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Excerpted from the 2008-09 Graduate Catalog
Changes to note for 2008-09 Section 2: USF: A Multi-Campus National Research Institution Mission, Goals, Vision, Accreditation USF Administration Graduate School Contact Information Academic Calendar Section 4: Graduate Admissions Section 5: Registration and General Information Course Attendance Adds, Drops, Deletes, Fee Adjustments, Retroactive Actions Auditing Privileges Cancellation of Registration and Withdrawal Section 6: Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid Section 7: Academic Policies Student Responsibility and Conduct Academic Dishonesty and Disruption of Academic Process Graduate School Policy on Academic Integrity University Academic Grievance Procedure Graduate Catalog Choice, Student Program of Study Enrollment Requirements Leave of Absence (LOA) In Good Standing GPA, Plus-Minus Grading Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grades Incomplete (I) Grades Missing (M) Grades Continuing Registration (Z) Grades Academic Probation Transfer of Credit Change of Program Accelerated Program Guidelines Dual Degree Programs Off-Campus Courses and Programs Section 8: University Degree Requirements Graduate Faculty Definition Masters Degree Requirements -Minimum Hours -Institutional Residency -Time Limit -Major Professor/Co-Major Professor -Thesis Committee -Comprehensive Exam -Thesis Ed.S. Degree Requirements Doctoral Degree Requirements -Minimum Hours -Institutional Residency -Time Limit and LOA -Major Professor/Co-Major Professor -Dissertation Committee -Qualifying Exam -Admission to Candidacy -Dissertation -Use of "Ph.D." Section 9: Graduation Information Section 10: Degrees and Concentrations Information Accelerated Programs Dual Degree Programs Section 11: Graduate Certificates View and Search Graduate Programs
Policies and Regulations by Subject Area 2008-09 Updates in progress/Under Construction - please check back Program Information Catalog Choice and Program of Study List of Programs Accelerated Programs Guidelines List Accelerated Program Application Form Dual Degree Programs Information List Dual Degree Program Application Form Change of Program Graduate Certificate Policies and Information Admissions Graduate Admissions webpage Catalog Section 4: Graduate Admissions Registration Registrar's Office Webpage Catalog Section 5: Registration and General Information Course Attendance Adds, Drops, Deletes, Fee Adjustments, Retroactive Actions Auditing Privileges Cancellation of Registration and Withdrawal Financial Aid Financial Aid Office Webpage Catalog Section 6: Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid CGS Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees, and Assistants - Nov 2007 Fellowships and Scholarships Website Graduate Assistantships Website Academic Conduct and Policy Student Responsibilities Enrollment And Attendance Requirements Leave of Absence (LOA) Standards and Grades Transfer of Credit/Institutional Residency Academic Dishonesty Disruption of Academic Process Academic Probation 1. Student goes on Probation - probation policy and automated probation process - voluntary withdrawal form 2. Academic Dismissal - Dismissal Form 3. Student Right to grieve -Academic Grievance Procedure University Degree Requirements Graduate Faculty Definition Masters Degree Requirements -Minimum Hours -Institutional Residency -Time Limit -Major Professor/Co-Major Professor -Major Professor Responsibilities Policy -Thesis Committee -Comprehensive Exam -Thesis -Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) website Ed.S. Degree Requirements -Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) website Doctoral Degree Requirements -Minimum Hours -Institutional Residency -Time Limit and LOA -Major Professor/Co-Major Professor -Major Professor Responsibilities Policy -Dissertation Committee -Qualifying Exam -Admission to Candidacy -Dissertation -Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) website -Use of "Ph.D."
Summary of 2008-09 POLICY CHANGES Approved by Graduate Council as noted:
 Cross listing 4000/6000 courses. Approved 4/19/07 - Clarifies expectation for course work level variance between 4000 and 6000 level cross-listed courses  Course Attendance at First Class. Approved 6/18/07 - Changes policy so that graduate students who do not attend the first class meeting and have not made arrangements with the instructor to miss the meeting, will be automatically dropped from the class.  Graduate Faculty Definition: Affiliate Faculty. Approved 3/19/07 - Clarification of Graduate Faculty vs. Affiliate Graduate Faculty  Incomplete Grades. Approved 6/18/07 - Changes policy so that graduate students will not receive an �I- Incomplete� grade. Instead, the grade earned at the end of the semester will be noted on the student-faculty agreement before grades are posted. Once the missing work is submitted, a change of grade may be recorded.  Graduate Catalog. Approved 9/17/07 - Further clarifies policy for catalog choice and policy updates  Graduate Certificate Policies. Approved 9/17/07 - Clarifies coursework that may be transferred in and point of admission deadlines  Institutional Residency (aka Academic Residency). Approved 10/15/07 - Clarification of policy to comply with SACS requirements that the majority of degree requirements be completed at the institution awarding the degree.  Admission To Doctoral Candidacy. Approved 12/17/07 - Clarification of policy to reflect USF requirements