Examinations held in the absence of the Graduate Representative will be considered invalid and will need to be rescheduled. It is a flexible guide and may be changed as the student progresses and as the student's committee considers desirable. When filed, attachments to the program must include working transcripts of all non-MSU coursework. If the student attained those required transcripts during the application process, they may be reused for program purposes. The program must be approved by each committee member, who will indicate approval by initialing the program beside the member's own name on at least the first copy of the program.
Final approval rests with the Graduate Dean.
A program must be submitted on official forms to the Graduate Dean by the end of the third semester of attendance. If a program is not so submitted, it will be considered that the student is not working toward a degree. Exceptions to this regulation will be granted only for extraordinary reasons. This includes graduate assistantships, student work-study and student labor. Changes must be requested before or during the term affected.