Certain graduate policies may be appealed within the guidelines specified per the Graduate Catalog.
The appeal begins by completing a Petition and submitting it to Graduate Studies. Graduate Studies may seek input and recommendations from the school or academic unit where the student is active.
The normal per semester for a graduate student is 9 to 12 semester credit hours. A graduate student may enroll in a maximum of 16 credit hours per fall or spring semester and a maximum of 12 credit hours during the entire summer semester, including both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses. Under extenuating circumstances, students with at least a 3.50 graduate grade point average may submit a petition to the Graduate Studies office through their academic school to enroll in more than the maximum number of credit hours. Approval must be granted before the semester the student wishes to enroll for more than the maximum hours.
The request for an enrollment overload must include
All courses that satisfy certificate or degree program requirements must have been completed during the immediately preceding completion of the certificate or degree program; this includes transfer credit.
The request an for extension must include
Students who are in graduate ineligible status and then raise their GPA to a 3.00 or higher may petition the Graduate Studies office to be reinstated to their degree/certificate program.
The request for reinstatement must include
Graduate students may petition the Graduate Studies office to have up to any six graduate hours of excluded from the grade point average (GPA). Students may petition to apply those six hours of repeated work towards multiple courses or repeats of the same course. A petition may not be submitted until the course under consideration has been repeated. Students who have had the maximum six hours of credit excluded from the GPA may not submit additional petitions regardless of the length of time or number of degrees.
The request for course repeat / grade replacement must include
Graduate students returning to UCM after an absence of five (5) or more calendar years may petition for . Academic Renewal will allow the student a 鈥渇resh start鈥 toward a graduate degree or graduate certificate program. The renewal will affect all graduate courses taken prior to the absence.
The request for academic renewal must include
Graduate students may petition the Graduate Studies office for one additional semester of within their degree program while they work to increase their GPA to 3.00.
Prior to submitting this form, work with your Graduate Program Coordinator to prepare a detailed plan on how to return to Good Academic Standing. Furthermore, please secure and provide a letter/email of support from your Graduate Program Coordinator.
The request must include
Graduate Studies
Ward Edwards 1900
Tel: (660) 543-4729