First Year Evaluation
The faculty, meeting as a committee-of-the-whole, will review the progress of all graduate students at the end of their first year in residence. For students in the master's program the faculty can:
- Recommend petitioning the Graduate School to allow direct entry to the doctoral program (accelerated entry option). Such petition can be made anytime after one semester in residence.
- Recommend continuation in the master's program with option to petition the Graduate School to grant a master's degree equivalency. When granted, this allows the student to apply to enter the doctoral program after completing all degree requirements except writing and defending a thesis.
- Recommend continuation in the master's program with option to petition to enter the doctoral program after completion of a master's thesis.
- Recommend continuation in a terminal master's degree program.
- Request that the Graduate School terminate the student from the program (giving cause)