Student
Responsibility
Students are responsible for
knowledge of, and adherence to, all university
requirements and regulations.
Students are also responsible for
knowing the degree requirements for their major and
enrolling in courses that meet those degree requirements
and regulations.
Students are strongly encouraged to
seek information and assistance from appropriate staff
should they have any questions regarding requirements or
regulations.
Student Study Plan
Student study plans are developed with advisors before
the end of the first trimester of enrollment. The
advisor will explain the degree program and, with the
student, develop a study plan that will lead to degree
completion of the selected major. The student study plan
will detail the degree requirements for the major
selected in effect at the time of admission as a
degree-seeking student. It will specify the amount of
transfer credit, proficiency credit, and credit for
experiential learning applied toward the degree
requirements; the total credit-hour requirement for the
degree; required and elective courses; and the maximum
number of credit-hours and/or courses that can be taken
off-campus and applied toward the degree.
Students are encouraged to contact faculty members in
specific discipline areas in which they have interests
for additional academic advisement.
The study plan must be reviewed and updated whenever a
student:
1.
applies for acceptance of transfer credit earned from
another institution after enrollment at Governors State
University;
2.
wishes to substitute course work specified on the plan;
3.
changes majors; or
4.
is readmitted.
Students choosing to take a course not specified in
their study plan may find that such credit may not apply
toward the degree requirements.
Academic Standing
Doctoral students who maintain a minimum cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 are in good standing.
Residency Requirements
All doctoral students completing the D.P.T. are required
to earn a minimum of 119 credit-hours of course work
from Governors State University before the award of the
doctoral degree.
Application for Graduation
Students
should arrange to meet with their assigned academic
advisors to review the student study plan and verify
expected completion of degree requirements. They should
apply for graduation by the published deadline for the
term in which they plan to have all requirements met.
Students should complete both an Application for
Graduation form and a Student Progress Report form,
available in the Registrar’s Office. Upon completion of
these forms, students should have no more than 16
credit-hours outstanding toward degree requirements,
either as incomplete work or as current enrollment at
the time of application. The application is approved by
the advisor, Division/Department chair, and dean.
Approval by the Registrar’s Office results in degree
certification and awarding of the diploma. A $45
graduation application fee covers costs of diplomas,
caps and gowns, and commencement.
Commencement
Commencement is held twice a year in January or February
and in June. Participation is optional. Students who
have graduated in August or December of the previous
year may participate in the January commencement, while
who have graduated in April of the current year may
participate in the June commencement. Participation in
commencement is limited to students who have been
certified by the registrar as having completed all
requirements for the degree.
Diplomas
Diplomas are awarded only upon verification of
completion of all degree requirements and satisfaction
of all financial obligations to the university. Diplomas
are inscribed with the type of degree, major, date, and
the student name on record at the time the degree was
confirmed.
