Admission Procedures
Documents submitted in support of an application for admission become part of the permanent records of the graduate program, and will not be returned to the applicant. When the applicant's admission file is complete, the Graduate Program Coordinator for the degree program that the student is applying for will evaluate the credentials. Upon recommendation of the Graduate Program Coordinator, the student will be notified and if he/she is admitted to graduate study, be given a letter of acceptance including the name of an advisor. Letters of notification are ordinarily sent out within two weeks after a student's application file has been completed and submitted.
Under special circumstances, an applicant may be permitted to register for one course before completion of the application process. At such time, the individual must sign a form acknowledging that he/she will not be permitted to register for any additional courses until the application process has been completed and that failure to provide the College with official undergraduate transcript(s) by the middle of the first semester may result in the College's withholding credits and transcripts.
A student who is rejected for a degree program may, depending on his/her records and background, be permitted to register for course work on a non-degree (visitor) basis. Occasionally, a division may encourage an applicant to re-apply after making up deficiencies or taking specific courses. Any credits earned to remove deficiencies or inadequacies in the undergraduate preparation to meet requirements for acceptance to a graduate program will not be credited toward course requirements for the student's program.
Applicants may be admitted as matriculated (degree) or non-matriculated (non-degree) students.
Admission to study does not imply admission to candidacy for a degree.