Policies

Graduate Expedited Admissions Policy

Policy and List of Opt-In Programs

New Policies Approved by the Graduate Council and President Smith in December 2023. Details of the following approved policies can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/graduate-council/files/2023-24-GC-FINAL-AGENDA-December-1-2023-120123.docx

  • Graduate Intent to Plan and Degree Approval Pathway (GC-23-12-02-PC)

The approved new pathway will significantly increase the ITP/Degree approval process without changing the shared governance structure

  • Graduate Admission Criteria Change: Conditional and Provisional Admissions (GC-23-12-03-PC)

The change allows programs to accept students conditionally and/or provisionally unless the program has specifically stated otherwise in their program-specific admissions language.

  • Graduate Admission Criteria Change – Transcripts (GC-23-12-04-PC)

The change will allow international students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from a non-US institution and a graduate degree from a US institution to be fully admitted by providing the official transcript for the graduate degree.

  • Catalog Change: Definition of Full-Time Status for Summer Graduate Students (GC-23-12-05-PC)

The change defines full-time summer course load as 6 credit hours. and half-time summer credit load is 3 credit hours.

Cross-Level Linked Courses Policy

Cross-Level Linked Courses Policy

Procedure for Conflict of Interest in Thesis/Dissertation Committees

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