APPENDIX II. CHECKLIST FOR STUDENT EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY THE GRADUATE COORDINATOR OR THE DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Student's Name________________________________
Date____________________
Committee Chair _______________________________
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS — We are pleased to find that you are making satisfactory progress in your program of study. Congratulations on a successful year.
PROGRAM STATEMENT — You still have not completed a program statement. This is required of all graduate students and must be submitted to and approved by the Graduate School no later than the semester before graduation. The Department expects program statements to be completed by the second semester for M.A. students and by the third semester for Ph.D. students, in graduate school. You also need to submit a departmental checklist to Diane Berger.
INCOMPLETE (1st warning) — Your transcript indicates that you have an incomplete on your record from this academic year. Please remember that the Department's policy holds that incompletes must be removed by the end of the semester following the term when the incomplete was assigned (or summer for incompletes earned in the spring term). Incompletes not removed by this deadline will be turned into an "F" by the instructor of that course. No graduate student shall be given departmental aid starting in the Fall semester if they are carrying a grade of "I" for any course other than 600, 702, or 800 received in a non-contiguous semester. Students receiving one grade below B- in any political science or criminal justice course included in his/her program statement will result in an evaluation of his/her file by the Graduate Studies Director and the Department Chair to determine if the student should be dropped from the program.
INCOMPLETE (2nd warning) — As you know, you have left an incomplete on your record for more than two semesters. The Department's policy holds that incompletes must be removed by the end of the semester following the term when the incomplete was assigned (or summer for incompletes earned in the spring term). Incompletes not removed by this deadline will be turned into an "F" by the instructor of the course. No graduate student shall be given departmental aid starting in the Fall semester if they are carrying a grade of "I" for any course other than 600, 702, or 800 received in a non-contiguous semester. Students receiving one grade below B- in any political science or criminal justice course included in his/her program statement will result in an evaluation of his/her file by the Graduate Studies Director and e Department Chair to determine if the student should be terminated.
M.A. Essay/ Dissertation — The Department encourages a timely completion of the final written project for the M.A. and Ph.D. It is important that you consult with your committee to determine the cause(s) of the delay in your progress. Please note that after three years have elapsed following your Ph.D. preliminary exams, you will need to ask the department for a one year extension. You are allowed two one year extensions, the second extension will be approved by the graduate faculty. After the second extension, the Graduate School may ask you to retake your preliminary exams.
FAILED EXAMS — As you know, you did not pass your Ph.D. preliminary exams/ M.A. essay defense. You should be working with your committee to plan your next step.
NON ENROLLMENT — You still have not completed your coursework for your degree and were not enrolled in any classes this past year. Please be aware that the Graduate School allows students four years of non enrollment before the student is asked to submit a new application for that degree.
ONE GRADE BELOW B- — You have received at least one grade below a B-. Our departmental policy is that students receiving one grade below B- in any political science or criminal justice course included in his/her program statement will result in an evaluation of his/her file by the Graduate Studies Director and the Department Chair to determine if the student should be terminated. Please contact the Graduate Coordinator at your earliest convenience.
