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Graduate Academic Standing
In order to remain in good academic standing the student must take the courses agreed upon in the Plan of Study and should maintain a “B” average (3.0 QPA). Normally in the first two years of graduate study each full time student will take a minimum of two courses per semester. This is a minimum requirement. A student should discuss any C's with his/her advisor. In the first year any student with a C should discuss the problem with the advisor and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee before the beginning of the winter (or summer) recess. The renewal or continuation of a student's assistantship will depend on remaining in good standing in each succeeding semester. A grade of F in any semester is sufficient grounds for immediate withdrawal of an assistantship.
In addition to maintaining grades, graduate students must carry out their teaching and/or research duties to the satisfaction of the appropriate faculty. To remain in good standing students must also pass the Qualifying and Candidacy Exams at the appropriate times.
Academic dishonesty
Academic dishonesty is considered a very serious offense in the Physics Department graduate program. Therefore, any substantiated case of academic dishonesty will be dealt with unequivocally. Examples of academic honesty are exposited in the written Institute's Academic Policies and Procedures, and the Student Handbook.
Some specific Physics Department penalties for substantiated academic dishonesty are as follows:
- Cheating on an examination or course assignment in one of the categories listed in the above documents will result in an automatic failing grade for the course.
- A second case of substantiated academic dishonesty will result in automatic immediate termination in the graduate program, including immediate termination of all student financial support.
- Academic dishonesty in the qualifier examination will result in automatic failure of the examination, and termination in the graduate program, including immediate termination of all student financial support.
The decision regarding the veracity of any cases of suspected academic dishonesty will be made by a committee composed of two members each from the physics graduate student council and the physics graduate program committee.
There is in all cases a right of appeal from the Department Chair, the Dean of the
School
of
Science
, and eventually the Provost, according to the procedures written in the Student Handbook.
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