Policies and Procedures

Policies and Procedures

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Graduate Faculty and Research Interests | Graduate Admissions | Registration and General Information
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Information | Academic Policies | University Degree Requirements
Graduation Information and Policies | Degrees and Concentrations

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Current USF Tampa Graduate Catalog 2012/2013 PDF (effective Fall 2012)
The PDF link above goes directly to the full Catalog (787 pages) document. To view individual sections of the Catalog go to: http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php.

As a courtesy, some of the Catalog sections pertaining to policies are extracted and listed below for easy reference. You may also view this information in the full Catalog copy or the corresponding Section.

• 2011-2012 Graduate Catalog Policy Updates
• Academic Calendar

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GRADUATE FACULTY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS (Section 3) — Full Section

See Full Section.

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS (Section 4) — Full Section

Excerpts from Section 4:

• Admission Requirements
• Application Process (how it works)
  
• University Application Deadlines or Search Individual Program Deadlines
• Application Check-list
• Residency Policy
• Application Documents Policy
  
• Additional Requirements of Programs
• Admission Status Information (provisional, conditional, etc.)
• Readmission Policy
• Change of Program Request (also see Section 7- Change of Graduate Degree Program Policy)
  
• Students with Disabilities Policy

REGISTRATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION (Section 5) — Full Section

Excerpts from Section 5:

• 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
• Adds, Drops, Deletes, Fee Adjustments, Retroactive Actions
• Auditing Privileges
• Cancellation of Registration, Withdrawal
• Academic Dismissal

TUITION, FEES, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Section 6) — Full Section

See Full Section.

ACADEMIC POLICIES (Section 7) — Full Section

Excerpts from Section 7:

• Student Responsibility and Conduct
  
• Academic Integrity of Students
  
• Disruption of Academic Process
  
• Student Academic Grievance Procedure
  
• Graduate Catalog Choice, Student Program of Study
  
• Assistantships
• Enrollment Requirements
  
• Mandatory First Day Attendance (Registrar's Office)
  
• Mandatory First Day Attendance Procedure Information
  
• Leaves of Absence (LOA)
• Academic Standards and Grades
  
• In Good Standing
  
• GPA, Plus-Minus Grading
  
• Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Grades
  
• Incomplete (I) Grades
  • Incomplete Grade Contract
    
• Missing (M) Grades
  
• Continuing Registration (Z) Grades
• Academic Probation
  • Probation policy and automated probation Process 2008
• Voluntary Withdrawal
  • Voluntary Withdrawal form
• Transfer of Credit Policy
  • Transfer of Credit Form
    
• Change of Graduate Degree Program (also see Section 4 Change of Program Request)
  
• Accelerated Program Development Guidelines (also Accelerated Programs Procedures and Forms)
  
• Dual Degree Programs Policy
  • Dual Degree Program Application
• Off-Campus Courses and Programs

UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (Section 8)— Full Section

Excerpts from Section 8:

• Degree Requirement Information, Student Responsibilities
• Graduate Faculty Definition
• Master’s Degree Requirements - all subsections
  • Minimum Hours
  • Institutional Enrollment Requirement
  • Time Limits and Extensions
  • Enrollment Requirements — Refer to Academic Policies, Section 7
  • Major Professor/Co-Major Professor
  • Major Professor Responsibilities (pdf)
  • Thesis Committee
  • Comprehensive Exam
  • Thesis
    • ETD Resource and Submission Site
• Directed Research

• Ed.S. Degree Requirements

• Doctoral Degree Requirements - all subsections
  • Minimum Hours
  • Institutional Enrollment Requirement
  • Time Limits and Extensions
    • Time Limit Extension Request Form
  • Enrollment Requirements
  • Major Professor/Co-Major Professor
  • Major Professor Responsibilities (pdf)
  • Dissertation Committee
  • Qualifying Exam
  • Admission to Candidacy
  • Admission to Candidacy Form (pdf)
  • Dissertation
    • Dissertation Defense
    • Dissertation Submission Policies
    • ETD Resource and Submission Site
  • Directed Research Hours
  • Use of "Ph.D."

GRADUATION INFORMATION AND POLICIES (Section 9) — Full Section

See Full Section.

DEGREES AND CONCENTRATIONS (Section 10) — Full Section

Excerpts from Section 10:

• Accelerated Programs (also see Accelerated Program Development Guidelines)
• Dual Degree Programs (also see Dual Degree Programs Policy and Dual Degree Program Application)

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