Graduate School policies and procedures are developed to ensure that high standards for graduate study are maintained at UAB. These policies and procedures are the joint responsibility of the Graduate Council and the Graduate School Dean. The Graduate Council, through consultation with the dean, is responsible for developing academic requirements and describing these requirements through appropriate policies. The dean, through consultation with the Graduate Council or the Advisory Committee of the Graduate Council, is responsible for developing procedures that effectively enforce academic requirements and implement policies.
The Graduate Council, through its Advisory Committee, will review academic requirements, policies, procedures, and Graduate School activities annually and recommend appropriate changes. Changes in academic requirements and related policies will require a majority vote of the Graduate Council. A change in composition or responsibility of the Graduate Council will require a two-thirds majority vote of the Graduate Council.
The following policy statements have been approved by the Graduate Council. Individual programs may set more restrictive standards.
1. Application Categories of Graduate Student, Degree-Seeking Students, Non-Degree-Seeking Students, Completed Application Package
2. Admissions Standards Master's Degree Programs, Doctoral Degree Programs, Admission on Probation, Re-admission, Admission of Students Previously Dismissed, Faculty
3. General Academic Requirements Graduate Credit, Requirements for Undergraduate Students, Course Numbering System, Time Limitations, Registration, Adding/Changing Courses, Withdrawal From Courses, Credit By Examination, Audits, Leave of Absence
4. Grading System Letter Grades, Grades in Pass/Not Pass Courses, Temporary Grade Notations
9. Requirements for the Master's Degree Faculty Advisor, Graduate Study Committee, Plan I or Plan II, Transfer of Credit, Additional Program Requirements, Candidacy for Degree, Application for Degree, hesis, Final Examination, Recommendation for Degree, Award of Degree
10. Requirements for the Doctoral Degree General Statement, Faculty Advisor, Graduate Study Committee, Registration Requirements, Residence Requirement, Foreign Language or Other Special Tool of Research, Comprehensive Examination, Admission to Candidacy, Application for Degree, Dissertation, Final Examination, Recommendation for Degree, Award of Degree
11. Graduate Faculty Membership, Qualifications for Appointment, Types of Appointment, Procedures for Appointment, Continuation of Appointment
13. Graduate Council Membership, Chair for Meetings, Meetings, Minutes of Meetings, Parliamentary Authority, New Program Review