard letter-grading practice; however, they had a one-time opportunity during autumn
2006 to opt-in to the plus/minus grading scheme. Students admitted to the Chicago GSB
prior to autumn 2006 are bound by their elected grading scheme for the duration of their
program of study.
The following course grades are used: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, P (pass), F
(fail), I (incomplete), R (registered), and W (withdrawal). Grade requirements are discussed
in “General Examination Requirements by Area.” The grade W (withdrawal) indicates that
the student has withdrawn from the course after the third week of the quarter.
University of Chicago Course Grades
Some University of Chicago divisions use plus/minus grading, while others use standard
letter grades. University of Chicago courses in which plus/minus grades are assigned are
calculated for the grade point average using the Chicago GSB scale described in the next
section.
Students, admitted to Chicago GSB prior to autumn 2006 that elected to remain on the
standard letter-grading practice, who take a University of Chicago course that uses
plus/minus grading will have the plus or minus grade reflected on their official University of
Chicago transcript, though the standard grade will be calculated in the their grade point
average.
The University of Chicago Law School grades on a scale of 155 to 186. The following
conversions are used 184 to 186 = A+, 182 to 183 = A, 180 to 181 = A-, 178 to 179 = B+,
177 = B, 174 to 176 = B-, 172 to 173 = C+, 170 to 171 = C, 168 to 169 = C-, 166 to 167 =
D+, 163 to 165 = D, 160 to 162 = D-, 155 to 159 = F.
Grade Point Average Calculation
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