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

credits for National Board Certification must besubmitted by the start of the second semester ofenrollment (The University will not acceptNational Board Certification credits submittedafter the second semester of enrollment).2. The NBCT must contact ACE and request twotranscripts. To do this, he/she can go to theNBPTS website and click on "click here to applyfor graduate credit" in the top right corner. Thatlink takes them to the ACE web site. ACEverifies that they are a NBCT and issues them atranscript showing between six and nineacademic credits (Alabama A&M University willonly accept a maximum of 3 semester hours ofNational Board Certification credits). There is a$100 application fee for each transcript that thestudent will pay to ACE for this service.Transcripts must be mailed to Alabama A&MUniversity, Office of Graduate Studies, P.O. Box998, Normal, Alabama 35762. The transcriptthat is issued means that NBPTS recommendsthe NBCT for graduate credit for considerationby the NBCT's university. As stated, it is up tothe university to decide if it will recognize thosecredits.Foreign Transfer CreditsAll non-English transcripts must be translated andevaluated by the World Education Services (WES).This review must provide a conclusive course bycourse evaluation of all coursework the student seeksto transfer.COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REQUIRMENTSStudents eligible for take the ComprehensiveExamination must formally apply for the test on theprescribed form in the office of Graduate Studies.Students who fail to apply in a timely manner willprohibited from sitting for the ComprehensiveExamination. The scores of students who sit for aComprehensive Exam without receiving priorapproval from the Graduate School will be voided.If a student fails the Comprehensive Examination, atleast one semester must intervene before the secondexamination is given. If the student fails thisexamination two times, referral will be made to adepartmental committee, which will determine theappropriate action; this action should not eliminatethe student from retaking the comprehensiveexamination for a third and final time.Comprehensive exams are designed to evaluate thecandidate's proficiency in the theory and practice inboth the major and minor fields of the designatedarea of study. Before sitting for the ComprehensiveExam, student must:1. Obtain Regular/Full admission status.2. Maintain a GPA of 3.00 or above.3. Complete all required deficiency courses for thedegree.4. Complete all required courses for the degree.5. Remove all I’s, except thesis grades.6. Remove all grades of "D" and "F" in thestudent’s current program of study.All students seeking to take a comprehensive exammust be enrolled in a class or classes during thesemester in which the student seeks to take thecomprehensive exam.MS/MEdAll non-thesis Master’s students, with the exceptionof students enrolled in the degree programs inBusiness Administration and Materiel Engineering,are required to pass a written comprehensiveexamination.Ed.SAll Ed.S. students are required to pass a writtencomprehensive examination and write a thesis orcomplete an Action Research paper.Ph.DAll Ph.D. students are required to write a dissertationand defend it successfully. They are also required topass qualifying and /or candidacy examination(s) asrequired by the department. Eligibility requirementsfor these tests are defined in the departmental sectionof this bulletin.28