Arizona State University Graduate Policies and Procedures*

Contents
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
ACADEMICINTEGRITY ...................................................................................................................................................................3 GRADUATESTUDENTRESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................................3

APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
SUBMISSIONOFANAPPLICATION ....................................................................................................................................................3 APPLICATIONDEADLINES ...............................................................................................................................................................4 APPLICATIONFEE .........................................................................................................................................................................4 APPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................................................4 ACADEMICCREDENTIALS ...............................................................................................................................................................5 ADDITIONALINTERNATIONALREQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................................................5 InternationalApplicants.....................................................................................................................................................5 EnglishLanguageRequirement..........................................................................................................................................6 POSTBACCALAUREATENONDEGREEPROGRAMS..............................................................................................................................7 AFTERAPPLYING ..........................................................................................................................................................................7

ADMISSION ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
ADMISSIONTYPES ........................................................................................................................................................................8 DEFERADMISSION .......................................................................................................................................................................8 INTERNATIONALSTUDENTADMISSION .............................................................................................................................................8

REGISTRATIONANDENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................................... 8
ENROLLMENTVERIFICATIONGUIDELINES ..........................................................................................................................................8 MAXIMUMCOURSELOAD .............................................................................................................................................................9 CONTINUOUSENROLLMENT ...........................................................................................................................................................9 GRADUATEASSISTANTSHIPS .........................................................................................................................................................10 LEAVEOFABSENCE.....................................................................................................................................................................10 VOLUNTARYWITHDRAWALFROMASU..........................................................................................................................................11 VOLUNTARYWITHDRAWALFROMAGRADUATEDEGREEPROGRAM ....................................................................................................11 OTHERTYPESOFWITHDRAWAL ....................................................................................................................................................11 INVOLUNTARYWITHDRAWALBYTHEGRADUATECOLLEGE .................................................................................................................11

ACADEMICPROGRESS ............................................................................................................................................. 11
GRADEPOINTAVERAGES.............................................................................................................................................................11 SATISFACTORYACADEMICPROGRESS .............................................................................................................................................12

GRADUATEDEGREEREQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................... 12
DETERMINATIONOFACADEMICREQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................................................................12 THEPLANOFSTUDY(IPOS)........................................................................................................................................................13 COURSEWORK ...........................................................................................................................................................................13 PETITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................14

 PREADMISSION/TRANSFERCREDIT ..............................................................................................................................................14 PreAdmissionCredits.......................................................................................................................................................14 GraduateCreditsEarnedbyUndergraduateStudents.....................................................................................................14 NonASUTransferCredits.................................................................................................................................................14 SANDRADAYOCONNORCOLLEGEOFLAWCREDIT ..........................................................................................................................15 REPEATINGASUCOURSES ...........................................................................................................................................................15 GRADUATEFOREIGNLANGUAGEEXAMINATION(FLE) ......................................................................................................................15

MASTERSDEGREE................................................................................................................................................... 15
MASTERSDEGREEPLANOFSTUDY(IPOS) ....................................................................................................................................15 MASTERSDEGREEMINIMUMCREDITHOURS .................................................................................................................................16 MASTERSDEGREEMAXIMUMTIMELIMIT .....................................................................................................................................16 MASTERSDEGREESUPERVISORYCOMMITTEE.................................................................................................................................16 MASTERSTHESIS/THESISDEFENSE ...............................................................................................................................................16 OTHERMASTERSCULMINATINGEXPERIENCES ................................................................................................................................17 MASTERSCOMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATION.....................................................................................................................................17

DOCTORATEDEGREE ............................................................................................................................................... 17
DOCTORALDEGREEPLANOFSTUDY(IPOS)....................................................................................................................................17 DOCTORALDEGREEMINIMUMCREDITHOURS ................................................................................................................................18 DOCTORALDEGREEMAXIMUMTIMELIMIT ....................................................................................................................................18 DOCTORALDEGREESUPERVISORYCOMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................18 DOCTORALCOMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATION ....................................................................................................................................19 DOCTORALPROSPECTUSDEFENSE .................................................................................................................................................20 DOCTORALCANDIDACY ...............................................................................................................................................................20 DOCTORALDISSERTATION/DISSERTATIONDEFENSE ..........................................................................................................................20

OTHERGRADUATEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................... 21
GRADUATECERTIFICATES.............................................................................................................................................................21 CertificateAdmission........................................................................................................................................................21 CertificateRequirements..................................................................................................................................................21 AwardingofaGraduateCertificate .................................................................................................................................21 CONCURRENTMASTERSDEGREES ................................................................................................................................................21 CONCURRENTDOCTORALDEGREES ...............................................................................................................................................22 MASTERSINPASSING(MIP).......................................................................................................................................................22 BACHELORS/MASTERSDEGREE(4+1) .........................................................................................................................................22

RESEARCHCONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 23
SUPERVISORYCOMMITTEES .........................................................................................................................................................23 RESEARCHINVOLVINGHUMANANDANIMALSUBJECTS .....................................................................................................................23 THESIS/DISSERTATIONDEFENSES ..................................................................................................................................................24

DEGREECOMPLETION ............................................................................................................................................. 24
SCHEDULINGADEFENSEANDFORMATREVIEW ...............................................................................................................................24 UMI/PROQUESTSUBMISSION .....................................................................................................................................................25 GRADUATION ............................................................................................................................................................................25

GRADUATESTUDENTAPPEALS................................................................................................................................ 25

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Introduction
TheGraduateCollegeadmitsstudentsintoprogramsleadingtobothprofessionalandresearchoriented advanceddegreesbeyondthebachelorsdegree.Themastersanddoctoraldegreesareawardedtostudents completingprogramsthatculminateinresearchandcreativeendeavors.ThePh.D.degreeisthehighest universityaward,conferredoncandidateswhohaveproventheirabilityasscholarsandoriginalresearchers.

AcademicIntegrity
ThehigheststandardsofacademicintegrityandcompliancewiththeuniversitysStudentCodeofConductare expectedofallgraduatestudentsinacademiccourseworkandresearchactivities.Universitypoliciesrelatedto academicintegrityandcodeofconductareavailableintheOfficeofStudentLife.Thefailureofanygraduate studenttoupholdthesestandardsmayresultinseriousconsequencesincludingsuspensionorexpulsionfrom theuniversityand/orothersanctionsasspecifiedintheacademicintegritypoliciesofindividualcollegesaswell astheuniversity. Violationsofacademicintegrityinclude,butarenotlimitedto:cheating,fabrication,tampering,plagiarism,or aidingand/orfacilitatingsuchactivities.Atthegraduatelevel,itisexpectedthatstudentsarefamiliarwiththese issuesandthateachstudentassumespersonalresponsibilityintheirwork.TheGraduateCollegehighly recommendsthatassignments,researchpapers,thesesanddissertationsberunthroughSafeAssignment.

GraduateStudentResponsibilities
Graduatestudentsareresponsibleforfamiliarizingthemselveswithallgraduatepoliciesandprocedures.Each studentshouldalsocommunicatedirectlywiththeiracademicunittobeclearonitsexpectationsfordegree completion. InformationisprovidedtostudentsviaMyASU.StudentsshouldfrequentlychecktheirMyASUaccountforthe mostuptodateinformationregardingtheirstatus,holds,itemstoattendtoandotherinformation. Itisveryimportantthatstudentscheckwiththeirthesis/dissertationadvisorwellinadvanceofdatacollection toensurecompliancewithuniversityregulationsregardingthecollectionofresearchdata.Pleaseseethe sectionofthisguidetitledResearchInvolvingHumanandAnimalSubjects.

Application
SubmissionofanApplication
Foradmissioninformationandprocedures,seegraduate.asu.edu/admissions.Applicationsforallgraduate degreeprograms,certificateprograms,and/ornondegreemustbesubmittedviatheapplicationwebsite. PriortosubmittinganapplicationtotheGraduateCollege,applicantsshouldreviewinformationregardingthe degreeprogram,andacademicunitapplicationrequirementsanddeadlines.Studentswhohaveanapproved leaveofabsenceonfilewiththeGraduateCollegepriortotheirdepartureandarereenteringthesamedegree programforthesemesterimmediatelyfollowingtheapprovedleave,arenotrequiredtosubmitanew application.
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ApplicationDeadlines
Applicationdeadlinesaresetbythedegreeprograms.Consulttheprogram'swebsiteortheGraduateDegree& CertificateSearchtoolforspecificapplicationdeadlines. GraduateCollegeapplicationdeadlinesmaydifferfromthoseoftheacademicunit.Toaccommodatetimely processing,internationalapplicantsforfallenrollmentmustsubmitapplicationmaterialsbytheprevious December.Notallacademicunitsacceptapplicationsforboththefallandspringsemesters;however,ifthe academicunitallowsforspringapplications,internationalapplicantsmustsubmitmaterialsforspring enrollmentbythepreviousAugust. GraduateCollegeApplicationDeadlines: ApplicationTerm Fall Winter Spring Summer Degree/Certificate July1 Noapplications December1 May21 NonDegree August1 December15 January1 May21

ApplicationFee
EachapplicationtoanASUgraduateprogrammustbeaccompaniedbyanonrefundableapplicationfee,payable bycreditcardatthetimeofsubmission.TheapplicationfeeisdevotedtotheGraduateCollegeadministrative costofprocessingallapplicationsandisnotrefundableunderanycircumstance. Domesticapplicationfee:$70; Internationalapplicationfee$90. Inadditiontothenormalapplicationfee,a$50nonrefundablelateprocessingfeewillbeassessedforall applicationssubmittedonorafterthedatesindicatedpreviously. Applicantsreceiveanemailacknowledgementoncetheapplicationhasbeensuccessfullysubmitted.The acknowledgementincludesanASURITEIDandactivationcodesothattheymayfollowtheprogressoftheir applicationthroughMyASU.

ApplicationRequirements
Applicantsmustsubmitofficialtranscriptsfromallpostsecondaryinstitutionspreviouslyattendedtothe GraduateCollege(seegraduate.asu.edu/admissions).Academicunitsmayhaveadmissionrequirementsin additiontothoseoftheGraduateCollege.Manygraduateprogramsrequirescoresfromanationaladmissions testsuchastheGraduateRecordExamination(GRE),GraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT),orthe MillerAnalogiesTest.Someprogramsrequireaportfolio,lettersofrecommendation,astatementofgoals and/oraresume. AlldocumentsreceivedbytheGraduateCollegeinconnectionwithanapplicationbecomepropertyoftheASU GraduateCollegeandwillnotbereturned.

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AcademicCredentials
ApplicantswhoattendedschoolintheUnitedStatesmustholdabachelorsdegreefromaregionallyaccredited U.S.institutioninordertobeeligibleforadmission.Applicantsarerequiredtoprovideproofthatabachelors degreewasawardedbeforecompletionoftheirfirstsemesterofgraduatestudiesatASU. ApplicantswhoattendedschooloutsideoftheU.S.mustholdabachelorsdegree,orequivalent,froman institutionthatisofficiallyrecognizedbythatcountry.Iforiginalcredentialsareissuedinalanguageotherthan English,applicantsmustprovidetheoriginallanguagetranscriptsaswellasanofficialandliteraltranslation. Applicantsarerequiredtoprovideproofthatabachelorsdegreewasawardedbeforecompletionoftheirfirst semesterofgraduatestudiesatASU. Photocopieddocumentscertifiedbyanotarypublicarenotofficial.Formoreinformationregardingofficial academiccredentialsseehttp://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/degree_requirements.Foradditionalinformation regardingofficialinternationalacademiccredentialssee http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international/official_academic_credentials. Applicantsmusthavemaintainedaminimumgradepointaverageof3.0(ona4.0scale)inthelast60semester hoursor90quarterhoursofundergraduatecoursework. Applicantsshouldcontactthedegreeprogramforspecificadditionalrequirements.Degreeprogramswillsubmit arecommendationtotheGraduateCollegeDeanregardingtheirwillingnesstoadmitanapplicant. BecauseASUreceivesapplicationsfrommanyhighlyqualifiedstudents,someapplicantsmaybedenied admissionforreasonsnotrelatedtotheiracademicperformance.Examplesinclude,butarenotlimitedto: programcapacity,mentoravailability,and/orprogrammatch.

AdditionalInternationalRequirements
InternationalApplicants
PleaseconsulttheGraduateCollegewebsitesathttp://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international,and http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international/visa_immigrationforcompleteinformation. ApplicantswhowillholdanF1orJ1visamust: 1. MeettheregulationsoftheU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)agency. 2. Obtaininsurancecoverageagainstillnessandaccidentbeforebeingpermittedtoregisterforclasses. Insurancemustbemaintainedthroughoutthestudentsenrollmentattheuniversity. 3. SubmitproofofEnglishproficiency. 4. SubmitadditionalmaterialsasoutlinedontheGraduateCollegeswebsiteat graduate.asu.edu/admissions. 5. VerifythattheyhavethefinancialresourcestocovertheirexpensesduringgraduatestudyatASU. TheFinancialGuaranteeformisavailablethroughtheGraduateCollegewebsiteat graduate.asu.edu/forms.InadditiontotheFinancialGuaranteeform,ifASUisprovidingan assistantship,anofficialofferlettermustbesenttotheGraduateCollege.Similarly,ifagovernmental

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entityisfundingthestudent,anofficialletterfromthegovernmentmustbesubmittedtothe GraduateCollegeinadditiontotheFinancialGuaranteeform. TheI20ortheDS2019(documentsneededtoobtainastudentvisa)isissuedonlyafterthecompletedand properlyverifiedFinancialGuaranteeform,proofofEnglishproficiencyandsupportingdocumentshavebeen receivedbytheGraduateCollege.InternationalstudentsmayenrollatASUonlyiftheyhavebeenadmittedtoa degreeprogram,acertificateprogram,orthepostbaccalaureateteachereducationprogram.Immediately uponarrivaloncampus,studentsmustreporttoanadvisorintheInternationalStudentandScholarsOffice (ISSO).Failuretoreportmayresultinlossofstatusordeportation. ApplicantsresidingintheU.S.onavalidvisamustprovideproofofacurrentvisa.Enlargeimageandfaxthe copyto(480)9655158.

EnglishLanguageRequirement
ApplicantsfromacountrywhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishmustprovideproofofEnglishproficiency. Acceptableproofisasfollows: TOEFLscoreofatleast550(PBT)or80(iBT).TheTOEFLisadministeredbyTOEFL/TSEServices.ASUs institutionalcodeis4007.ASUacceptsonlyelectroniccopiesoftheTOEFLscorereport. IELTSoverallbandscoreofatleast6.5withnobandbelow6.0.TheIELTSisadministeredbythe UniversityofCambridge.Noinstitutionalcodeisneeded. PearsonTestofEnglish(PTE)scoreofatleast60.ThePTEisadministeredbyPearson. IndividualacademicunitsmayhavehigherrequirementsforEnglishproficiency.Consulttheacademicunits website.Englishproficiencyisonlyvalidfortwoyearsandmustbetakenwithintwoyearsfromthebeginningof thesemesterforwhichthestudentapplied. SomeapplicantsareexemptfromtheEnglishproficiencyrequirement.Thefollowingexceptionsmustbemet exactlytobeconsideredforanexemption: Applicantswhohaveearnedabachelorsdegreeorhigherfromaregionallyaccredited college/universityintheUnitedStates. Applicantswhohavecompletedatleast12semesterhoursofgraduatecourseworkwithacumulative GPAof3.0(ona4.0scale)orhigherataregionallyaccrediteduniversityintheUnitedStates. Applicantswhohavecompletedatleast90semesterhoursofundergraduatecourseworkwitha cumulativeGPAof3.0(ona4.0scale)orhigherataregionallyaccreditedcollege/universityinthe UnitedStates. ApplicantswhohavecompletedtheAmericanEnglishandCultureProgram(AECP)AdvancedLevelII withgradesofBorbetteralongwiththerecommendationoftheDirectorofAECP. AllinternationalapplicantswhoarefromacountrywhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishandwhowishtoapply forteachingassistantshipsmustpassanexaminationthatcertifiestheirskillinspeakingEnglisheitherthe InterviewTest,ortheSpeakingProficiencyEnglishAssessmentKit(SPEAK)test.TestsareadministeredatASU; additionalinformationmaybefoundathttp://global.asu.edu/aecp/ita.

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PostBaccalaureateNonDegreePrograms
Applicantswhodonotimmediatelyintendtopursueagraduatedegreemayapplyasapostbaccalaureatenon degreestudent.Theapplicationprocessdoesnotrequirethesubmissionofacademiccredentialsortestscores unlessapplyingtoagraduatecertificateprogram. NondegreeapplicantsmusthaveearnedabachelorsdegreefromaU.S.regionallyaccreditedinstitutionorthe equivalentofaU.S.bachelorsdegreefromaninternationalinstitutionthatisofficiallyrecognizedbythat country. Thereisnolimittothetotalcumulativecredithoursastudentcantakeasanondegreestudent.However,to applythecredithourstowardanASUmastersordoctoraldegree,studentsarelimitedtoninecredithours takenwithinthreeyearsofadmissiontoamastersdegreeprogramandtwelvecredithourspriortoadmission toadoctoraldegree. Nondegreestudymayberestrictedbycertainacademicunits.Contactthedegreeprogramforrestriction information. Financialaidisnotavailabletonondegreestudents. NondegreestudyistypicallynotavailabletointernationalstudentsonF1orJ1visas.Forexceptions,priorto applying,youmustobtainwrittenapprovalfromyourDesignatedSchoolOfficialgrantingpermissionforyouto takeclasses.

AfterApplying
Afteranapplicationhasbeensuccessfullysubmitted,applicantsreceiveanemailacknowledgementthat includesanASURITEIDandactivationcode.ApplicantsshouldreviewMyASUtocheckontheapplicationstatus, ToDoitemsandHolds.Foradditionalinformationsee http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/after_you_apply.

Admission
Aminimumgradepointaverageof3.0(ona4.0scale)inthelast60semesterhoursor90quarterhoursof undergraduatecourseworkisrequiredtobeconsideredforadmissiontoanASUgraduatedegreeprogram. AcademicunitssubmitrecommendationsregardingadmissiondecisionstotheGraduateCollege;onlytheDean oftheGraduateCollegecanmakeformaloffersofadmission. ApplicantsmaycheckthestatusoftheirapplicationthroughMyASU.Ifadmitted,theformalletterofadmission canbedownloadedfromMyASU.Ifdeniedadmission,lettersaresenttotheemailaddressonrecord.

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 AdmissionTypes
RegularAdmission:Applicantsatisfiesallrequirementsforadmissionandisacademicallyacceptableto boththedegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollege. RegularAdmissionwithDeficiencies:Applicantsgradesandtestscoresareatanacceptablelevelbut applicantdoesnothavetheacademicbackgroundexpectedbythedegreeprogramandtheuniversity. Requireddeficiencycoursesmaynotbeappliedtowardtheminimumhoursrequiredforthedegree program.Monitoringdeficiencycompletionistheresponsibilityoftheacademicunit. ProvisionalAdmission:Applicantdoesnotmeetminimumacademicstandardswithrespecttograde pointaveragesasrequiredbytheGraduateCollegeandtheacademicunit,buthasadditionalevidence tosuggestthepotentialforsuccess.Thisstatusprovidestheacademicunitwithanopportunityto betterevaluatethestudentsacademicpotential.Studentshaveamaximumofoneacademicyearto satisfytheprovisionalcondition.TheGraduateCollegewillwithdrawstudentsfromthedegree programwhohavenotmeettheprovisionsoftheiradmissionwithintherequiredtimeframe.When studentshavesatisfiedtheprovisionalrequirements,theyshouldconfirmwiththeacademicunitthata changeofstatushasbeenrecommended.StudentswithProvisionalAdmissionarenoteligibletosubmit aPlanofStudy.

DeferAdmission
Studentsmay,withtherecommendationofthedegreeprogram,defertheirinitialsemesterandyearof admissiontothenextsemesterforwhichthedegreeprogramisadmittingstudents.Nofurtherdeferralsare allowed.

InternationalStudentAdmission
InternationalstudentsplanningtoattendASUonanF1studentvisaoraJ1exchangevisitorvisamustprovide documentationrequiredbytheUnitedStatesCitizenshipandImmigrationServices.Visadocumentsareonly issuedforinternationalstudentsenrolledinadegreeprogramorthepostbaccalaureateteachereducation program.TherearestrictregulationsregardingwhenanI20orDS2019canbeissued.Detailedinformation maybefoundat:http://graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international/visa_immigration

Registration and Enrollment

AllstudentsarerequiredtohaveproofofmeaslesimmunizationsonfilewithStudentHealthpriorto registration. GraduatestudentsregisterthroughMyASUaccordingtotheirenrollmentappointment.Detailsregarding registrationandcoursedrop/addproceduresareprovidedintheRegistrationandTuitionPaymentGuide.

EnrollmentVerificationGuidelines
TheuniversitysRegistrarsOfficewillverifystudentenrollmenteachsemesteraccordingtothegeneral guidelinesthatfollow.
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 EnrollmentVerificationGuidelinesforGraduateStudents
RegularSemester Graduate GraduateAssistant** FiveWeekSummerSession Graduate GraduateAssistant** EightWeekSummerSession Graduate FullTime* 9ormorehours 6ormorehours 3ormorehours 2ormorehours 5ormorehours HalfTime 58hours 2hours 1hour 34hours LessThanHalfTime 4orfewerhours 1hour 2orfewerhours

*Auditedcoursesdonotcounttowardfulltimeenrollment **Forenrollmentverificationpurposes,GraduateAssistantisagenerictermthatincludesTeachingAssistants, ResearchAssistants,TeachingAssociatesandResearchAssociates.Academicunitsmayhavespecific requirementsregardingregistrationrequirementsforGraduateAssistants;studentsshouldconsultwiththeir degreeprogramunit. InternationalF1andJ1studentsarerequiredtomaintainfulltimeenrollmentstatus.Anyexceptiontofull timeenrollmentmustbepreviouslyapprovedbytheInternationalStudentandScholarsOffice(ISSO).

MaximumCourseLoad
TheGraduateCollegedoesnothaveamaximumcredithourenrollmentpolicy.Itisexpectedthatacademic advisorswillsetcourseloadsfortheirstudentsthatfacilitateacademicsuccess.

ContinuousEnrollment
Onceadmittedtoagraduatedegreeprogramorgraduatecertificateprogram,studentsmustberegisteredfora minimumofonecredithourduringallphasesoftheirgraduateeducation,includingtheterminwhichthey graduate.Thisincludesperiodswhenstudentsareengagedinresearch,workingonordefendingthesesor dissertations,takingcomprehensiveexaminations,takingGraduateForeignLanguageexaminations,orinany otherwayutilizinguniversityresources,facilitiesorfacultytime. Registrationforeveryfallsemesterandspringsemesterisrequired.Summerorwinterregistrationisrequired forstudentstakingexaminations,completingculminatingexperiences,defendingthesesordissertations,or graduatingfromthedegreeprogram. Tomaintaincontinuousenrollmentthecredithour(s)must: AppearonthestudentsPlanofStudy,OR Beresearch(592,792),thesis(599),dissertation(799),orcontinuingregistration(595,695,795),OR Beagraduatelevelcourse.
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 GradesofWand/orXarenotconsideredvalidregistrationforcontinuousenrollmentpurposes.Wgrades arereceivedwhenstudentsofficiallywithdrawfromacourseafterthedrop/addperiod.Xgradesarereceived forauditcourses.Additionally,studentscompletingworkforacourseinwhichtheyreceivedagradeofImust maintaincontinuousenrollmentasdefinedpreviously.Graduatestudentshaveoneyeartocompleteworkfor anincompletegrade;iftheworkisnotcompleteandthegradechangedwithinoneyear,theIgradebecomes permanent.Additionalinformationregardingincompletegradescanbefoundat http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm20309.html.

GraduateAssistantships
AllGraduateTeachingAssistantsandAssociates(TAs),andGraduateResearchAssistantsandAssociates(RAs) mustregisterforaminimumofsixsemesterhoursofappropriatecreditduringeachacademictermoftheir appointment.Thesixhourscannotincludeauditenrollment.Academicunitsmayhavespecificrequirements regardingGraduateAssistants;studentsshouldconsultwiththeirdegreeprogramunit. TAsandRAsaretreatedasresidentsfortuitionpurposes.Tobeeligiblefortuitionremission,TAsandRAsmust beemployedaminimumof10hoursperweek(25percentFullTimeEquivalency{FTE}).TAs/RAsworking1019 hoursperweek(2549percentFTE)receivea50percentremissionoftuitionforthesemesterorsummer sessionoftheiremployment.TAs/RAsworking20hoursperweek(50percentFTE)donotpaytuitionduringthe semesterorsummersessionoftheiremployment.Inaddition,theuniversitypaystheindividualhealth insurancepremiumforthoseTAsandRAsworking20hoursperweek(50percentFTE). Duetofederalregulations,internationalstudentsonF1andJ1visasareallowedtoworkamaximumof20 hoursperweekwhileschoolisinsession(fallandspringsemesters).Internationalstudentsareallowedtowork 40hoursperweekduringsummersessions. DetailedinformationandapplicationproceduresregardingGraduateAssistantshipscanbefoundat http://graduate.asu.edu/financing/tara.

LeaveofAbsence
Graduatestudentsplanningtodiscontinueenrollmentforasemesterormoremustrequestapprovalforaleave ofabsence;thisrequestmustbefiledandapprovedbeforetheanticipatedabsence.Studentsmaypetitionthe GraduateCollegeforaleaveofabsenceforamaximumoftwosemestersduringtheirentireprogram.Apetition foraleaveofabsence,endorsedbythemembersofthestudentssupervisorycommitteeandtheheadofthe academicunit,mustbeapprovedbytheGraduateCollegeDeanpriortothesemesteroftheleaverequest. Anapprovedleaveofabsencewillenablestudentstoreentertheirprogramwithoutreapplyingtothe university.Studentswhodonotenrollforafallorspringsemesterwithoutanapprovedleaveofabsencebythe GraduateCollegeareconsideredwithdrawnfromtheuniversityundertheassumptionthattheyhavedecidedto discontinuetheirprogram.Studentsremovedforthisreasonmayreapplyforadmissiontoresumetheirdegree program;theapplicationwillbeconsideredalongwithallothernewapplicationstothedegreeprogram. Astudentonleaveisnotrequiredtopayfees,butinturnisnotpermittedtoplaceanydemandsonuniversity facultyoruseanyuniversityresources.

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VoluntaryWithdrawalfromASU
Ifastudentwishestowithdrawfromallgraduatedegreeprogramsandtheuniversity,theymustcompletethe VoluntaryWithdrawalform.StudentsmuststillcompletetheappropriateformswiththeUniversityRegistrarto withdrawfromtheircourses.InternationalstudentsshouldcontacttheInternationalStudentandScholars Office(ISSO)beforesubmittingaVoluntaryWithdrawalform,asitmostlikelywillaffecttheirvisastatus.

VoluntaryWithdrawalfromaGraduateDegreeProgram
Ifastudentwishestotransitionfromonegraduatedegreeprogramtoanothergraduatedegreeprogram,the studentshouldcompletetheVoluntaryWithdrawalform.Thestudentsshouldnottakethisactionuntilthey havebeenadmittedtotheothergraduatedegreeprogram.

OtherTypesofWithdrawal
Thereareappropriatecircumstanceswhenstudentsmayneedtowithdrawfromtheuniversity(i.e.medical withdrawal,compassionateleave).Thepoliciesforsuchwithdrawalsarethesameforbothundergraduateand graduatestudents.Typesofwithdrawalsandprocedurescanbefoundat:http://students.asu.edu/withdrawal. ForcoursewithdrawalscontacttheUniversityRegistrarsOffice.

InvoluntaryWithdrawalbytheGraduateCollege
AnystudentwhodoesnotcomplywiththeGraduateCollegepoliciesmaybewithdrawnfromtheirgraduate programafterreviewbytheGraduateCollegeDean. Inaddition,anacademicunitmayrecommendwithdrawalofastudentfromagraduateprogramforlackof compliancewithpublisheddepartmentalpoliciesorlackofsatisfactoryacademicprogress.Allsuch recommendationsmustbesubmittedtotheGraduateCollege,documentingtheissue,communicationwiththe student,andthefailureofthestudenttoremedytheissue.OnlytheGraduateCollegeDeanmaywithdrawa studentfromagraduateprogramduetolackofcompliancewithsatisfactoryacademicprogresspolicies.

Academic Progress
GradePointAverages
Graduatestudentsmustmaintainaminimum3.00gradepointaverage(GPA)tomaintainsatisfactoryacademic progressandtograduate.Theminimum3.00GPAmustbemaintainedonboththePlanofStudy(iPOS)GPA andtheGraduateGPA. TheiPOSGPAiscalculatedonallcoursesthatappearonthestudentsapprovediPOS. TheGraduateGPAiscalculatedonallcoursesnumbered500orhigherthatappearonthetranscript, withtheexceptionof: o o CoursescountedtowardanundergraduatedegreeatASU(unlesssharedwithamastersdegree inanapprovedbachelors/mastersdegreeprogram); Coursesidentifiedasdeficienciesintheoriginalletterofadmission.

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TransfercreditsandcoursestakenintheSandraDayOConnorCollegeofLawarenotcalculatedontheiPOS GPAortheGraduateGPA. CourseswithgradesofD(1.00)andE(0.00)cannotappearontheiPOSbutwillbeincludedwhencalculating theGraduateGPA.CourseswithanIgradecannotappearontheiPOS.

SatisfactoryAcademicProgress
Allgraduatestudentsareexpectedtomakesystematicprogresstowardcompletionoftheirdegree.This progressincludessatisfyingtheconditionslistedbelow,andachievingthebenchmarksandrequirementssetby theindividualdegreeprograms.Eachdegreeprogramshouldhaveinplacepoliciesforsatisfactoryacademic progress.Studentsareresponsibleforverifyingadditionalsatisfactoryprogresspoliciesasrequiredbytheir degreeprogram.Ifastudentfailstosatisfytherequirementsoftheirdegreeprogramand/orthebenchmarks outlinedbelow,thestudentmaybewithdrawnfromtheirprogrambasedontheacademicunits recommendationtotheGraduateCollege.TheGraduateCollegeDeanmakesthefinaldetermination. 1. Maintainaminimumof3.00GPAonboththeiPOSandGraduateGPAs.IfeitherGPAfallsbelow3.00, thestudentmustdevelop,withtheiradvisor,anacademicperformanceimprovementplanthatincludes theconditionsandtimeframesformakingsatisfactoryacademicprogressintheirdegreeprogram. 2. Thestudentisconsideredtobeonacademicprobationuntiltheconditionsspecifiedintheacademic performanceimprovementplanaremetandbothGPAsareabove3.00. 3. Satisfyallrequirementsofthegraduatedegreeprogram. 4. Satisfythemaximumtimelimitforgraduationfromthestudentsgraduatedegreeprogram(sixyears formasters,tenyearsfordoctoral). 5. Doctoralstudentsmustcomplywiththefiveyeartimelimitforgraduationafterpassingthe comprehensiveexaminations. 6. Successfullypasscomprehensiveexams,qualifyingexams,foreignlanguageexams,andtheoraldefense oftheproposal/prospectusforthethesisordissertation. 7. Successfullycompletetheculminatingexperienceand,ifrequired,theoraldefenseoftheculminating experience. 8. Graduatestudentsmustremaincontinuouslyenrolledintheirdegreeprogram.Failingtodosowithout anapprovedleaveofabsenceisconsideredtobelackofacademicprogressandmayleadtoautomatic withdrawalofthestudentfromthedegreeprogram.

Graduate Degree Requirements

DeterminationofAcademicRequirements
Studentsgraduateunderthedegreerequirementsandpoliciesineffectatthesemesterandyearofadmission toagraduatedegreeprogram.Studentsthatfailtomaintaincontinuousenrollmentandarereadmittedtothe degreeprogram,graduateunderthedegreerequirementsandpoliciesineffectatthetimeofthenew admissiondate.

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Aminimumof30credithoursofgraduatelevelcourseworkincludingaculminatingexperienceisrequiredfora mastersdegree,althoughindividualprogramsmayhavehigherrequirements.Theculminatingexperiencemay beacomprehensiveexamination,acapstonecourse,anappliedproject,aportfolio,orathesisorequivalent. Aminimumof84credithoursofgraduatelevelcourseworkandawrittencomprehensiveexaminationare requiredforadoctoraldegree,althoughindividualprogramsmayhavehigherrequirements.Additionally,the ForeignLanguageExamination,oralcomprehensiveexaminationand/ordissertationorequivalentmaybe required.

ThePlanofStudy(iPOS)
ThePlanofStudy(iPOS)functionsasacontractbetweenthestudent,theacademicunit,andtheGraduate College.TheiPOScontainscertaindegreerequirementssuchascourseworkandaculminatingexperiencewhich mustbeincludedbeforeitcanbeapproved.Theacademicunitsgraduatesupportstaffshouldbetheprimary contactregardingiPOSanddegreerequirements.TheiPOSmustbeapprovedbyastudentscommittee,the headoftheacademicunit,andtheGraduateCollegeDean. Tofacilitatedegreecompletionandshortentimetodegree,graduatestudentswithregularstatusmustsubmit theiriPOSbythetimetheyhaveenrolledfor50percentoftheminimumcredithoursrequiredfortheirdegree program.

Coursework
Graduatelevelcoursesarethosenumbered500orhigher.Allcorecoursesrequiredbyagraduateprogram mustbeatleast500level.Amaximumof6credithoursof400levelcourseworkcanbeincludedonaniPOS. 400levelcoursestakenpriortoadmissionand400levelcoursesgradedasPass/Failarenotacceptable. CourseswithgradesofD,E,orWandauditedcourses(gradedasX)cannotbeincludedonaniPOS. CoursesappliedtoapreviouslyawardeddegreecannotbeincludedonaniPOS. AnycoursewithagradeofIncomplete(I)mustbecompletedwithinonecalendaryearoftheendofthe scheduledcourse.Ifaregulargradeisnotassignedwithinthecalendaryear,theIbecomespermanent.The studentwillhavetoreregisterforthecoursetoreceivecredit.Additionalinformationregardingincomplete gradesmaybefoundathttp://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/ssm/ssm20309.html. Graduatestudentsmayregistertoauditoneormorecourseswiththeapprovalofthesupervisorycommittee chairandtheconsentoftheinstructorinvolved.Anauditedcoursedoesnotcounttowardtheminimum numberofcreditsrequiredforinternationalstudentswithvisarestrictions,studentsemployedasTA/RAs,or studentsreceivingfinancialassistance.CoursestakenforauditdonotsatisfytheGraduateCollegecontinuous enrollmentpolicy. Mastersdegreestudentswhoseculminatingexperienceisathesismustinclude6(andonly6)credithoursof 599ThesiscreditsontheiPOS.Doctoralstudentswhoseculminatingexperienceisadissertationmustinclude12 (andonly12)credithoursof799DissertationcreditsontheiPOS.ThesisandDissertationcredithoursmayonly receivegradesofZ(researchisinprogress),orY(researchissatisfactorilycomplete).Doctoralstudentsmay apply30credithoursfromapreviouslyawardedMastersdegreetowardtheirdoctoralplanofstudy.

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Petitions
AformalrequestforanexceptiontoGraduateCollegepolicyrequiresapetitiontobecompletedbythestudent, andapprovedbythecommitteechairandtheheadoftheacademicunit.TheGraduateCollegewillreviewthe petitionandmakeafinaldetermination.

PreAdmission/TransferCredit
PreAdmissionCredits
CredithourscompletedbeforethesemesterandyearofadmissiontoanASUgraduatedegreeprogramare consideredpreadmissioncredits.WithapprovalofthedegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollege,amaximum of9credithoursofpreadmissioncreditsmaybeincludedontheiPOSforamastersdegreeandamaximumof 12credithoursforadoctoraldegreeprovidedthecreditshavenotbeenusedinapreviouslyawardeddegree program.Onlypreadmissioncreditsearnedingraduatelevelcourseswithagradeof"B"(3.00)orhighertaken withinthreeyearsofadmissionmaybeusedtowardagraduatedegree.Preadmissioncreditsmustbefroma regionallyaccreditedU.S.institutionoraninternationalinstitutionofficiallyrecognizedbythatcountry.Ifthe preadmissioncoursesweretakenataninstitutionotherthanASU,officialtranscriptsmustbeprovidedto GraduateEnrollmentServices.

GraduateCreditsEarnedbyUndergraduateStudents
Preadmissioncredithoursearnedingraduatelevelcourses(perGraduateCollegepolicy)byundergraduate studentsmaycounttowardtheirgraduatedegreeatASUprovidedthecredithourshavenotbeenusedtoward apreviouslyawardeddegree.Priortoawardingabachelorsdegree,ASUundergraduatestudentsshould contacttheirundergraduateadvisortosetasidegraduatecoursesforusetowardafuturegraduatedegreeso thatthesecoursesdonotcounttowardtheirundergraduatedegree. ASUstudentsenrolledinanapprovedBachelors/Mastersdegreeprogram(commonlyreferredtoas4+1),may shareASUcredithours.StudentsmustcontacttheirASUundergraduateadvisorandgraduatesupportstaffto ensurepropersharingofcredithours. Anundergraduatedegreeandagraduatedegreemaynotbeawardedduringthesametermofenrollment. StudentsmustbeadmittedandenrolledasagraduatestudenttoearnamastersordoctoraldegreeatASU.

NonASUTransferCredits
TransfercreditsarethoseacceptedfromanotherinstitutionforinclusiononanASUPlanofStudy.Transfer creditsmustbefromaregionallyaccreditedU.S.institutionoraninternationalinstitutionofficiallyrecognized bythatcountry.OfficialtranscriptsmustbesenttoGraduateEnrollmentServicesfromtherecordsofficeofthe institutionwherethecreditswereearned. Transferhoursmaynotexceed20percentofthetotalcredithoursforamaster'sdegree,and12credithoursfor doctoraldegrees.Onlygraduatelevelcourseswithgradesof"A"(4.00)or"B"(3.00)takenwithinthreeyearsof admissiontotheASUgraduatedegreeprogrammaybetransferred.Transfercreditsmaynotbeappliedtoward theminimumdegreerequirementsforanASUdegreeiftheyhavebeenusedforapreviouslyawardeddegree.

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 CertaintypesofgraduatecreditscannotbetransferredtoASU,includingcreditsawarded: Bypostsecondaryinstitutionsthatlackcandidatestatusoraccreditationbyaregionalaccrediting association,oranequivalentinternationalinstitution. Forlifeexperience. Forcoursestakenatnoncollegiateinstitutions(e.g.,governmentagencies,corporations,and industrialfirms). Forcourses,workshops,andseminarsofferedbyotherpostsecondaryinstitutionsaspartof continuingeducationprograms. Forextensioncourses. AcademiccreditsearnedatinstitutionsotherthanASUthatbasetheircreditcalculationonadifferentscale fromASUsaresubjecttoconversionbeforeinclusiononaPlanofStudy.Inallcases,theinclusionoftransfer coursesonaPlanofStudyissubjecttoapprovalbythedegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollegeDean.

SandraDayOConnorCollegeofLawCredit
TheGraduateCollegeacceptsanumericalgradeof70oraboveforcoursestakenintheASUSandraDay OConnorCollegeofLawaspartofanapprovedPlanofStudy.ThesegradesarenotusedinthetwoGPAs calculatedforgraduationunlessneeded,asdeterminedbytheGraduateCollege.

RepeatingASUCourses
Graduatestudents(degreeornondegree)mayretakeanycourseatASU;however,allgradesremainonthe studenttranscriptaswellasinallGPAcalculations.

GraduateForeignLanguageExamination(FLE)
Agraduatedegreeprogrammayrequireatleastareadinglevelproficiencyofaforeignlanguagerelevanttothe studentsareaofstudy.Studentswhoarerequiredtodemonstrateproficiencyinaforeignlanguagemustpass theGraduateForeignLanguageExaminationspecifictotheirparticulargraduateprogram.Studentsmustbe enrolledforaminimumofonecredithourduringtheterminwhichtheytaketheexamination. StudentsmustsuccessfullycompletetheForeignLanguageExaminationbeforetakinganyrequired comprehensiveexaminationsorschedulingthefinaloraldefenseofthethesisordissertation.Astudentmay petitiontheGraduateCollegeforareexaminationbutmustpasstheexaminationinnomorethanthree attempts.

Masters Degree
MastersDegreePlanofStudy(iPOS)
StudentsmustsubmitaniPOSbeforecompleting50percentofthecredithoursrequiredfortheirdegree program.Astudentisnoteligibletoapplyforthecomprehensiveexaminationorthesiswithoutanapproved iPOS.

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MastersDegreeMinimumCreditHours
Aminimumof30semesterhoursofgraduateworkisrequiredforthemastersdegreeatASU.Ifathesisis required,six(andonlysix)oftheminimumrequiredcredithoursonaniPOSmustbe599Thesiscredits.Plansof Studysubmittedformastersdegreesthatdonothaveathesisrequirementmaynotinclude599Thesiscredits.

MastersDegreeMaximumTimeLimit
Allworktowardamastersdegreemustbecompletedwithinsixconsecutiveyears.Thesixyearsbeginswiththe semesterandyearofadmissiontotheprogram.Graduatecoursestakenpriortoadmissionthatareincludedon thePlanofStudymusthavebeencompletedwithinthreeyearsofthesemesterandyearofadmissiontothe program.

MastersDegreeSupervisoryCommittee
Amasterssupervisorycommitteemustbeappointedbeforethestudentmayapplyforthecomprehensive examinationorappliedproject,orbeforethestudentcanregisterfor599Thesiscredits(ifapplicable).The committeeisappointedbytheGraduateCollegeDeanupontherecommendationoftheheadoftheacademic unit.Thesupervisorycommitteeiscomprisedofaminimumofthreemembers,includingachairorcochairs. Tenured/tenuretrackfacultymayserveasmembersofamastersgraduatesupervisorycommittee,chairorco chair.Thechairofthecommitteeistypicallyfromthestudentsdegreeprogramandshouldbecarefully selectedbythestudenttoguidetheirwork.ASUacademicprofessionalsornontenureaccruingfacultywith appropriateacademiccredentialsmayserveasamemberorcochaironmasterscommittees;theymaynot serveaschairofamasterssupervisorycommittee.

MastersThesis/ThesisDefense
Tosatisfytheresearchrequirementformastersdegrees,astudentisexpectedtopresentathesisthatis defendedinanoralexamination.Degreeprogramsmayhaveadditionalrequirementsinadditiontothethesis (e.g.comprehensiveexaminations).Studentsshouldcheckwiththeirdegreeprogramtoconfirmrequirements. Anoraldefenseofthethesisisrequiredandmustbecompletedtothesatisfactionofthesupervisory committee.Studentsmustbephysicallypresentattheoraldefenseoftheirthesis.Studentsmustberegistered for: AtleastonesemesterhourofcreditthatappearsonthePlanofStudy;OR Atleastonesemesterhourofappropriategraduatelevelcredit,forexample:Research(592),Thesis (599),orContinuingRegistration(595or695);OR Atleastonehourofagraduatelevelcourse. Revisionstothethesisaretypicalandmustbecompletedinatimelymanner.Ifthestudentisunableto completerevisionstothethesisandsubmittoUMI/ProQuestbythedeadlineforthesemesterinwhichthe defenseisheld,thestudentmustcompletetherevisions,remaincontinuouslyenrolled,andpresentthefinal documenttoUMI/ProQuestwithinoneyearofthedefense.Failuretodosowillrequiretheresubmissionof thedocumentforformatreviewandmayresultinredefenseofthethesistoensurecurrencyoftheresearch.

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OtherMastersCulminatingExperiences
Acomprehensiveexamination,capstonecourse,appliedprojectorportfolioisrequiredasaculminating experienceinmastersprogramsthatdonothaveathesisrequirement.TheGraduateCollegerequiresawritten componenttothecomprehensiveexamination;academicunitsmayalsorequireanoralcomponent.Students musthaveanapprovediPOSpriortoschedulingtheircomprehensiveexaminationand/orregisteringfortheir appliedprojectorcapstonecourse.Anoraldefenseofanappliedprojectisrequiredandmustbecompletedto thesatisfactionofthesupervisorycommittee.

MastersComprehensiveExamination
StudentsmustbeingoodacademicstandingregardingGPArequirements(seeprevioussectiontitled SatisfactoryAcademicProgress)priortotakingmasterscomprehensiveexaminations. StudentsarerequiredtoregisterforatleastonesemesterhourofcreditthatappearsontheiPOSoronehour ofappropriategraduatelevelcreditduringthefall,winter,springorsummersessioninwhichtheytaketheir comprehensiveexaminations. Themasterscomprehensiveexaminationmusthaveawrittencomponent;however,individualmastersdegree programsmayrequireanadditionaloralcomponentofthecomprehensiveexamforalloftheirstudentsbased ontheacademicprogresspolicyoftheprogram. Thestudentmustschedulethecomprehensiveexaminationwiththeiracademicunit.Theresultsofthe examinationmustbereportedtotheGraduateCollegewithinthesemesteritiscompleted.Failingthe comprehensiveexaminationisconsideredfinalunlessthesupervisorycommitteeandtheheadoftheacademic unitrecommendreexamination.Apetitionforreexamination,endorsedbythemembersofthestudents supervisorycommitteeandtheheadoftheacademicunit,mustbeapprovedbytheGraduateCollegeDean beforeastudentcantakethereexamination.Onlyonereexaminationispermittedandmustbeadministered nosoonerthanthreemonthsandnolaterthanoneyearfromthedateoftheoriginalexamination.Ifthe studentspetitionforreexaminationisnotapprovedorthestudentfailsthereexamination,theGraduate Collegewillwithdrawthestudentfromtheirdegreeprogram. Studentschoosingtoappealtheresultsoftheircomprehensiveexaminationsmustfollowthegradeappeals processoutlinedbytheiracademicunit. Foreignlanguagerequirements,ifapplicable,mustbefulfilledbeforetakingthecomprehensiveexaminations.

Doctorate Degree
DoctoralDegreePlanofStudy(iPOS)
StudentsmustsubmitaniPOSbeforecompleting50percentofthecredithoursrequiredfortheirdegree program.AstudentisnoteligibletoapplyfortheForeignLanguageExamination(ifapplicable),comprehensive examinations,dissertationproposal/prospectusordissertationdefense(ifapplicable)withoutanapproved iPOS.

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DoctoralDegreeMinimumCreditHours
Aminimumof84semesterhoursofgraduateworkisrequiredforthedoctoratedegreeatASU.Ifadissertation isrequired,12(andonly12)oftheminimumrequiredcredithoursonaniPOSmustbe799Dissertationcredits. PlansofStudysubmittedfordoctoratedegreesthatdonothaveadissertationrequirementmaynotinclude799 Dissertationcredits.Studentsmayapply30credithoursfromapreviouslyawardedmastersdegreetoward theirdoctoralPlanofStudywithapprovalofthedegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollegeDean.

DoctoralDegreeMaximumTimeLimit
Doctoralstudentsmustcompleteallprogramrequirementswithinatenyearperiod.Thetenyearperiodbegins withthesemesterandyearofadmissiontothedoctoralprogram.Graduatecoursestakenpriortoadmission thatareincludedontheiPOSmusthavebeencompletedwithinthreeyearsofthesemesterandyearof admissiontotheprogram(previouslyawardedmastersdegreesusedonthePlanofStudyareexempt). Additionally,thestudentmustdefendthedissertationwithinfiveyearsafterpassingthecomprehensive examinations.Therefore,themaximumtimelimitistheshortestofthefollowing: Timeperiodsinceinitialenrollment(10yeartimelimit);OR Timeafterpassingthecomprehensiveexams(5yeartimelimit). Anyexceptionmustbeapprovedbythesupervisorycommittee,theheadoftheacademicunitandthe GraduateCollegeDean.Ifatimelimitexceptionisapproved,thestudentmayneedtoretakethe comprehensiveexaminations.TheGraduateCollegemaywithdrawstudentswhoareunabletocompleteall degreerequirementsandgraduatewithintheallowedmaximumtimelimits.

DoctoralDegreeSupervisoryCommittee
Upontherecommendationoftheheadoftheacademicunit,theGraduateCollegeDeanappointsthestudents dissertationcommittee.Thecommitteemustbecomprisedofatleastthreemembers,includingeitherachairor cochairs.Doctoralprogramsmayhaveadditionalrequirementsforcommitteecomposition.Thiscommittee servesastheintellectualguideforthestudentandmustapprovetheresearch/scholarlyfocusandsubstanceof thedissertation.Themembersofthedissertationcommitteehavethenecessaryknowledgeandskillstoadvise thestudentduringtheformulationoftheresearchtopicandduringthecompletionoftheresearchandthe dissertation. DissertationchairsandcochairsmustbeapprovedbytheGraduateCollegeDeanandeachdegreeprogram maintainsthelistoffacultyapprovedbytheGraduateCollegetodoso.MostresidentfacultyatASUmayserve ondissertationcommitteeswiththeprovisothattheyhaveappropriateexpertiseinthediscipline. AllPh.D.programshaveaGraduateFaculty.TheGraduateFacultyinaPh.D.programmayalsoincludehighly qualifiedindividualsfromoutsidetheuniversitywhohavebeenapprovedtoserveoncommittees.EachPh.D. programmaintainsthelistoffacultyapprovedbytheGraduateCollegetochairorcochairPh.D.dissertations. AdditionalinformationregardingASUGraduateFacultycanbefoundat http://graduate.asu.edu/graduate_faculty_initiative. Doctoralstudents(includingPhD,DMA,DBH,DNPandEdD)areurgedtocommunicatewiththeiracademicunit toconfirmeligibilityoffacultytochairdoctoratecommittees.

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 ThefinalcommitteemembershipmustbeappointedbytheGraduateCollegeDeanbeforethestudentmay applyforcomprehensiveexaminations,defendthedissertationprospectus,andregisterfor799Dissertation coursecredits(ifapplicable).

DoctoralComprehensiveExamination
StudentsmustbeingoodacademicstandingregardingGPArequirements(seeprevioussectiontitled SatisfactoryAcademicProgress)priortotakingdoctoralcomprehensiveexaminations. WhenstudentshaveessentiallycompletedthecourseworkonanapprovediPOS,theymustrequestpermission totakethedoctoralcomprehensiveexamination.Thedoctoralcomprehensiveexaminationmusthaveawritten component;howeverindividualdoctoralprogramsmayrequireanadditionalsubsequentoralcomponentofthe comprehensiveexamforalloftheirstudentsbasedontheacademicprogresspolicyoftheprogram.These examination(s)aredesignedtoassessastudent'smasteryofthefieldofspecialization.Doctoralcomprehensive examination(s)areadministeredbyacommitteeconsistingofaminimumofthreemembers. Foreignlanguagerequirements,ifapplicable,mustbesatisfiedbeforetakingthecomprehensiveexamination(s). Duringthefall,winter,springorsummersessionthatthestudenttakesthecomprehensiveexamination(s),they arerequiredtoregisterfor: AtleastonesemesterhourofcreditthatappearsonthePlanofStudy;OR Atleastonesemesterhourofappropriategraduatelevelcredit,forexample:Research(792), Dissertation(799),orContinuingRegistration(795);OR Atleastonehourofagraduatelevelcourse. AllcomprehensiveexaminationresultsmustbereportedtotheGraduateCollegeimmediatelyuponcompletion. Academicunitsarenotrequiredtoallowstudentsasecondopportunity;uponfailingcomprehensive examinations,academicunitsmaysubmitarecommendationtotheGraduateCollegerequestingdismissalof thestudentfromthedegreeprogram.

Failingthecomprehensiveexamination(s)isconsideredfinalunlessthesupervisorycommitteeandthe headoftheacademicunitrecommend,andtheGraduateCollegeDeanapproveareexamination.Onlyone reexaminationispermitted.Apetitionwithsubstantialjustificationforreexamination,endorsedby themembersofthestudent'ssupervisorycommitteeandtheheadoftheacademicunit,mustbe approvedbytheGraduateCollegeDeanbeforeastudentcantaketheexaminationasecondtime. Reexaminationmaybeadministerednosoonerthanthreemonthsandnolaterthanoneyearfrom thedateoftheoriginalexamination.TheGraduateCollegemaywithdrawastudentfromthedegree programifthestudent'spetitionforreexaminationisnotapproved,orifthestudentfailsto successfullypasstheretakeofthecomprehensiveexamination(s).

Studentschoosingtoappealtheresultsoftheircomprehensiveexaminationsmustfollowthegradeappeals processoutlinedbytheiracademicunit.

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DoctoralProspectusDefense
Alldoctoraldegreeprogramsthatrequirestudentstocompleteadissertationmustrequirestudentsto completeadissertationproposal/prospectusandsubmittheresultstotheGraduateCollege.Failureofthe doctoraldissertationprospectusoraldefenseisconsideredfinalunlessthesupervisorycommitteeandthehead oftheacademicunitrecommend,andtheGraduateCollegeDeanapproveasecondproposaldefense.Ifa petitionisapproved,thestudentmustsubmitthenewprospectusbytheendofsixmonths(thesixmonths beginsfromthedatethatthefirstdoctoraldissertationproposaldefensewasheld).Iftheacademicunitdoes notgrantthestudentpermissiontoretaketheproposaldefense,orifthestudentfailstopasstheretakeofthe proposaldefense,theGraduateCollegemaywithdrawthestudentfromthedegreeprogram.

DoctoralCandidacy
Doctoralstudents(withspecificdegreeprogramexceptionsapprovedbytheGraduateCollegeDean)achieve candidacystatusuponthesuccessfulcompletionofthecomprehensiveexamination(s),theForeignLanguage Examination(ifapplicable),andsuccessfullydefendingthedissertationprospectus(ifapplicable).Doctoral studentswhohavebeenadvancedtocandidacyarerequiredtomaintaincontinuousenrollmentuntilalldegree requirementshavebeencompletedandthestudentgraduated.

DoctoralDissertation/DissertationDefense
Thewrittendoctoraldissertationisbasedonanoriginalandsubstantialscholarlyworkthatconstitutesa significantcontributiontoknowledgeinthestudentsdiscipline.Thedissertationresearchmustbeconducted duringthetimeofthestudentsdoctoralstudiesatASU,underguidanceofASUGraduateFaculty,andin accordancewithGraduateCollegepoliciesandprocedures.Thecompositionofthedissertationisdefinedby thedegreeprogramwiththeapprovaloftheGraduateCollegeDean. Thedissertationresearchexperienceculminatesinafinaloralexam,commonlyknownasthedissertation defense.Afinalpublicdissertationdefenseisrequired.Studentsmustbephysicallypresentattheoraldefense oftheirdissertation.Duringthesemesterthatthestudentdefendsthedissertationtheyarerequiredtoregister for: AtleastonesemesterhourofcreditthatappearsonthePlanofStudy;OR Atleastonesemesterhourofappropriategraduatelevelcredit,forexample:Research(792), Dissertation(799),orContinuingRegistration(795);OR Atleastonehourofagraduatelevelcourse. Revisionstothedissertationaretypicalandmustbecompletedinatimelymanner.Ifthestudentisunableto completerevisionstothethesisandsubmittoUMI/ProQuestbythedeadlineforthesemesterinwhichthe defenseisheld,thestudentmustcompletetherevisions,remaincontinuouslyenrolled,andpresentthefinal documenttoUMI/ProQuestwithinoneyearofthedefense.Failuretodosowillrequiretheresubmissionof thedocumentforformatreviewandmayresultinredefenseofthedissertationtoensurecurrencyofthe research.

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Other Graduate Educational Opportunities

GraduateCertificates
Thegraduatecertificateisaprogrammaticseriesoflinkedcourses.Graduatecertificatesfacilitateprofessional growthforpeoplewhoalreadyholdthebaccalaureatedegree.Formoreinformationoncurrentgraduate certificatesseetheGraduateDegreeandCertificateSearchpage.

CertificateAdmission
Allapplicationsforgraduatecertificateprogramsmustbesubmittedthroughhttp://asu.edu/gradapp.

CertificateRequirements
Aminimumof15semesterhoursofgraduateworkisrequiredtocompleteagraduatecertificate.Nomorethan onefifth(20percent)oftheminimumrequiredcredithoursforagraduatecertificatemaybetransferredfrom anotheruniversity.AlltransferworkmustmeetGraduateCollegetransferpolicies.Allcourseworkusedto completeanASUgraduatecertificatemustbecompletedwithinasixyeartimelimit.Coursesata400levelmay beallowedwithpriorapprovalfromtheappropriatecertificateprogram;however,aminimumoftwothirdsof thecoursestakentocompletethecertificatemustbeatthe500levelorabove.Nomorethan40%of courseworktowardstherequirementsofagraduatecertificatecanbecompletedpriortoadmissiontothe certificateprogram.

AwardingofaGraduateCertificate
Astudentwillbeeligiblefortheofficialpostingofthegraduatecertificatetotheirtranscriptswhenallapplicable courseworkhasbeensuccessfullycompletedandGraduateCollegescholarshiprequirementshavebeenmet. StudentsmustsubmitaniPOSforthegraduatecertificateprogram.

ConcurrentMastersDegrees
Astudentmaypursueconcurrentmastersdegreeswithpriorwrittenapprovalfromtheheadoftheacademic unitforeachdegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollege.Amaximumof20percentoftheminimumtotal semesterhoursforthecompletionofbothdegreesmaybecommonhourssharedbetweenthePlansofStudy. Thetotalnumberofhourscommontobothdegreeprogramsmayvaryfromthismaximumvalueonlywhenthe GraduateCollegehasformallyapprovedcoordinateddegreeprograms. Courseworkcommontobothprogramsmustconstituteawellplannedandmeaningfulpartofeachofthe programsandmayonlyincludecourseworkcompletedafteradmissiontobothdegreeprograms.Inallcases, theguidelinesbelowmustbefollowed: 1. Thestudentmustbeenrolledinbothprogramseachfallandspringsemestertomaintaincontinuous enrollmentormustpetitionforaleaveofabsence.Anyapprovedleaveofabsenceappliestoboth degreeprograms. 2. Graduatecredittransferredfromanotherinstitutionmaybeappliedtowardonlyonedegreeprogram. 3. Culminatingexperiences(e.g.capstonecourses,theses,appliedprojects)andcomprehensive examinationscannotbesharedbetweenconcurrentdegreeprograms.
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4. Thesixyearmaximumtimelimitforcompletingdegreerequirementsandgraduationapplytoeach concurrentdegreeindividually. Concurrentenrollmentinadoctoralprogramandmastersdegreeprogrammaynothavecommonhours. Doctoralprogramsandmastersdegreesinthesamemajormaynotbeconcurrentlypursued.

ConcurrentDoctoralDegrees
Astudentmaypursueconcurrentdoctoraldegreeswithpriorwrittenapprovalfromtheheadoftheacademic unitforeachdegreeprogramandtheGraduateCollege.Inallcases,theguidelinesbelowmustbefollowed: 1. Thestudentmustbeenrolledinbothprogramseachfallandspringsemestertomaintaincontinuous enrollmentormustpetitionforaleaveofabsence.Anyapprovedleaveofabsenceappliestoboth degreeprograms. 2. The30hoursallowedfromapreviouslyawardedmastersdegreemayonlybeappliedtooneofthe doctoralprogramsandgraduatecredittransferredfromanotherinstitutionmaybeappliedtoward onlyonedegreeprogram. 3. Thecomprehensiveexamination,thedissertationprospectus,andthedissertationcannotbeshared betweenconcurrentdegreeprograms. 4. Thestudentmustmeetthe10yearmaximumtimelimitandfiveyearlimitaftercomprehensive examsforeachdegree.

MastersinPassing(MIP)
InthosecaseswherethereisanapprovedMastersinPassing(MIP)programinplaceforadoctoraldegree, thosedoctoralstudentswhocompletetherequirementsoftheapprovedMIPmaybeawardedtherelated mastersdegree.StudentsshouldcheckwiththeirdoctoralprogramtoseeifthereisanapprovedMastersin Passingfortheirdegree. Studentswhoinclude30hoursfromapreviouslyawardedmastersdegreeontheirdoctoralPlanofStudyare noteligibleforaMastersinPassing.AllcourseworkincludedinanMIPPlanofStudymusthavebeen completedafterthesemesterandyearofadmissiontothedoctoralprogram.

Bachelors/MastersDegree(4+1)
SomeacademicunitsofferhighachievingstudentsanopportunitytopursueaBachelors/Mastersdegree program(commonlyreferredtoas4+1).The4+1programsmustbeformallyapprovedandareavailableonlyto ASUstudents. Studentsadmittedto4+1degreeprogramsmaytakeASUgraduatelevelcoursesasanundergraduatestudent thataresharedwithboththebachelorsdegreeandthemastersdegreeenablingthemtoobtainbothdegrees withinfiveyears;providedtheapprovedprogramallowsforthesharingofcredithours.Studentsdonot graduatewithbothdegreesduringthesamesemesterofenrollment;uponcompletionofthebachelorsdegree studentsareenrolledasgraduatestudentsforcompletionofthemastersdegree.Studentsshouldcontacttheir academicunitforspecificinformation. Studentsmaynotshareanycredithourstakenasanundergraduatestudentunlesstheyhavebeenformally admittedtoanapproved4+1degreeprogram.
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Research Considerations
Themastersthesisanddoctoraldissertation(orequivalent)mustbebasedonoriginalandindependent research/creativeactivityconductedbythestudent,undertheguidanceofthegraduatesupervisorycommittee. Thethesisisanintroductiontoscholarlywritingandisintendedtocreateanunderstandingoftheoryand methodsapplicabletoonesfield.Thedissertationshoulddemonstratethecandidatesmasteryofresearchand scholarlymethodologies,theory,andtoolsofthediscipline.Boththethesisanddissertationshoulddemonstrate thecandidatesabilitytoaddressamajorintellectualproblemandtoproposemeaningfulquestionsand hypotheses,aswellasutilizethemethodswithwhichtostudytheproposedresearchquestion(s)andrelated hypotheses,anddrawconclusions.

SupervisoryCommittees
Studentsareguidedbyfacultymentorswhoadvisethemthroughtheirdegreeprogram.Studentsshould identifytheiradvisorsearlyintheirgraduatecareerandlooktothemforguidanceintheirgraduatework.Once thestudenthasselectedathesis/dissertationcommittee,theheadoftheacademicunitrecommendsthe supervisorycommitteetotheGraduateCollegeDeanwhoreviewsandappointstheCommittee.Graduate supervisorycommitteesmustconsistofaminimumofthreeindividuals,includingthechairorcochairs. FacultyEmeritiwhomeetGraduateCollegecriteriamayserveasmembersorcochairsongraduatesupervisory committees.Theymayserveaschairswiththerecommendationoftheacademicunitandapprovalofthe GraduateCollegeDeanonacasebycasebasis.Qualifiedindividualsoutsidetheuniversity,uponthe recommendationoftheheadoftheacademicunitandapprovaloftheGraduateCollege,mayserveasmembers ofthesisanddissertationcommittees.AllsuchrequestsmustbesubmittedtotheGraduateCollegeDeanfor approval.

ResearchInvolvingHumanandAnimalSubjects
Thesesordissertationsthatmakeuseofresearchinvolvinghumanoranimalsubjectsmustincludeastatement indicatingthattheresearchhasbeenapprovedbytheappropriateuniversitybody. ResearchinvolvinghumansubjectsconductedundertheauspicesofArizonaStateUniversityisreviewedbythe UniversityHumanSubjectsInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB)incompliancewithfederalregulations.Documents containinganydatacollectionfromhumansubjectsrequirethatapplicationsbesubmittedtotheASUOfficeof ResearchIntegrityandAssuranceforapprovalbeforedatacollectionorrecruitmentofsubjectsisinitiatedat http://researchintegrity.asu.edu/humans. ResearchinvolvingtheuseofanimalsconductedundertheauspicesofArizonaStateUniversityisreviewedby theInstitutionalAnimalCareandUseCommittee(IACUC)incompliancewithfederalregulations.Documents containinganydatacollectionfromanimalresearchrequirethatapplicationsbesubmittedtoASUOfficeof ResearchIntegrityandAssuranceforapprovalathttp://researchintegrity.asu.edu/animals/IACUC+Overview. Itisveryimportantthatstudentscheckwiththeirthesis/dissertationadvisorwellinadvanceofdatacollection toensurecompliancewithuniversityregulationsregardingthecollectionofresearchdata.

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Thesis/DissertationDefenses
Thesisanddissertationdefensesareopentoallmembersoftheuniversitycommunityandthegeneralpublic. Theoraldefenseengagesthesupervisorycommitteeandthecandidateinacriticalandanalyticaldiscussionof theresearchandfindingsofthestudy,aswellasareviewofthecontributionoftheresearchtopictoadvancing knowledgeinthatdiscipline.Thepresentationofathesisordissertationdefenseinanopenforumfostersa broaderawarenessofthestateofgraduateresearchatASU,promotesawiderscholarlydialogueamong disciplines,andrecognizespubliclythescholarlycontributionsofmastersordoctoralcandidates. DefensesmustbescheduledwiththeGraduateCollegeatleast10workingdaysinadvanceofthedefensedate. ItisexpectedthatoraldefenseswillbeheldonanASUcampusduringregularbusinesshoursinorderto facilitatestudent,faculty,andpublicaccessibility.Whentherearesoundeducationalreasonsforholdinga defenseunderdifferentcircumstances,contacttheGraduateCollegeforapprovalbeforeschedulingthe defense. Studentsmustbephysicallypresentattheoraldefenseoftheirthesis,dissertationorequivalentdocument.If, duetounforeseencircumstances,theycannotbephysicallypresent,thentheoraldefensemustberescheduled toanotherdatewhentheycanbephysicallypresent. Itisdesirablethatallmembersofastudentssupervisorycommitteebephysicallypresentwiththestudentat thefinaloraldefenseofathesisordissertation.However,therearesituations(e.g.facultytravel,faculty emergenciesand/orfacultyleave)thatmaynecessitateholdingadefensewithoneormorecommittee member(s)absent.Ifacommitteemembercannotphysicallyattend,theycantele/videoconference,orthey canappointasubstitutetoattendintheirplace.Thesubstituteshouldbearegularfacultymemberwiththe academicunit.Thesupervisorycommitteechairmustbephysicallypresent;iftherearetwocochairs,oneof themmaytele/videoconferenceifneeded.Ineithercase,pleaseemailgradges@asu.eduwiththestudentsID numberandthenameofthetele/videoconferencingmemberorwiththenamesofthememberwhowillbe absentandthefacultymemberwhowillattendasasubstitute.Thisinformationmustbesubmittedbeforethe defense.

Degree Completion
Thefinalculminatingexperiencesforgraduatedegreesvarybyprogram.Inmanymastersdegreeprogramsa thesisisrequired,inotherprogramstheculminatingexperienceisanappliedorprofessionalproject.InallPh.D. programs,aswellasinmostprofessionaldoctoralprograms,dissertationsarerequired.Thesesand dissertationsareofficiallydocumentedandarchived.ThesesanddissertationsaresubmittedtoUMI/ProQuest, whichmakestheircontentavailabletothepublic.InformationonthedissertationlaterappearsinDissertation AbstractsInternational.Forthisreason,allthesesanddissertationsmustundergoGraduateCollegeformat review.TheGraduateCollegeDeanreviewsthecontenttoaffirmthequalityandoriginalityofthescholarly work.

SchedulingaDefenseandFormatReview
Atleast10workingdayspriortotheplanneddefenseofathesis,dissertationorequivalent,studentsschedule thedefensethroughtheirMyASU.SeeGraduationDeadlines.Studentsworkwiththeirsupervisorycommittee andtheacademicunitsgraduatesupportstafftoidentifyasuitabledateandreservearoom.Whenadefense
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dateandlocationhavebeenidentified,studentssubmittheappropriatescheduleadefenseform,andadraft copyofthethesis/dissertationviaemailtogradformat@asu.edu.ThedefensewillbepublishedontheGraduate CollegeMasters/DoctoralDefenseSchedulewebsitethatupdateseveryMonday. TheFormatManualisacomprehensiveguidetoformattingathesis,dissertationorequivalentdocumentandit alwaysoverridesaStyleGuideifthetwoconflict.StudentsmustusetheFormatManualtopreparetheir thesis/dissertation.QuestionsregardingtheFormatManualrequirementsshouldbedirectedto gradformat@asu.edu. TheGraduateCollegesFormattingToolusestheFormatManualformattingguidelinestogenerateatemplate intowhichyouinsertyourdocument'stext.Theformattingtoolisdesignedtohelpstudentswiththebasic formatrequirementssuchasmarginsandspacing,andgreatlyimprovestheformatreviewprocessforstudents.

UMI/ProQuestSubmission
Studentsarerequiredtocreateanewuseraccountspecifictothesubmissionoftheirdocumentandmustuse theirASUemailaddress.UMI/ProQuestrequiresallstudentstosubmitaPDFversionoftheirfinaldocument. TheASUGraduateCollegerequiresthatthePDFdocumentisincompliancewiththeformattingstandards presentedintheformatmanual.StudentswillreceivefinalformatapprovalonlyafterthesubmittedPDF documenthassuccessfullypassedaformatreview.Studentshaveanopportunitytoorderboundcopiesoftheir documentforthemselvesthroughUMI/ProQuest;theymayalsogototheASUBookstore,oranythirdparty binderytoobtainboundcopiesoftheirdocumentifdesired.

Graduation
StudentsmustapplyforgraduationthroughMyASUinaccordancewiththeUniversityRegistrarpolicies.See ApplicationforGraduation.StudentsmustmeetallUniversityandGraduateCollegedegreerequirementsprior totheconferraloftheirdegree. ThegraduationdeadlinesandproceduresaresetbytheGraduateCollegeandareavailableonlineat http://graduate.asu.edu/progress/graduation_deadlines.Deadlinedatesvaryslightlydependingonthecalendar year,sostudentsshouldcheckthemcarefullyinadvanceofthesemestertheyplantodefendtheir thesis/dissertation.Itisveryimportantthatstudentsbecomefamiliarwiththesedeadlinessothatgraduation canoccurduringtheexpectedterm.

Graduate Student Appeals

TheGraduateCouncilAppealsBoard(GCAB)servesastheappealsbodyforgraduatestudentsseekingredress onacademicdecisionsregardingtheirgraduateprograms.Beforeinitiatinganappeal,thegraduatestudent mustfullyutilizeallotherappealandreviewprocessesavailableinthestudentsprogram,academicunit,or college/school.ThestudentshouldalsodiscussthesituationwiththeGraduateCollegedeansofficetoexplore resolutionofthematterattheunitorcollegelevelbeforefilinganappeal. TheGCABreviewswrittenappealsofgraduatestudentsconcerning: Retentioningraduateprograms(withthelimitationsdescribedbelow).

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Proceduralmattersingraduatestudentprograms(e.g.,proceduresrelatedtoPlansofStudy,theses, dissertations,andpreliminary,qualifyingorcomprehensiveexams). Otheracademicissuesthatarenotcoveredbyotheruniversitypoliciesorprocesses. TheGCABwillnotentertainanyappealsuntilthegraduatestudenthasfullyutilizedallotherappropriateappeal proceduresthroughtheiracademicunitandcollege. TheGCABdoesnotreviewappealspertainingtothefollowingareasbecausetheseappealsareheardbyother universitybodies(seeparenthesisbelow): Coursegrades(subjecttoreviewbytheacademicunitandcollege/school). Resultsofcapstoneexperiences,comprehensiveandqualifyingexaminationsanddefenses (subjecttoreviewbytheacademicunitandcollege/school). Allegationsofacademicdishonesty(subjecttoreviewundertheASUStudentAcademicIntegrity Policy). Allegationsofscientificmisconduct(subjecttoreviewunderASUpolicyRSP210[Misconductin Research]intheResearchandSponsoredProjectsPolicyandProceduresManual). Allegationsofdiscrimination(subjecttoreviewbytheASUOfficeofDiversity). TheGuidelinesforGraduateAppealsdescribingfurthertheGCABappealprocedures,process,andjurisdiction areavailablefromtheGraduateCollegeandonthewebsiteat: http://graduate.asu.edu/faculty_staff/policies/graduate_student_appeals.
ArizonaStateUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,sexualorientation,gender identity,disability,religion,ageorveteranstatusintheUniversitysservices,educationalprograms,andactivities, including,butnotlimitedto,admissiontoandemploymentbytheUniversity.TheOfficeofDiversityhasbeendesignated tohandleinquiriesregardingtheUniversitysnondiscriminationpolicies:Director,OfficeofDiversity,UniversityServices Building,1551S.RuralRd.,Tempe,Arizona85287,IntercampusMailCode5612.Phone:(480)9655057;TTY(480)965 0471.ForinformationgenerallyaboutASUsnondiscriminationpoliciesandproceduresforfilingcomplaints,pleasesee http://cfo.asu.edu/hrdiversity.Somedeadlinesforfilingcomplaintsareasshortasthirtydays.

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