NOTE: Students attending North Dakota colleges and universities must prove immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella. This policy includes students taking courses offered for credit, non-credit, or audit. Forms to prove compliance are available at the UND Student Health Service, University of North Dakota, P. O. Box 9038, Grand Forks, ND 58203-9038, phone (701) 777-3963.

Any student who holds a baccalaureate degree and has established status as a Degree, Non-Degree, Deferred Admission, Post-Baccalaureate, or Transient student is eligible to enroll in a graduate course (i.e., a course numbered 500 or higher) by registering through the Graduate School. Enrollment in certain courses may be limited to Degree students, however. Registration and fee payment procedures are outlined by the Registrar's Office and published in the Time Schedule. Registration is complete only upon payment of tuition and fees. Registration may be cancelled by the Bursar if tuition and fees are not paid.

It is strongly recommended that students consult their advisor before registering and check departmental and program policies on advisement.

Only work taken as a registered Graduate Student may be credited toward a graduate degree. Students classified as Seniors may be granted graduate credit if they meet the criteria defined in the policy on pages 162-163.

The number of credits for which a student may register is subject to certain limits as defined on page 163. Registrations not in compliance with University, Graduate School, and departmental policies are subject to cancellation by the dean's office.

Continuing Enrollment 996

Independent Study Report 997

Thesis 998

Dissertation 999

Some departments offer Graduate Cooperative Education. The course must meet the following minimum requirements set by the Graduate Committee:

The student must be in Approved status and in good academic standing (minimum 3.00 GPA).

The student must have completed a minimum of 9 credits of the Program of Study.

The student must have the approval of the department (i.e., department chair or graduate director) and of his/her advisor before the co-op begins.

Proper work experience on campus may be acceptable, but not employment in the department granting the co-op credit.

Credit will not be allowed for current career track positions.

Typically, no more than 20% of the Program of Study will be allowed for co-op credit.

The student will be required to present a seminar and submit a written report.

The co-op experience must be compensated.

The Department's requirements for registration in Graduate Cooperative Education may be more stringent than the minimums set by the Graduate Committee.

Students who previously have registered for all of the necessary credits of course work, research, Independent Study (997), Thesis (998), or Dissertation (999) on their approved Program of Study, but who have not completed their independent study, thesis, or dissertation, must register for 996 Continuing Enrollment each additional semester or summer session they are utilizing university facilities or the time of the faculty (i.e., laboratories, libraries, examinations, advisement, etc.). The number of credits should be determined by the advisor to reflect the proportion of time devoted by the student to academic study that term, with a full time student registering for 12 credits. Advisor verification of the appropriateness of the number of 996 credits may be required.

After two separate semesters of 6 to 12 hours in 996 for master's students and after four separate semesters for doctoral students, a student wishing to enroll in additional 996 hours will be required to petition the Graduate School dean.

Continuing enrollment (996) credits will not count toward the requirements for the degree. All students must be enrolled for either 996 credits or other credits the semester of graduation. Students may register for both regular credits and 996 credits in a given term if all other conditions have been met.

A student wishing to withdraw from the University before the end of a semester must secure a Withdrawal Report Form from the Graduate School or the Dean of Students Office. Failure to do so will result in a grade of F in all classes and no refund of fees.

Although there is no specific policy regarding withdrawal from the Graduate School, it is recommended that the student inform the Graduate School of withdrawal from a degree program. Students who are not enrolled for extended periods of time cannot be assured of a place in some programs.

Graduate courses normally are open only to graduate students. An undergraduate senior at UND may enroll in graduate courses (500-level) for undergraduate credit. A student below the standing of a senior must have the permission of the instructor to take a graduate course.

A senior may be granted graduate credit for the courses listed in this section of the catalog if the student:

(1) secures the prior approval of the dean of the Graduate School on a form available from the Graduate School and does so no later than the last day to add a course;

(2) is within twelve credits of the baccalaureate degree;

(3) completes the degree requirements in the current semester;

(4) has an overall GPA of at least 3.00;

(5) is carrying a total academic load of no more than 16 credits during a semester or 8 credits during the summer session;

(6) is not taking the courses for S/U credit;

(7) the credits sought will not be used to complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE: The 300- or 400-level courses listed in this section of the catalog were approved by the Graduate Committee for graduate credit on the basis that the student be required to do additional work, generally of an independent nature.

A full course load for a graduate student is twelve credit hours in a semester or six credit hours in a summer session. A graduate student may carry no more than sixteen credit hours per semester or 8 credits in a summer session. Graduate research assistants whose research is part of their degree requirement must carry at least 12 credits each semester or 6 credits in a summer session. Graduate teaching or service assistants and some graduate research assistants are allowed the loads indicated in the table below.

Graduate 1/2 Time 1/4 Time

Appointment (minimum-maximum) (minimum-maximum)

Semester (16 weeks) 6-10 8-12

Summer (8 weeks) 3-5 4-6

A graduate student will be allowed credit for a course only when a grade for the course has been reported to the Registrar's Office. Grades awarded in all courses are indicative of the quality of the work done. Their significance is as follows:

Grade Honor Point Equivalent

A (Superior) 4 Honor Points

B (Excellent) 3 Honor Points

C (Acceptable) 2 Honor Points

D (Passing, but no 1 Honor Point

graduate credit awarded)

F Failure 0 Honor Points

I Incomplete

S Satisfactory

U Unsatisfactory

W Withdrawn

To calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA), multiply the Honor Point Equivalent for each course times the number of credit hours associated with each course. The GPA is obtained by dividing the total honor points for all courses by the total credits for the courses (grades of I, S, or U are not a part of this calculation). A graduate student's cumulative GPA is based on all course work, graduate or undergraduate, taken while the student is registered in the UND Graduate School.

Grades of less than C are not included in the number of credits accepted for a graduate degree, but they are counted in determining the cumulative GPA. Credits and grades for courses accepted in transfer, or courses graded on a Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory basis are not counted in determining the GPA. Courses with grades of Incomplete are neither counted as partial fulfillment of degree requirements nor calculated in the GPA.

Some seminars, research, thesis, dissertation, and field work may be graded on a Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory basis. Those courses usually are marked in the Timetable of classes, and the entire registration for the course will be graded on the S-U basis. The student does not have the option of receiving a grade. Graduate students do not have the option of electing S-U grading in either graduate or undergraduate courses.

University policy specifies that the grade of Incomplete is to be given only when circumstances beyond the student's control have prevented completion of the course within the official dates of the session, provided the work completed up to four weeks before the end of the semester was satisfactory. The grade of "I" is temporary and indicates that the student's work must be made up and completed without repeating the course.

A graduate student who receives a grade of "Incomplete" is obligated to complete the necessary work and submit it to the instructor in a timely manner in order that the "Incomplete" can be replaced by a permanent grade. The letter grade must be submitted to the Registrar by the date specified by the instructor on the Incomplete grade form or within the first five weeks of the beginning of the next regular semester, whichever date occurs first. If the Incomplete is not replaced before the deadline, it will be converted by the Registrar to the grade specified on the Incomplete grade form submitted by the instructor.

The grade of "Incomplete" received for registration in Thesis (998), Dissertation (999), Independent Study (997), Research Design (Engineering 595), English 591, Professional Exhibition (VA 599), or Research (leading to the thesis or dissertation), activities which usually span several sessions, need not be replaced until the conclusion of the activity, usually a student's final semester.

Students may not register in courses in which they currently hold grades of Incomplete. This rule does not apply to registration for Thesis, Dissertation, Research, or Engineering Research Design.

For students to remain on the graduation list for a given semester, Incompletes in all courses/seminars/practica, etc. must have been made up by the date designated in the academic calendar.

All courses taken by graduate students, for which a grade of D, F, or U was received, may be repeated once for credit, with only the second grade to count in the grade point average. This option does not apply to a student who has been dismissed. Courses with grades of C or better may not be repeated without the written approval of the Dean of the Graduate School.