2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

210 Registration andAcademic Status3. Any exceptions to the above regulations must have the written approval of the concerneddepartment heads, college deans, the Office of Graduate and ProfessionalStudies and the Executive Vice President and Provost before the person applies foradmission to graduate studies.4. No department is to award a graduate degree to a faculty member above the rank ofassistant professor of that same department.Undergraduates Registering for Graduate CoursesA senior undergraduate student with a grade point ratio of at least 3.000 is eligible toenroll in a graduate course and reserve it for graduate credit by filing a petition obtainedfrom the student’s undergraduate college and approved by the course instructor, the student’smajor department head, the dean of the college offering the course and the deanof the student’s undergraduate college.An academically superior undergraduate student with a grade point ratio of at least3.250 is eligible to apply graduate credit hours toward his/her undergraduate degree programsby filing a petition obtained from the student’s undergraduate college and approvedby the course instructor, the student’s major department head, the dean of thecollege offering the course and the dean of the student’s undergraduate college. Graduatecredit hours used to meet the requirements for a baccalaureate degree may not be used tomeet the requirements for a graduate degree.VA BenefitsA veteran student should note that to receive full VA benefits he/she must be registeredfor not less than 9 credit hours of coursework each full semester or 3 credit hoursper 5-week summer term.Course Load Requirements for International(Non-Immigrant) Students with F1 or J1 StatusUnless he/she has prior authorization through a Department of Homeland Securityor Department of State process that is documented in the International Student Servicesoffice, an international student must be in “full time status” as defined earlier in thissection. Without prior written approval to drop below full time enrollment, the studentis considered to be out of legal immigration status. Loss of legal immigration status isvery serious and will result in a student being ineligible to be employed and may resultin a student having to leave the United States. The student is responsible to uphold U.Sfederal government and University regulations. Note that the U.S government allowsa student to register less than full time in certain circumstances. These reasons maybe found in the “Reduced Course Load” form available on the International StudentServices website. Also, in certain situations, the Registrar may be able to authorize thata student has full-time enrollment status, even though the student is enrolled for fewerthan the normally required number of hours. Although this is the case, the student muststill have a valid Reduced Course Load approved through International Student Services(ISS) to maintain legal immigration status prior to the end of the add/drop period at thestart of each semester.