Graduate Policies

POLICY MANUAL

This manual represents graduate school policy as of the Graduate Council meeting of April 19, 2007. Consult with your department head or program chair for information regarding any changes that have taken place subsequent to that date.

• Full Load Courses
• Bi-level Courses

POLICY MANUAL INDEX

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GR-1 MASTER'S and SPECIALIST DEGREE POLICIES

1.1   ADMISSION TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

1.1.1	Admission from Technology Programs
1.1.2	Admission from Non-Traditional Programs
1.1.3	Registration Prior to Admission
	Re-Admission Policy (moved to 4.13  10/17/02)
1.1.4	Admission from Academic Institution That Are Not Regionally Accredited

1.2   CLASSIFICATION

1.3   PROGRAM PLAN

1.3.1	Deadline for Submitting Program Plan
1.3.2	Program Plans for Multiple Degrees
1.3.3	Program Plan for Awarding a Master's Degree to a Student Carrying Doctoral Major Code
1.3.4	Program Plan when Changing Majors

1.4   THESIS POLICIES

1.4.1	Registration
1.4.2	Thesis Grades

1.5   EXAMINATION COMMITTEES

1.5.1	Committee Chairperson
1.5.2	Member(s) from the Student's Academic Unit
1.5.3	Outside Member

1.6   FINAL PROGRAM EXAMINATIONS

1.6.1	Types of Examinations
1.6.1.1	Non-Thesis
1.6.1.2	Thesis
1.6.2	Scheduling Final Program Examinations
1.6.3	Oral Examinations
1.6.4	Written Examinations
1.6.5	Failed Final Program Examinations
1.6.6	Reporting Final Program Examinations

1.7   TRANSFER CREDIT

1.8   SECOND AND SUCCEEDING MASTER'S DEGREES

1.8.1	Definitions
1.8.2	Multiple Degrees

1.9   UNDERGRADUATE COURSES FOR GRADUATE CREDIT

1.10   STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

1.11   ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL

1.11.1	Probation Initiation
1.11.2	Probation Termination
1.11.3	Dismissal
1.11.4	Appeals from Reinstatement Denials
1.11.5	Reinstatements
1.11.6	Dismissal after Reinstatement
1.11.7	Appeals from Second and Subsequent Dismissals

1.12   GRADING REQUIREMENTS

1.12.1	Program GPA
1.12.2	Overall GPA

1.13   EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE

1.13.1	Admission to the Ed.S. Program
1.13.2	Degree Requirements

GR-2 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY POLICIES

2.1   ADMISSION TO DOCTORAL STUDY

2.2   COURSE REQUIREMENTS

2.2.1	Program of Study
2.2.2	Credit Hour Requirements

2.3   THE DOCTORAL COMMITTEE

2.3.1	Establishment and Composition
2.3.2	Changes in Committee
2.3.3	Committee Member Leaves Florida Tech
2.3.3.1	Major Advisor Leaves Florida Tech but Remains on Committee
2.3.3.2	Other Committee Member Leaves Florida Tech but Remains on Committee
2.3.3.3	Faculty Sabbatical Leave

2.4   COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS

2.4.1	Committee Participation
2.4.2	Oral Examination Announcement
2.4.3	Passed Examinations
2.4.4	Failed Examinations

2.5   ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY

2.6   DISSERTATIONS

2.6.1	Dissertation Proposal
2.6.2	Dissertation Registration
2.6.3	Dissertation Grading
2.6.4	Dissertation Preparation and Defense
2.6.5	Academic Unit Requirements

2.7   RESIDENCE

2.8   STATUE OF LIMITATIONS

2.9   ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL

2.9.1	Reinstatement Appeals
2.9.2	Transcript Annotation for Dismissed Doctoral Students

2.10   GRADING REQUIREMENTS

GR-3 DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY POLICIES

3.1   ADMISSION

3.2   DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

3.2.1	Curriculum
3.2.2	Preliminary Examination
3.2.3	Research Requirement
3.2.4	Admission to Doctoral Candidacy

3.3   TRANSFER CREDIT

3.4   PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF STUDENTS

3.5   STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

3.6   ACADEMIC DISMISSAL

3.7   GRADING REQUIREMENTS

GR-4 OTHER POLICIES

4.1   GRADUATE FACULTY

4.1.1	Membership
4.1.2	Appointment Policy
4.1.3	Thesis/Design Project/Dissertation Advisors
4.1.4	Instructors of Graduate Courses

4.2   GRADUATE COUNCIL

4.2.1	Membership
4.2.2	Stalemate Votes
4.2.3	Term of Membership
4.2.4	Standing Committees of the Graduate Council
4.2.4.1	Doctoral Admissions Committee
4.2.4.2	Committee on Standards
4.2.4.3	Appeal Committee for Academic Dismissals
4.2.4.4	Committee for Graduate Faculty Review
4.2.5	Special Committees of the Graduate Council
4.2.5.1	Appeal Committee for Academic Misconduct Dismissals

4.3   GRADUATE STUDENT CREDIT LOADS

4.4   ENROLLMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS IN GRADUATE / UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

4.5   UNDERGRADUATES TAKING GRADUATE COURSES

4.5.1	Courses for Graduate Credit
4.5.2	Courses for Undergraduate Credit
4.5.3	Dual Numbered and Bi-level Courses

4.6   GRADUATE CREDIT FOR SHORT COURSES

4.7   CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

4.8   GRADING SYSTEM

4.8.1	Pass/Fail Grading
4.8.2	Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading

4.9   DUPLICATION OF THESES/DESIGN PROJECTS/DISSERTATIONS

4.10  THESIS/DESIGN PROJECT/DISSERTATION REGISTRATION IN THE SEMESTER OF GRADUATION

4.11  ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

4.11.1	TOEFL/TSE/SPEAK Requirement
4.11.2	Placement Results for Academic Requirements
4.11.3	Placement Results for Prospective Graduate Teaching Assistants
4.11.4	Exemptions for Academic Requirements Only
4.11.5	Registration Limits

4.12   DISMISSAL FOR MISCONDUCT

4.12.1	Academic Misconduct
4.12.2	Appeal Procedure for Academic Misconduct Dismissals
4.12.3	Research Misconduct
4.12.4	Annotation of the Transcripts for Misconduct Dismissals
4.12.4.1	Master's Students
4.12.4.2	Doctoral Students

4.13   RE-ADMISSION POLICY