Enrollment Newly admitted students will be classified by the Graduate College as either regularly enrolled or provisionally enrolled. The latter students are so considered because of an identified area of concern, such as an undergraduate GPA or GRE scores that do not meet the minimum requirements stipulated by the department or the Graduate College. Provisionally enrolled students must complete nine hours of coursework selected by the department within their first year with a minimum grade of B to be removed from provisional status and classified as regularly enrolled. Newly admitted students will be assigned a faculty advisor and are expected to attend a New Student Orientation near the end of spring semester. During this meeting, students will meet with their advisors and receive a copy of the Student Handbook, which contains all of the information, requirements, policies and procedures about the department and the programs that students need to complete their studies.
Students are responsible to know the contents of the handbook.
The advisor must be consulted each semester before students can begin classes. New students are expected to enroll in classes during the summer term for which their admission is indicated. Failure to do so may result in the offer of admission being rescinded by the Graduate College. Under extraordinary circumstances, the department may grant an extention of enrollment until the fall semester, but students anticipating such an eventuality must petition the department in writing for an extension prior to the summer term's start. Length Graduate classes are offered almost exclusively during the late afternoon or evening, from 4pm or later, to accommodate work schedules.