ACADEMIC STANDING AND SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

The necessary (but not necessarily sufficient) condition for students to remain in good standing in the History of Art and Architecture Department is that they receive a minimum GPA of 3.5 (B+) in all departmental courses. At the end of the fall term each student's progress is discussed by the faculty; if there are problems, a letter is sent at that time. At the end of the spring semester, the faculty reviews the work of each graduate student, and students still taking course work will receive a written evaluation of their progress from the Director of Graduate Studies. In addition they will receive written evaluations from each of their individual instructors in the History of Art and Architecture Department at the end of each term. Students taking courses in other departments or institutions must request their instructors to provide similar evaluations to the department.

On the basis of grades and written evaluations (i.e. grades are not the only criteria), the department may vote that a student's degree candidacy be terminated or that a warning letter be sent which will specify the department's expectations for the following term or year. Suitability to the program is a major factor and may be grounds for terminating candidacy. If the student fails to meet these expectations, the department will ask the Graduate School to terminate the student's degree candidacy.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

 See notes above as well. 

  • First-year students may not receive any grades of Incomplete.
  • No G2 and above students shall be permitted more than one grade of Incomplete per term. If not completed within the following term, the grade becomes Incomplete on the permanent record. No more than two permanent Incompletes will be permitted. A student who accumulates more than two will be required to withdraw, unless the faculty determines by a two-thirds' majority vote that extraordinary circumstances warrant an extension, which shall in no case exceed one term.
  • For students to remain in good standing, the History of Art and Architecture Department requires that they must receive a GPA of 3.5 in all departmental courses.
    A=4.00, A-=3.67, B+=3.33, B=3.00, B-=2.67, C+=2.33, C=2.00, C-=1.67, D+=1.33,
    D=1.00, D-=0.67.
  • The requirements for languages should be met by the end of the fourth term.
  • The completed and approved qualifying paper (with signed QP cover form) should be filed in the department office not later than June 1 of the 4 th semester in residence.
  • Students are expected to take the general examination in the third year of residence and a preliminary dissertation proposal is required at the time of petition to take the general examination. A final and approved dissertation proposal is required within three months of passing the general examination.
  • G4+ students are required to submit a progress report to the department of dissertation research and writing by December 15 of each year.
  • The final draft of the dissertation should be submitted to the readers at least six weeks prior to the registrar's deadline. The bound copy with the dissertation acceptance certificate is due at the time designated by the registrar.