05.06.02 Appeals Students who are placed on Financial Aid Warning may appeal to have their funding reinstated. Students may appeal only in cases of extenuating medical or personal circumstances. The Graduate Academic Progress Committee, comprised of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, the Associate Director of Graduate Advising and Services, the Registrar, and the Director…
05.06.01 Financial Aid Warning Graduate students who do not meet the minimum standards for SAP as defined above will be placed on Financial Aid Warning. Graduate Scholarships and Stipends are merit based; therefore, students on warning status may not hold a Graduate Scholarship and Stipend or represent the Eastman School in non-curricular University sponsored events.…
05.06 Satisfactory Academic Progress Graduate students must make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) towards completion of their degree in order to remain in good standing with the School. Every student’s academic progress is reviewed at the end of the fall and spring semesters by the Office of Graduate Studies. Graduate students maintain their eligibility for Graduate…
05.05 Graduate Credit and Grading Each faculty instructor determines the grading criteria for their courses and must publish them in the class syllabus. The syllabus must include learning outcomes, assignments and exams, specific stipulations for successful course completion, a statement on disability accommodations, a statement on Eastman’s academic integrity policy, and attendance policies for the…
05.04 Graduate Transfer Credit A maximum of six semester hours of graduate credit taken not more than five years before matriculation at Eastman may be accepted for graduate degree requirements. The subject(s) taken must form an integral part of the student’s program of study, and the student must have earned a grade of “B” or…
05.03 Orientation, Placement Examinations, and Remediation Orientation Orientation is mandatory for all new graduate students. Should you choose not to attend, please be aware that there are serious consequences that may affect your ability to complete your degree in a timely manner. For graduate students, the main purpose of orientation is to provide a time…
05.02 Continuous Graduate Registration Continuation of Graduate Enrollment and Inactive Status Forms The Council on Graduate Studies of the University of Rochester has established a principle of continuous registration for graduate students. This means that graduate students must register every fall and spring semester from their first semester of study until their degree is completed.…
05.01 Residency Normally all work for a graduate degree will be done in residence. This includes the thesis for programs and majors in which such a document required. In rare cases, permission will be granted for credit to be transferred for courses taken at other institutions, as noted in section 05.04 (Graduate Transfer Credit). Students…
04.14.02 Graduation Honors Honors candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree with distinction will be limited to the top 33 percent (and ties) of the graduating class. They are allocated as follows: Highest distinction: top 3% and ties High distinction: the next 10% and ties Distinction: the next 20% and ties Honors are calculated at…
04.14.01 Marching on completion Students are assigned to (or re-assigned to) a particular class year if they are likely, expected, or eligible to complete their degree in May, August or December of that calendar year. Undergraduate students who will complete their eighth semester of study in May but must complete coursework during the summer or…