GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 2014Academic Rules and RegulationsFull Time EnrolmentFull-time students are registered for nine (9) or more credits during a regular semester until they fulfill theirgraduate course requirements. Full-time registration in Fall and Spring semesters is necessary to maintainprogress towards graduation. After completion of their course degree requirements, he/she should register everysemester toward his/her thesis / engineering project.Part Time EnrolmentPart time students are registered for one to two graduate courses per semester. They are expected to satisfy allgraduation requirements within 48 months from their first enrolment at the Petroleum Institute inclusive ofany approved leave.ADNOC Fellowship PI Master Program (4+1)Only for students with a PI Bachelor degreeThe ADNOC Fellowship PI Master Program allows top performing PI undergraduate students to take graduatecourses during their senior year so that they can complete their Master degree within a year from completion oftheir B.Sc. degree.Academic StandingAt the end of each semester, a student’s academic standing will be assessed based on the accumulated total qualityhours, cumulative grade point average, and semester grade point average. Graduate students who maintain anoverall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better are considered to be in good standing.A student’s progress toward successful completion of a graduate degree shall be deemed unsatisfactory if any of thefollowing conditions occur:1. Failure to maintain a CGPA average of 3.0 or greater. More specifically:a. Academic Warning: Any semester, in which a graduate student’s CGPA is below 3.0 during his/herinitial 9 credits, or between 2.5 and 3.0 after 9 credits in the graduate program. The Graduate Schoolwill notify the student and his/her sponsor of his/her warning status. After “Academic Warning”, agraduate student returns to “Good Standing” by achieving a minimum CGPA of 3.0. During “AcademicWarning”, part-time graduate students are allowed to take a maximum of only 4 credit hours persemester, unless otherwise approved by the Provost (or designee) based on recommendation from thestudent’s graduate advisor and agreement of the Dean of the Graduate School . A student on “AcademicWarning” can enroll for his/her M.Sc. thesis / M.Eng. project upon the approval of his/her researchadvisor.b. Academic Probation: A graduate student with a CGPA below 3.0 for two consecutive semestersduring his/her initial 9 credits, or between 2.5 and 3.0 after 9 credits for two consecutive semesterswhile the student is enrolled in the graduate program of the Petroleum Institute will be placed on“Academic Probation”. Part-time graduate students on academic probation are allowed to register for amaximum of only 4 credit hours per semester. The Graduate School will notify the student and his/hersponsor of his/her probation status. After “Academic Probation”, a graduate student returns to “GoodStanding” by achieving a minimum CGPA of 3.0.c. Dismissal: A graduate student will be considered by the Graduate Council for dismissal from thePetroleum Institute if:i. CGPA falls below 2.5 after 9 credits or more in the graduate program,ii. receives a grade of “F” in a graduate course,iii. he/she has three (3) consecutive semesters of CGPA below 3.00,iv. he/she accepted conditionally in the graduate program of the Petroleum Institute but failed to fulfillthe set conditions, orv. he/she violates the honor code.In all cases, a student dismissal requires approval by the Provost prior to coming into effect.A student that is dismissed from the Petroleum Institute will not be sponsored for a UAE visa.2. Failure to successfully defend the Master of Engineering Project Report or Master of Science Thesis aftertwo attempts.Page 31