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program advisor determines how those earned units are applied
to the student’s program.
Payment of the assessment fee does not guarantee the outcome of
the assessment or ensure that academic credit will be awarded.
Units awarded through CBa will be graded on a Credit/No Credit
basis. all units earned through CBa will be designated as such on
the transcript. Units earned through CBa do not fulfill residency
requirements.
Master’s Thesis
When a thesis, research report, or comparable project is required
to fulfill degree requirements, the student must arrange an initial
conference with the thesis coordinator of the degree program at
least one year before expected graduation.
in consultation with the thesis coordinator, the student prepares a
formal application and receives thesis instructions specific to the
college or degree program. approval for permission to enroll in
thesis research must be obtained from the thesis coordinator prior
to registration.
Before beginning a project, the student’s writing abilities and
preparation for writing a research paper are assessed. a basic
composition course may be required prior to the research course
and thesis work if, in the judgment of the thesis coordinator, the
student needs to strengthen basic writing skills. specific programs
with theses or final project components may require enrollment
in a course that instructs the student in writing and research
methods.
The thesis coordinator, in consultation with the student, appoints
at least one other member of the University faculty to serve with
the coordinator as the thesis committee. one member of the
committee serves as faculty advisor. The student prepares a thesis
proposal that must be approved by the thesis coordinator and the
faculty advisor at least two quarters before expected graduation.
approval must also be obtained from the faculty committee
established to protect individual and University rights against
legal and ethical infringements.
The student meets regularly with the faculty advisor for oral and
written critiques of work in progress. The student will be asked
to work with a writing instructor if the thesis draft is seriously
deficient. students needing writing assistance may want to contact
the JFK University academic support Center.
When the rough draft has been approved by all members of the
thesis committee, the student prepares the final draft. instructions
on format should be obtained from the thesis coordinator. The
thesis coordinator retains copies of all drafts of the proposal
as well as copies of critiques written by members of the thesis
committee.
The thesis coordinator has immediate responsibility and the
vice President of academic affairs ultimate responsibility for
guaranteeing that the instruction and student work meet the
University’s academic quality standards.
students who plan to do thesis work in any of the colleges must
enroll in all required units of thesis or project research. students
who need further help after completing these courses must
enroll for additional units as required by the individual program.
additional units, however, do not count toward fulfillment of unit
requirements for the degree.
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Concurrent Enrollment at Other Institutions
students may receive transfer credit for coursework being taken at
another institution concurrent with enrollment at JFK University.
Prior to registration at the other institution, students should
contact the registrar’s office to verify transferability of the course, to
ensure that coursework will be applicable to degree requirements,
and that University residency requirements will be met. students
receiving financial aid should also contact the financial aid office.
international students must have the written approval of the
international student advisor.
Cross-Registration
some courses not offered at JFK University may be taken through
cross-registration at the University of California, Berkeley;
California state University, East Bay; laney Community College;
and Contra Costa College. instructions and forms are available
in the registrar’s office. students enrolled in a course through
cross-registration pay JFK University tuition and fees. approval
is granted only to students needing these courses for their JFKU
residency.
Grading System
The grading system that appears on the next page governs
grading symbols and computations for all undergraduate and
graduate students of the University. all grades carry quality
points and are computed in student GPas. students enrolled in
the College of law follow the grading system as it appears in the
College of law catalog.
The following marks may be assigned to undergraduate, master’s,
and doctoral courses and have the same meaning regardless of the
level. By definition, marks differ from grades in that they do not
carry quality points or count in the GPa (except for the UW—see
note below).
Mark Description
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CR 1 Credit
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in progress; no grade or units granted until entire
course sequence has been completed
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NC No credit
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Not reported. NR is replaced by the assigned grade
NR when course is complete and grade is posted by the
registrar’s office
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UW 2 Unauthorized withdrawal; student failed to complete
course requirements, but did not withdraw
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W Withdrawal
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1 a Credit (CR) is the equivalent of a C or above for undergraduate
students and the equivalent of a B or above for master’s- and
doctoral-level students.
2 in CR/NC courses, the UW is equivalent to NC. in letter-graded
courses, the UW is equivalent to F. Refer to the following section for
additional information.
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