Failure to clear deficiencies may be grounds for release from the program. All graduate students' records will be reviewed by the Standards Subcommittee of the Graduate Committee during October and April, every year. The full graduate faculty will meet in May to review all graduate students. A student who is not making satisfactory progress toward degree requirements may be released from the program. G. Time Limits 1.
Course credits earned in the program or accepted by transfer are valid for a maximum of seven years.
After the establishment of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years will be allowed for the completion of degree requirements. Students in either degree program desiring an extension should formally petition the Graduate Committee. If the committee recommends the extension, the Graduate Coordinator will notify the Dean's office of this recommendation and forward the petition to the Director of Graduate Studies.