2001-2002 - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

Petitions, Appeals, and Other Actionshas been made toward completing the thesis, the student, with theadviser’s approval, may wish to complete the preliminary oralexamination and then drop out until degree time (as described above).The student does not have to be registered in order to take thepreliminary oral examination if 24 credits of graduate work, includingthe master’s degree have been completed. A letter of justificationsignifying intention not to register further until the semester of the finaloral examination should be written by the adviser to the GraduateCollege, but sent to the Instructional Programs Office for supplementalaction and referral.Requesting Permission to RegisterIn order for the student to continue to register beyond the time limits, aletter of justification should be written by the adviser to the GraduateCollege and sent to the Instructional Programs Office for a supplementalstatement and approval. The letter should explain delays, attest tocurrent active degree progress, and request permission for continuedregistration to a reasonable but definite graduation date (May, August,October, December). Often extensions will be granted for only one year,but the student should include a full timetable for completion of thedegree.Other ActionsChanging Enrollment PatternA student whose type of admission has changed (e.g., “summer sessiononly” to “continuous registration”), should initiate and complete aChange of Enrollment form with the student’s department. The departmentwill then notify the Instructional Programs Office, which in turnwill notify the admissions processing office.Changing From Nondegree to Degree StatusA nondegree student wishing to change status to a degree candidate isrequired to apply for readmission as a degree candidate, and to competewith others applying for degree status that term. Requirements arepresented earlier in this handbook. If accepted into a degree program,the student may petition for a maximum of 3 units earned as a nondegreestudent to be included in the degree program. The effectivebeginning date of the degree program is the date of the first courseincluded.59