A graduate nondegree student who wishes to become a graduate degree student may apply toward the degree program only 12 hours of graduate work taken as a graduate nondegree student. The written recommendation of the student's adviser and the Psychology Department chairman that these hours conform to an approved sequence in the student's designated program must be obtained. Have completed 23 graduate semester hours in an approved program of studies. Have an approved program on file with the student's adviser. Have submitted an Application for Candidacy to the Department of Psychology.
Applications are available in the department office.
All of these steps must be completed before a student can be recommended for candidacy by the Department of Psychology and approved for candidacy by the Graduate Advisory Committee. Any course that is repeated must be retaken at Francis Marion University. A course may be repeated only once. Psychology graduate students may repeat only one course. That one course may be repeated only with written approval from the Psychology Depart ment chairman.