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- | ====== Additional Guidance for Satisfactory Academic Progress ====== | ||
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- | The University will provide a “warning” concerning a student’s status for each semester if the student is deficient in one of the factors listed below. If the deficiency is not remedied by the beginning of the following semester, a “hold” is placed on registration and the student cannot register until the deficiency is removed. Registration in Graduate School is a prerequisite for holding the position of Teaching Assistant. | ||
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- | Criteria include the following: | ||
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- | - The grade point average for work since entering graduate school must not fall below 2.8 for MS students and 3.0 for Ph.D. students. The GPA for designated core classes in Physics must be at least 3.3. | ||
- | - The number of incomplete credit hours must not exceed six. | ||
- | - A student registered as working towards a Master’s degree should have submitted his/her master’s program degree plan by the time he/she has completed 10 credits of graduate work. | ||
- | - Students must pass the Graduate Written examination by the end of their second year. Hence two opportunities are afforded to pass. Exceptions can be made by the Director of Graduate Studies upon written recommendation by the student' | ||
- | - Students mas pass the preliminary oral exam by the end of their third year in graduate school. | ||
- | - Students beyond one year from the Oral exam that request TA support need to convene their oral committee at least once a year, and make a presentation about their research progress. The committee needs to file a report with the Director of Graduate Studies attesting that the student is making satisfactory progress toward the degree. | ||