Policy Updates Approved by Graduate Council on date noted:

Cross listing 4000/6000 courses. Approved 4/19/07 - Clarifies expectation for course work level variance between 4000 and 6000 level cross-listed courses

Course Attendance at First Class. Approved 6/18/07 - Changes policy so that graduate students who do not attend the first class meeting and have not made arrangements with the instructor to miss the meeting, will be automatically dropped from the class.

Graduate Faculty Definition: Affiliate Faculty. Approved 3/19/07 - Clarification of Graduate Faculty vs. Affiliate Graduate Faculty

Incomplete Grades. Approved 6/18/07 - Changes policy so that graduate students will not receive an “I- Incomplete” grade. Instead, the grade earned at the end of the semester will be noted on the student-faculty agreement before grades are posted. Once the missing work is submitted, a change of grade may be recorded.

Graduate Catalog. Approved 9/17/07 - Further clarifies policy for catalog choice and policy updates

Graduate Certificate Policies. Approved 9/17/07 - Clarifies coursework that may be transferred in and point of admission deadlines

Institutional Residency (aka Academic Residency). Approved 10/15/07 - Clarification of policy to comply with SACS requirements that the majority of degree requirements be completed at the institution awarding the degree.

Questions about these updates may be directed to the Office of Graduate Studies at knudsen@stpt..usf.edu