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| Effective: 8/15/1950 |
Revised: 7/1/2009 |
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SSM 204–02:
Master’s and Doctoral Programs of
Study |
Purpose
To establish a program of study for graduate students relating
to the specific degree requirements for graduate degree completion
and graduation
Source
Graduate College
Policy
Graduate students working toward a master’s or doctoral
degree must file an official Master’s Degree Program of Study
form or a Doctoral Program of Study form, as appropriate, at the
earliest possible date after admission with regular status to a
specific graduate degree program.
Courses and requirements on the program of study are subject to
approval by the graduate student’s supervisory committee,
department chair, and the Graduate College.
The graduate student must file a Petition to the Graduate College if any changes to the program are necessary.
ProceduresD
Filing a Master’s or Doctoral Program of
Study
Responsibility
|
Action
|
| Graduate student |
- Complete and submit to the department the master’s or
doctoral Interactive Program of Study (iPOS) online at My ASU.
- If assistance is needed, talk with the committee chair,
committee members, or graduate coordinator.
- Make any necessary revisions and resubmit if necessary.
|
| Academic Department |
- Verify that the iPOS meets the specified requirements and
submit it to the Graduation Section at the Tempe campus or, if the
student is registered at the West campus, Registration Services at
the West campus.
- Help students complete any necessary revisions, online course
changes, or petitions.
|
| Graduation Section or Registration Services at the West
campus |
- Verify that the iPOS meets the requirements specified in the
ASU Graduate Catalog.
- Reroute the iPOS to the department for revisions when
necessary.
- Submit the student’s iPOS to the Graduate College once it has been verified.
- Process online petitions or course changes for the student when
needed.
|
| Graduate College |
- Approve or disapprove the program.
- Return the approved iPOS for processing to the
Graduation Section at the Tempe campus or, if the student is
registered at the West campus, Registration Services at the West
campus.
- Notify student by e-mail when iPOS is approved.
|
Filing a Petition to the Graduate College
Responsibility
|
Action
|
| Graduate student |
- Use online format to file course changes and petitions to the Graduate College, and
submit them to the department for approval.
- If assistance is needed, check with the committee chair,
committee members, or graduate coordinator.
|
| Department |
Course change petitions:
- Verify that the petition meets graduation requirements, and then electronically forward to the Graduation Section at the Tempe campus or Enrollment Services at the West campus.
|
|
All other petitions:
- Verify that requirements are being met, and then electronically forward to the Graduate College.
|
For course change petitions only:
Graduation Section at the Tempe campus or Enrollment Services at the West campus (if the student is registered at the West campus)
|
- Verify that the petition adjusts the iPOS to meet the requirements specified in the ASU Graduate Catalog.
- Notify the student via e-mail of approval.
- Return to department if not approved.
|
For all non-course change petitions:
Graduation Section or Registration Services at the West
campus |
- Review and approve petition.
- Notify student via e-mail of approval.
- Return to department or hold for further information if not approved.
|
endtable
Cross-References
For information about graduation procedures, see:
- SSM 204–03,
“Application for Graduation for Bachelor’s Candidates”
and
- SSM 204–04,
“Application for Graduation for Master’s and Doctoral
Candidates.”
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