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Full Graduate Standing
Provisional Graduate Standing
Conditional Admission
Full Graduate Standing
Students accepted to pursue a graduate program with no conditions/provisions are classified as having full graduate standing. The full graduate standing classification allows students to matriculate in a graduate program with no outstanding admissions requirements needing to be satisfied.
Provisional Graduate Standing
Students whose previous academic records are not strong enough to merit full graduate standing may be granted probationary admission and provisional graduate standing. The Graduate College and the student’s department determine placement in this classification.
A provisional student must complete nine credit hours of graduate-level coursework selected by the department and listed on the Certificate of Admission. The student must complete this coursework within one year of admission, with grades of B or higher (B- grades are unacceptable). Failure to complete the required coursework in the specified period or earning a grade less than B (3.00) will automatically revoke the student’s admission. Departments may elect to not allow students with provisional graduate standing to enroll in additional courses prior to completing the terms of the provisional admission.
When the Graduate College receives confirmation of the appropriate grades being earned in the required coursework, the student will be granted full graduate standing status, unless the student was also admitted conditionally, in which case, the student will also need to satisfy those requirements before they can be granted full graduate standing.
Conditional Admission
Conditions do not reflect an applicant’s ability to conduct graduate-level work. They indicate that the applicant must complete course deficiencies as part of the program or meet some additional requirements before finalizing admission, e.g., provide a final transcript of coursework that was in progress while applying for admission, a missing letter of recommendation, or standardized test score, etc. The Certificate of Admission will specify which requirements must be met by a given deadline in order to maintain admission in the program. Conditional admissions are split into two categories: Graduate College conditions and departmental/program conditions.
Graduate College conditions are applied when a student must submit official transcripts, official and final confirmation of degree, official proof of English proficiency, official foreign credential evaluation, or must obtain approval for concurrent enrollment.
Graduate College conditional requirements must be met by the following deadlines:
- Fall: Sept. 15
- Spring: Feb. 15
- Summer: July 15
Failure to meet the Graduate College condition(s) will automatically cancel the student’s admission and result in separation from the student’s graduate program.
Departmental/program conditions are applied at the discretion of the academic department/program where a student must provide materials required for admission by the department, such as a letter of recommendation, official test scores, a resume/CV, statement of purpose, writing sample, etc. or the student must complete course deficiencies within a time frame specified on the Certificate of Admission. Conditional admission based on course deficiencies require the student to complete courses by the deadline specified on the Certificate of Admission (generally early in the graduate program). A student may also be required to register for internship credits, or related graduate coursework, to remedy a deficiency related to lack of work experience or field experience prior to admission. Undergraduate courses taken to remedy deficiencies identified at admission will not be applied toward the advanced degree. Departments are responsible for monitoring students granted department/program conditional admission, and if necessary, initiating separation requests for students who do not meet the condition(s) admission.
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