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CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
Applicants for degree programs may be admitted to Approved, Qualified, or Provisional Status. In certain cases applicants to degree programs may be granted Deferred admission status. The Graduate School has established minimal criteria for acceptance. Individual departments may have additional requirements. The various categories of admission are detailed in the following paragraphs.
Approved Status
Students who have met the minimum admission requirements stipulated by the Graduate School and have met all departmental requirements for admission are granted admission to Approved Status. Admission to this status implies only that a student is permitted to commence graduate work which normally will lead to a degree or diploma. However, admission to Approved Status does not guarantee that a student will be allowed to become a candidate for a degree or diploma.
Qualified Status
Admission to Qualified Status may be granted to applicants who have met all requirements except for prerequisite coursework which must be completed prior to advancement to candidacy. Generally, students will not be admitted to a degree program with more than six (6) credits of outstanding prerequisites. In such cases, students can enroll in post-baccalaureate or graduate non-degree status. Upon completion of the conditions of acceptance, and provided the student has earned a GPA of at least 3.00 for all work attempted, he/she is eligible to be advanced to Approved Status. Students in qualified status may be dismissed if they fail to meet the conditions of their acceptance.
Provisional Status
Admission to Provisional Status may be granted to an applicant who has not met one or more of the general graduate school or program level admission requirements, e.g., low G.P.A., low test scores, lack of a required test, or inadequate writing skills. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or equivalent and must meet the minimal language requirements prior to matriculation. The first obligation of students admitted to Provisional Status will be to meet all of the conditions specified at the time of admission. Students admitted to Provisional Status because of their previous GPA will be eligible for advancement to Approved Status after the completion of 9 semester hours of work if their GPA for all work attempted is at least 3.00. Students in a Provisional Status may be dismissed after one registration if their GPA is below 3.00, or if they have failed to meet other specified conditions.
Deferred Admission Status
This status is reserved for applicants who intend to pursue a degree program and who are allowed to register in the Graduate School while a formal application for admission is completed and processed and eligibility is determined. Work taken in this status will not count toward a graduate degree at UND unless admission to a graduate program is secured. A Deferred Student who fails to gain admission to a graduate program by the next registration period will be considered to be in Non-Degree status. The status of those who are admitted will be converted to degree status retroactively. Students who have previously been Degree Seeking, Certificate or Non-Degree Students are not eligible for Deferred Admission status.
Non-Degree Status
Applicants who wish to take graduate classes but who do not want to earn a degree are classified as Non-Degree students. All applicants for non-degree status must possess a four-year bachelor’s degree earned at an accredited U.S. institution (or equivalent degree from another country). Subject to the approval of the department and the Dean of the Graduate School, a maximum of nine (9) semester credits taken as a graduate Non-Degree student may subsequently be counted toward a graduate degree subject to all other regulations.
Post-Baccalaureate Status
The purpose of this status is to provide a procedure for individuals to take a limited amount of academic work for cultural, intellectual, and continuing education needs. A student registered in Post-Baccalaureate status may not change to another status until the completion of the term. All work taken will be graded on the Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory system and cannot be applied to any graduate degree program at the University of North Dakota. Any student who has been dismissed as a Degree Seeking, Certificate, Deferred Admission, or Non-Degree student is eligible to register in the Graduate School only as a Post-Baccalaureate student.
Transient Status
Transient students are those who are pursuing a graduate program at another university but who wish to enroll for a semester or summer session with the intent of returning to their home institutions. If a Transient student elects to remain at the University of North Dakota to work toward a graduate degree, formal application for admission to a degree program will be required; subsequently, if admitted, the student may ask the Advisory Committee to accept courses taken while in Transient Status to a degree program.
NOTE: All students taking courses in the Graduate School must maintain a 3.00 Grade Point Average unless otherwise stated in the individual program requirements. The academic standing of all graduate students, including those who are Non-Degree, Deferred, or Transient Status whose cumulative Grade Point Average falls below a 3.00 or the level required by the program, e.g., 2.75 for Master’s of Engineering degree, will be reviewed at the end of each academic term by the Graduate School Dean. Students having accumulated 9 or more credit hours will be placed on academic probation for one semester; students having accumulated fewer than 9 credit hours will be placed on academic probation until either: a) the GPA is raised to at least 3.00 (2.75 for M.Engr.); or b) 9 graduate credit hours are accumulated, whichever occurs first. If, at the end of the probationary period, the GPA is still less than 3.00 (2.75 for M.Engr.), the student will be dismissed. |
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