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Classification of Students
- Full-time Student: An enrolled student currently registered for 12 or more semester credit hours.
- Part-time Student: An enrolled student currently registered for fewer than 12 semester credit hours.
- Degree-seeking Student: Admitted to the Graduate School and enrolled in a program in which the student anticipates earning a degree.
- Unclassified (non-degree) Student: Not admitted to the Graduate School or seeking a degree at AU. Non-degree students:
- May complete no more than twelve credit hours without applying for admission to a graduate program
- Must be admitted to the Graduate School at least 24 semester hours prior to graduation
Graduate Academic Standing
All graduate programs at Alfred University reserves the right to deny further registration to any student who is not making satisfactory progress. Course work presented in satisfaction of requirements for a graduate degree must be an average grade of B or better (3.00 GPA).
Scholastic Standards Committees for each graduate program will review every student's record each semester. They may recommend academic probation, suspension, or dismissal for students who do not meet a GPA standard of 3.00 or better each semester and cumulatively or who do not make satisfactory progress in other ways.
Students matriculated in graduate degree programs must meet academic and performance requirements established by each program.
Any student who fails a qualifying or comprehensive examination for the second time is dismissed from the graduate program.
Student Appeal for Change of Academic Standing
A student appeal for change of academic standing will be made through the student's Dean for presentation to the Graduate Program's Scholastic Standards Committee. The request must be made within 10 business days following notification of the change in academic standing. Programs may appoint a separate Scholastic Standards Appeals Committee to conduct such hearings.
If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Scholastic Standards Committee, or Appeals Committee on the question of the appeal, the student may further appeal, in writing, to the Provost.