Admission and Graduate Requirements

General Admissions Requirements
- Programs and Courses
- Application Procedures
- Applicants for Nondegree Study
- Applicants for Study Leading to a Master's Degree
- Applicants for Study Leading to a Certificate of Advanced Study or to a Doctoral Degree
- International Students
- Intensive English Language Program
- Formal Admission
Graduate Regulations and Degree Requirements
- Registration Policies and Procedures
  - Registration
  - Unit of Academic Credit
  - Significance of Course Numbers
  - Course Numbers
  - Student Responsibility
  - Course Load
  - Regulations Governing the Transfer of Credit to a Graduate Program
  - Graduate Credit Requirements
  - Registration in Shared Resource Courses
  - Undergraduate-Graduate Study
  - Program Changes and Withdrawal
  - Official Leave of Absence from a Graduate Program
  - Auditing Courses
  - Independent Study
  - Faculty and Professional Staff-Conflict of Interest
  - Attendance
  - Section 224-a of the Education Law: Students unable because of religious beliefs to attend classes on certain days
  - Degree Application
- Academic Standards
  - Graduate Grades
  - Grading of Graduate Courses
  - Standards of Academic Integrity
  - Examples of Academic Dishonesty
  - Penalties and Procedures
  - Exceptions to Regulations
  - Procedures for Resolving Academic Grievances
  - Reinstatement
Policy for Freedom of Expression
Regulations and Requirements Governing the Master's Degree
- Master's Degrees Conferred
- Credit Requirements
- Residence Study
- Transfer Credit
- Full-time Study in Residence
- Field of Specialization
- Research Tool Requirement
- Seminar and Thesis Requirement
- Special Field Examination
- Statute of Limitations
- General Regulations Governing the Master's Thesis
Combined Baccalaureate-Master's Degree Programs
- Standards and Requirements
- Admissions and Administrative Procedures
Dual Master's Degree Programs
- Standards and Requirements
- Admissions and Administrative Procedures
Policy of Advanced Standing and Resident Study for a Second Master's Degree
Regulations and Requirements Governing the Certificates of Advanced Study
- Certificate of Advanced Study Award
- Credit Requirement
- Residence Study and Advanced Standing
- Full-Time Study in Residence
- Comprehensive Examination
- Statutes of Limitations
Regulations and Requirements Governing the Doctoral Degree
- Doctoral Degrees Conferred
- Credit Requirements
- Residence Study and Advanced Standing
- Doctoral Study in Residence
- Research Tools
- General Regulations Governing Research Tool Requirements
- Comprehensive Examination
- Admission to Candidacy
- Continuous Registration of Doctoral Students
- Statutes of Limitations
- Policies Pertaining to the Doctoral Dissertation
Faculty Eligibility to Teach Graduate Courses
Student Complaints
- How to File a Complaint
- Complaint Resolution

Last updated on 7/10/2008