2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

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course in cases where there is not a program director/
coordinator, to determine requirements or restrictions.
For approved enrollment, students may take up to 12
graduate hours prior to graduation; but the combined
undergraduate and graduate enrollment normally may
not exceed 16 hours for a semester.
Graduate level courses (500 level) cannot be used
simultaneously to satisfy baccalaureate and graduate
degree requirements with the exception of approved
joint-degree programs.
Note: Students planning to enter the MBA Program
may only apply 6 hours of graduate credit taken as a
senior toward their graduate degree.
CHANGE OF STATUS
The Director of Admissions and Records will notify the
student and the program director/coordinator when the
student has satisfied the conditions of admission and
is changed to regular status.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Each graduate program at the University has specific
graduation requirements, which must be met prior to
graduation. In addition, students must fulfill the
following requirements for a graduate degree:
1) Have a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.000 or
better at graduation. A maximum of six semester
hours of course work at the grade of C+ or C may
apply toward graduation. A maximum number of
nine semester hours of transfer credit may be
applied to the degree.
2) Have regular student status.
3) Complete the program’s minimum number of
hours of approved course work. The MBA and
industrial and systems engineering programs
require a minimum of 36 semester hours. The
applied natural science program requires a
minimum of 30-32 semester hours. The MSN
requires a minimum of 53 semester hours.
4) Pass a final comprehensive and/or oral examination
in the major area of study, if required by the
program.
5) Submit a graduation planning sheet signed by the
student’s graduate advisor during the semester
prior to the semester in which graduation is to
occur. The deadline for submission is published in
the semester schedule of courses.
6) Complete a thesis or directed research project. If
choosing the thesis option, submit five approved
copies of the thesis to the Library for binding. The
bound thesis will be distributed to each of the
following: one to the program director/coordinator,
two to the University Library, one to the committee
chair, and one to the department.
NOTE: Enrollment for thesis or directed research credit
is required for any academic term during which
University resources (e.g., faculty time, computer use,
library, etc.) are being used. A maximum of six
semester hours of thesis or directed research course
work will count toward meeting graduation requirements.
ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER CREDIT
A maximum of nine (9) semester hours of resident
graduate credit from other regionally accredited
graduate institutions may be applied to a graduate
degree program. Transfer credit from non-United
States institutions will be evaluated on a case-by-case
basis. Transfer credits must be directly applicable to
the degree program and must be approved by the
applicant’s graduate committee and the Director of
Admissions and Records. Graduate credits accepted
in transfer must be from a course in which a grade of
B- or better was earned. Credits accepted in transfer
do not apply to the GPA at CSU-Pueblo. Credits
already used for a degree at another institution can not
be used toward fulfilling a CSU-Pueblo degree.
GRADUATE ADVISING
Each graduate degree area has a program director/
coordinator that serves as graduate advisor to all
graduate students in the program, unless the dean of
the college, center, or school makes a different
assignment. The advisor will assist in selecting a
graduate committee for each student who chooses the
thesis option. The graduate committee shall consist of
at least three faculty members and is appointed by the
dean of the college, center or school in consultation
with the student and the program director/coordinator.
One member of the committee may be from outside
the department of the student’s graduate program.
Changes in membership in the graduate committee
may be requested by the student to the dean.
The responsibilities of the graduate advisor and the
graduate committee include advisement, approval of
the degree plan, approval of a thesis or directed
research topic and final document (if appropriate), and
administration and approval of comprehensive and/or
oral examinations.
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