Preamble<\/a><\/p>\n Preface<\/a><\/p>\n Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n Graduate Study<\/a><\/p>\n Section 3. Admission<\/a><\/p>\n 3.10 General Provisions<\/a> Section 4. Registration<\/a><\/p>\n 4.10 General <\/a> Section 5. Residence Requirements <\/a><\/p>\n 5.10 General <\/a> Section 6. Fees<\/a><\/p>\n Section 7. Degree Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n 7.10 General <\/a> Section 8. Advisors, Major Professors, and Committees<\/a><\/p>\n 8.10 The Department Chair<\/a> Section 9. Distribution of Courses<\/a><\/p>\n 9.10 Master’s Programs <\/a> Section 10. Scholastic Standing<\/a><\/p>\n 10.10 Acceptable Grades<\/a> Section 11. Thesis and Dissertation Preparation and Approval<\/a><\/p>\n 11.10 Thesis and Dissertation Preparation <\/a> Section 12. Fellowships, Assistantships, Scholarships, Loans and Veterans Benefits<\/a><\/p>\n 12.l0 General Conditions<\/a> Index<\/a><\/p>\n Glossary<\/a><\/p>\n Appendices<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix A. Academics, Grades, Boards, Graduate Council, and Appeals<\/a><\/p>\n A.10 Academic Standards and Integrity<\/a> Appendix B. Eligibility to Participate in the Graduate School Commencement<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix C. Policies for the Release and Disclosure of Information from Student Records<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix D. Institutional Review Board Policy and Procedures Concerning the Protection of Human Subjects<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix E. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix F. Intellectual Property<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix G. Scientific Misconduct in Research and Scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix H. Graduate School Governance <\/a><\/p>\n Appendix I. Graduate Faculty Status<\/a><\/p>\n Appendix J. Post-baccalaureate Graduate Certificate Programs<\/a><\/p>\n
\n3.20 Applications for Graduate Study<\/a>
\n3.30 Non-Matriculating Status<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4.20 Full-Time and Part-Time Registration <\/a>
\n4.30 Leave of Absence <\/a>
\n4.40 Continuous Enrollment <\/a>
\n4.50 Withdrawal <\/a>
\n4.60 Re-Enrollment<\/a>
\n4.70 Registration for Off-Campus Study<\/a>
\n4.80 Intellectual Opportunity Credits (Pass\/Fail Option)<\/a>
\n4.90 Dismissal for Scholastic Reasons<\/a>
\n4.95 Dismissal for Other Reasons<\/a><\/p>\n
\n5.20 Master’s Degree <\/a>
\n5.30 Doctoral Degree<\/a><\/p>\n
\n7.20 Transfer Credits<\/a>
\n7.30 Credit by Examination or Equivalent <\/a>
\n7.40 Master’s Degree Requirements<\/a>
\n7.41 General<\/a>
\n7.42 Time Limit<\/a>
\n7.43 Program of Study<\/a>
\n7.44 Programs with Thesis<\/a>
\n7.44.1 Minimum Credit Requirements<\/a>
\n7.44.15 Establishment of a Master’s Program Committee<\/a>
\n7.44.2 Written Master’s Examination (Optional)<\/a>
\n7.44.3 Thesis Proposal (Required)<\/a>
\n7.44.4 Thesis (Required)<\/a>
\n7.44.5 Oral Defense of Thesis (Required)<\/a>
\n7.45 Programs Without Thesis<\/a>
\n7.45.1 Minimum Credit Requirements<\/a>
\n7.45.2 Culminating Experiences that are not part of a Course<\/a>
\n7.45.3 Written Master\u2019s Examination (Optional)<\/a>
\n7.50 Doctoral Degree Requirements<\/a>
\n7.50.1 Definition of a Doctoral Degree<\/a>
\n7.51 Time Limit<\/a>
\n7.52 Program of Study<\/a>
\n7.53 Establishment of a Doctoral Program Committee<\/a>
\n7.54 Minimum Credit Requirements<\/a>
\n7.55 Qualifying Examination<\/a>
\n7.55.1 General<\/a>
\n7.55.2 Exemption from Qualifying Examination<\/a>
\n7.56 Dissertation Proposal<\/a>
\n7.57 Comprehensive Examinations<\/a>
\n7.57.1 General<\/a>
\n7.57.1.1 Part I – Written<\/a>
\n7.57.1.2 Part II – Oral<\/a>
\n7.57.1.3 Time Limit<\/a>
\n7.58 Dissertation<\/a>
\n7.58.1 Oral Defense of Dissertation<\/a>
\n7.60 Scheduling of Examinations<\/a>
\n7.70 Reporting the Results of Examinations<\/a><\/p>\n
\n8.20 The Temporary Advisor<\/a>
\n8.30 The Major Professor<\/a>
\n8.33 Responsibilities of Major Professor for Master’s Degree Students<\/a>
\n8.34 Responsibilities of Major Professor for Doctoral Degree Students<\/a>
\n8.40 Graduate Student Committees<\/a>
\n8.41 General<\/a>
\n8.42 Committees for Master’s Degree Students<\/a>
\n8.43 Committees for Doctoral Degree Students<\/a>
\n8.50 Changes in Committee Membership for Master’s and Doctoral Students<\/a><\/p>\n
\n9.20 Doctoral Programs <\/a>
\n9.30 Approval of Programs<\/a><\/p>\n
\n10.20 Acceptable Average<\/a>
\n10.30 Grades of S and U<\/a>
\n10.40 Grades of Incomplete<\/a>
\n10.50 Audit<\/a>
\n10.60 Change in Record<\/a><\/p>\n
\n11.20 Thesis and Dissertation Approval <\/a><\/p>\n
\n12.20 Fellowships<\/a>
\n12.21 General<\/a>
\n12.22 Industrial, Endowed, and Special Fellowships<\/a>
\n12.23 URI Graduate Fellowships<\/a>
\n12.30 Assistantships<\/a>
\n12.31 General<\/a>
\n12.32 Graduate Assistantships<\/a>
\n12.33 Graduate Research Assistantships<\/a>
\n12.34 Conditions of Appointment to Assistantships<\/a>
\n12.40 Tuition Scholarships<\/a>
\n12.50 Financial Aid<\/a>
\n12.60 Veteran’s Benefits<\/a>
\n12.70 New England Regional Student Program<\/a>
\n12.80 Tuition Waiver at the Public Institutions of Higher Education <\/a><\/p>\n
\nA.11 Waiver of Requirements<\/a>
\nA.12 Grades<\/a>
\nA.13 Plagiarism<\/a>
\nA.20 Boards and Officers<\/a>
\nA.21 Graduate Council<\/a>
\nA.22 Dean of The Graduate School<\/a>
\nA.23 University Ombudsman<\/a>
\nA.24 The University Judicial System<\/a>
\nA.25 Committee on Academic Standards and Appeals<\/a>
\nA.26 The Graduate Student Academic Appeals Board<\/a><\/p>\n