Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

REGISTRATION, FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FEES AND EXPENSESDISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONMATERIALSCredential or supporting materials submitted foradmission to Graduate School become the property ofAlabama Agricultural & Mechanical University andare not returned. Copies will not be provided to thestudent or to a third party outside of the Universityeven at the applicant’s request. Copies may beprovided to appropriate offices at the University inthe interest of academic matters or financial awardsrelative to the applicant.REGISTRATIONOnce admission has been granted, students arerequired to complete registration within the set timeperiod stipulated by the university calendar. It isimperative that students enter accurate and completeinformation on all registration cards/forms.CROSS-REGISTRATIONAlabama Agricultural & Mechanical University andthe University of Alabama at Huntsville offergraduate students in the Biological Sciences theopportunity to cross register. Each department retainsthe authority to establish the prerequisites foradmission and the maximum enrollment in its homecourses and to grant priority in registration to its owngraduate students.GENERAL GRADUATE DEGREEREGULATIONSprogram that may be altered where such alterationsare thought to be in the mutual interest of theUniversity and its students.FEDERAL REGULATIONSAlabama A&M University does not discriminate onthe basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationalorigin, age, sex, marital, or handicapped status. Thiscommitment is made by the University and requiredby federal, state, and local laws and regulations,including Title IX, 86.9.Each student at theUniversity has the right to inspect his/her studentrecords as per Federal Register, Vol. 40 Number 3,Part III, Privacy Rights of Parents and Students.COURSE ENROLLMENTA maximum of nine graduate credit hours areconsidered a full academic load during the regularacademic semesters, Fall & Spring. However, tomaintain a graduate assistantship (Teaching orResearch) a student must be enrolled in a minimumof 6 graduate hours offered by Alabama A&MUniversity during the regular academic semester.During summer sessions students must enroll in 3semester hours offered by Alabama A&M Universityto qualify for a graduate assistantship.FEES AND EXPENSESTuition rates and fees are posted on the University'sweb site. The University reserves the right to changefees, charges, rules and regulations without priornotice.Every graduate student is expected to becomefamiliar with the University and all Graduate Schoolregulations. The information and educationalrequirements in the catalog represent a flexible18