Student Status Categories
A student may be enrolled in a Marywood University graduate program with either regular status or special status. Regular status refers to that of a student who is admitted by the University and who is pursuing a course of studies leading to a master’s degree or doctoral degree. Students who have not yet been admitted to matriculation or who do not intend to earn a master’s or doctoral degree are given special status, as defined by the following categories used within the graduate programs:
Regular
This status is assigned to those students who are pursuing a course of study leading to a master’s or doctoral degree.
Provisional
Students who have been given provisional acceptance remain in a special status category until they have fulfilled all conditions of their letter of acceptance.
Admission-in-Process
A student who has applied to seek a graduate level degree is in a special status, non-degree-seeking category until all necessary paperwork, letters of reference, fees, tests, and departmental evaluations have been completed. It is the student’s obligation to see that the required materials for application completion are sent to the Office of University Admissions on a timely basis, normally within five months of the date of application.
Certificate Program
A student who has been accepted to pursue a program of study leading to a Marywood University certificate with no specific relationship to state certification or any professional body is in a special status, non-degree seeking category.
Certification
A student accepted to a program of study which fulfills requirements for state certification in such areas as education, counselor education, and special education is in a special status, non-degree seeking category.
Transfer
A visitor from another educational institution whose purpose is to transfer credit back to the home institution is in a special status, non-degree seeking category.
Enrichment
A person enrolled in a course without reference to a specific, organized goal recognized by any graduate program is in a special status, non-degree seeking category.
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)
This certificate program is an individually oriented program designed to meet the needs of students for advanced study in Counseling and Art. Each student, with an assigned advisor, can plan his/her program of studies and draw up a contract which will be reviewed each semester until completion of the program.
Student Reporting Classification
A graduate student who is enrolled for six or more credits in a given semester is reported as full-time for that semester. A student who is enrolled for less than six credits in a given semester is considered as part-time for that semester. Students enrolled in three credits are reported as half-time for that semester. In certain instances, governmental or agency regulations supersede the Marywood definition.