GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 20142. Students admitted to the program but fail to maintain the minimum GPA by the end of their senior yearwill be ineligible to continue.3. Students should maintain a full-time status throughout the ADNOC Fellowship PI Master Program.4. Students should meet all the Master admission requirements upon completion of their undergraduatedegree.Transfer StudentsCredit for academic work at other accredited institutions will be considered; academic credit for work experience orother experiential situations will not be granted. A maximum of nine (9) credit hours can be transferred to thePetroleum Institute to satisfy graduate degree requirements. In order that credits are approved for transfer toPI, the following items will be needed:(a) Official transcript from the university where credits were earned.(b) A minimum grade B (3.0 / 4.0) in the course for which credits are transferred.(c) Syllabi of the courses for which credits are transferred.(d) Transfer students must be in good standing at the institution from which they are transferring.(e) A certification from the university where credits were earned that these credits will not be used toward anydegree in that university.(f) If any of the above documents are not in English, an official English translation.The Graduate Committee of the Department where the student is enrolled is responsible to assess and recommendto the Dean of the Graduate School for approval the courses that are transferred, and to determine theirequivalence against Petroleum Institute courses. Only up to 3 credits transferred can be used toward coregraduate courses.Deferral of AdmissionStudents may defer an offer of admission for a maximum of one year. If they cannot attend in the semester to whichthey are deferred, they must submit a new application for admission.Non-Degree StudentsA non-degree student is a student who does not wish to pursue a degree program at the Petroleum Institute butwishes to take courses for other purposes. Examples could be visiting students from other universities, takingcourses and/or working on research projects for their professional development. Such students may take anycourse for which they have the prerequisites or have the permission of the instructor. Official transcripts orofficially certified copies of transcripts or other evidence of the prerequisites should be produced whenrequested. Non-degree students in good standing who subsequently become degree students at the PetroleumInstitute may receive credit for a maximum of 12 credit hours for courses completed as a non-degree studenttowards their degree program. Consideration for full admission maybe possible only if a grade of B or higherwas earned in each of the courses that constitute the first 12 credit hours taken by the student in the program.Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for M.Eng or M.Sc. degree programs at the PetroleumInstitute should not view this as a route to fulfill such admission deficiencies.Former StudentsA former student who has been voluntarily absent for at least one semester, or who withdrew voluntarily from asemester may seek re-admission by completing a “Request to Resume Studies” form available from theRegistrar’s Office. The completed form should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Former students who weresuspended or dismissed should refer to the section: ‘Return After a Missed Semester, Full Withdrawal from aSemester, Suspension or Dismissal’.Following a recommendation by the relevant department, final approval for admission to the Graduate program isrequired by the Dean of the Graduate School or his/her designate.Page 25