Appendix II
Respective
Responsibilities of Students and Faculty
A.
Student Responsibility
Students are responsible for reading
this catalog and understanding the programs, rules, and regulations affecting
their academic progress. Further, students are responsible for fulfilling
degree requirements and for enrolling in courses that fit into their degree
programs.
Students are urged to plan their
work with care, consulting their graduate advisers and those of the teaching
staff under whom their work will be taken, and to bear in mind the requirements
for the degree they seek. Students are responsible for developing a program of
studies approved by their graduate adviser acting on behalf of the Graduate
Studies Committee for the graduate program in which they are enrolled. The
program of study must assure substantial mastery of the scholarly apparatus of
the student’s chosen field as well as any languages or other research skills
necessary to pursue the degree. The requirements for a particular degree are
listed in this catalog under the name of the specific program.
In addition, all graduate students
must visit their graduate advisers prior to registration for the semester in
which they plan to graduate.
B.
Faculty Responsibility
Faculty members are responsible for
reading this catalog and understanding the programs, rules, and regulations so
that they can effectively advise students.
Each graduate program has a Graduate
Studies Committee that is responsible for the academic content of the programs
of studies required for degrees, subject to certain administrative approvals.
Each committee has responsibility for the acceptance of graduate students and
for the approval of the specific program of study for each student. Each
committee also has the responsibility for naming graduate advisers to advise
graduate students until the time of appointment of their thesis or dissertation
supervising committees, if any. Supervising committees must meet at least once
each year and file an annual report on students’ progress with the Dean of
Graduate Studies.