Policies and Procedures
From the 2009-2010 Graduate Catalog
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog Updates to Note
Section 1: Welcome to Graduate School
Section 2: USF: Florida's Leading Metropolitan Research University
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Mission, Goals, Vision, Accreditation
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USF Administration
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Graduate School Staff Directory
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Academic Calendar
Section 3: Faculty and Research Interests
Section 4: Graduate Admissions
- Admission Requirements
- Application Process (how it works)
- Application Deadlines
- Application Check-list
- Application Link
- Residency Policy - Note: Change in State Law effective Fall 09; go to Residency website for more information
- Application Documents Policy
- Additional Requirements of Programs
- Admission Status Information (provisional, conditional, etc.)
- Readmission Policy
- Change of Program Request (also see Change of Graduate Degree Program Policy)
- Students with Disabilities Policy
Section 5: Registration and General Information
- Registration Information and Requirements
- EEO Policy
- Academic Term and Student Definitions
- Graduate Assistantships (GA/RA/TA)
- GA Handbook Link
- Student ID and Records Policies
- Exclusions
- Course Information and First Class Attendance Policies
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Adds, Drops, Deletes, Fee Adjustments, Retroactive
Actions
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Auditing Privileges
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Cancellation of Registration, Withdrawal, and Academic Dismissal
Section 6: Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
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Student Responsibility and Conduct
- Academic Integrity of Students
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Disruption of Academic Process
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Student Academic Grievance Procedure
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Graduate Catalog Choice, Student Program of Study
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Enrollment Requirements
- Leave of Absence (LOA)
- Academic Standards and Grades
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In Good Standing
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GPA, Plus-Minus Grading
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Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grades
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Incomplete (I) Grades
- Missing
(M) Grades
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Continuing Registration (Z) Grades
- Academic Probation
- Transfer of Credit Policy
- Transfer of Credit Form
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Change of Graduate Degree Program (also see Change of Program Request)
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Accelerated Program Development Guidelines (also see Accelerated Programs List and Accelerated Programs Procedures and Forms)
- Dual Degree Programs Policy (also see Dual Degree Programs List)
- Dual Degree Program Application
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Off-Campus Courses and Programs
Section 8: University Degree Requirements
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Graduate Faculty Definition
- Masters Degree Requirements
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Ed.S. Degree Requirements
- Doctoral Degree Requirements
Section 9: Graduation Information
Section 10: Degrees and Concentrations Information
- Accelerated Programs (also see Accelerated Program Development Guidelines)
- Accelerated Programs Procedures and Forms
- Dual Degree Programs (also seeDual Degree Programs Policy and Dual Degree Program Application)
Section 11: Graduate Certificates
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Graduate News
- Boren Awards Session
- Scholarship for Service Program - SMART
- Graduate Student Research Symposium Research Excellence Awards
- Call for Faculty and Student Posters, for the 4th Campus & Community sustainability Conference & 2nd Going Green Tampa Bay Expo
- Congratulations to Michael Martinez-Colón who will be going to Lisbon in November
- Dr. Karen Liller Appointed Dean of Grad School & AVP of Research & Innovation
- ASHA Seeks Student Monitors for Conference
- University of Buffalo McNair Scholars Research Conference
- 4th annual Concrete Thinking For A Sustainable World winners
- ACSA Announces Green Community Competition Winners
- NEW Summer Research Skills Course to be Offered June/July 2009
- Benefits Program Open Enrollment for Postdoctoral Scholars
- Tour USF - Tampa campus
- USF Graduate Programs Ranked Tops by U.S. News & World Report
- Graduate Multidisciplinary Scholars (GMS), Ryan Michael - All That Glitters
- University of South Florida has two teams advance to the semi-final round of the Global Venture Challenge 2009
- Aki Nakanishi, a PhD student in Anthropology, was awarded top prize for her paper at the Education Without Borders 2009
- Governor Charlie Crist establishes week to highlight contributions of graduate and professional students
- Congratulations to the recipients of the Graduate Student Challenge Grants
- Important Dates!
