The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is offered by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) to a candidate subject to the fulfillment of academic requirements laid down as the rules and regulations and other relevant rules and regulations promulgated by the competent authorities of the Institute.

The Ph. D. degree shall be conferred on candidates in Agronomy, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Agronomy, Crop Botany, Entomology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Soil Science. Other disciplines may also confer Ph.D. degree on the recommendation of the respective Board of Studies and Academic Council upon approval of the Syndicate.
 

Candidates for admission to Ph.D. degree program must have a Master of Science or an equivalent degree in respective discipline from a recognized University/Institution.

A candidate having a Master of Science or an equivalent degree majoring in a discipline other than the discipline seeking for admission to Ph. D. program may be selected for admission with the condition that he/she must take additional 12 to 15 credit hours of core courses (M.S level deficit course) as approved by the Advisory Committee. The Admission Committee for selection shall assess the candidates recommended by the department.

An in-service candidate must submit an evidence of leave/deputation obtained from his/her employer along with the application for admission. If he/she is if selected for admission, must obtain necessary clearance and leave of absence or deputation for 36 months from his/her employer within his/her first term of admission.

The application of a candidate who left the University due to ‘F’ grade or cumulative GPA below 3.00 will not be considered for admission.

Applications are invited from interested students by announcement in newspapers before beginning of each term. Candidates are required to apply in a prescribed form, which is to be obtained from the academic section of BSMRAU for a fee (to be deposited to the Sonali Bank Branch in the Campus) fixed by the University, during the specified date.

A candidate for admission to BSMRAU may give choice for only three departments in order of preference, and his/her selection shall be made on the basis of his/her past performance in relation to the requirements of the respective departments. Students graduated from recognized foreign universities may also be considered for admission according to the same guideline.

The duration of Ph.D. program is a minimum of 9 (nine) terms. However, the degree must be completed within the following 15 (fifteen) terms from the commencement of first term of admission. In special circumstances a candidate may be allowed another consecutive 6 (six) terms without any interval, subject to the approval of readmission by the Academic Council.

The student, with guidance from his/her major department, will choose a Major Professor for the student's program, before beginning of the second term of admission. The Major Professor, with overall program responsibility, will be an BSMRAU faculty member. The Major Professor has the primary responsibility for advising and guiding the student in all aspects that lead to a successful graduate program, viz. selection of courses, monitoring performance in courses, research and dissertation guidance, and counseling to enable the student to derive maximum benefit of all BSMRAU activities.

The Major Professor will usually supervise the dissertation research of the student. However, a researcher or teacher from outside BSMRAU may also serve as Research Supervisor who has been recommended by the Board of Studies of the respective department and approved by the Rector.

For each student there will be a Research Supervisor to guide the student in his/her thesis/dissertation research. The Major Professor may be the Research Supervisor or a senior researcher or teacher from outside BSMRAU may also serve as Research Supervisor who has been approved by the appropriate authority of BSMRAU to supervise thesis/dissertation research of a student.

Chairman :Major Professor
Members :One from the major department/discipline
:One from another department/ discipline representing the minor courses
:Other member(s), will be selected from among the BSMRAU faculty or approved Research supervisor.
: The Research Supervisor, if any, will also be member of the Advisory Committee.

The department which deals with a subject of specialization of a particular student shall be considered as his/her major department and courses offered by that department will be considered as major courses.

Department/disciplines other than that of subject of specialization will be considered as minor departments and courses offered by those departments will be considered as minor courses.

The Advisory Committee will be responsible for approving the student's program of study, advising on the research work, assessing progress of the program, administering examinations, and evaluating the dissertation.

Any changes in the Advisory committee may be made under some unavoidable circumstances, only when such changes are recommended by the Department Head and approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies. The student will submit revised proposal for the Advisory Committee in prescribed forms to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

The Advisory Committee shall meet at least one in each term to review the student’s progress and to provide advice on the research program. The student and the Major Professor shall set dates for the committee meetings, student’s seminar presentation and the thesis defense.

The Ph. D. program of study consists of course works and a dissertation. Each student, in consultation with the Major Professor will prepare a tentative program of study at the end of third term of admission. A Ph.D. program must contain a minimum of 77 credit hours, at least 47 for course works including major and minor fields of study and two credit hours of seminar (not more than one credit hour per term), and 30 credit hours for the dissertation research.

One lecture/contact hour in each week during a term (12 working weeks) shall be considered as one credit hour. For laboratory classes two to three class hours will be considered as one lecture hour. A course having one lecture hour per week in a term shall be considered as a one credit-hour course.

Major and Minor Courses:

Out of 45 credit hours of course works, a minimum of 24 cr hr must be chosen from the Major department which will include a minimum of 12 cr hr core and 12 cr hr elective courses. A minimum of 12 cr hr must be chosen from the Minor department(s) including 6 cr hr core and 6 cr hr elective. Rest of the credit hours may be chosen from the major or minor disciplines.

Core and Elective Courses:

A student is expected to complete a set of core courses required by each department. In addition, they can choose from a group of departmental and multidisciplinary elective courses, which best fit his/her interests and career plans.

Core courses mean compulsory courses and elective courses mean optional courses.

Seminar:

In the student’s course plan two seminars carrying two credit hours must be included and be completed before the final examination. Not more than one credit hour will be taken in a term.

Approval of Course Plan:

Individual course plans are developed by the student in consultation with his/her Major Professor and are approved by the student's Advisory Committee. The course plan should be approved by the Advisory committee and endorsed by the Head of the major department, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. When the program is approved by the Advisory committee, and endorsed by the major department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies, it becomes the obligation of the student to complete the requirements as formulated. Changes in the program of study may be made by the approval of the Advisory committee and endorsement of the department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies. The student will submit revised proposal for the program of study in prescribed forms to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Filing of course Plan:

The student’s course plan must be filed in a prescribed form with the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies within third term after admission.

A student who does not file the program of study including both course plan and research proposal with the Dean of Graduate Studies within the specified deadline (third term) will not be allowed to enroll for the next term.

Additional Course Assignment:

Evaluating the knowledge of the student, the Advisory Committee can suggest more course works, if necessary, to strengthen and update the knowledge of the student.

The purpose of Reading and Conference courses is to provide students an opportunity to intensify their knowledge of a particular subject matter that is relevant to their degree program. Ordinarily, Reading and Conference courses entail the preparation of an in-depth written review of the literature in a particular subject that will enhance the student's understanding in a critical academic area.

Reading and Conference courses may be arranged for a student as suggested by the Advisory Committee. A maximum of 3 (three) credit hours are considered for credit requirements and for calculation of the student's GPA.

Students having cumulative GPA below 3.00 will not be allowed to enroll Course until he/she raised the cumulative GPA to 3.00 or above.

The Purpose of Special Problems courses is to allow students to pursue a special study of a particular analytical procedure and/or conceptual problems. Ordinarily, the Special Problems course provides the students with the opportunity to conduct an in-depth study, with written documentation, of a relevant piece of equipment and/or an analytical procedure.

Special Problems courses may be arranged for a student as suggested bu the Advisory Committee. A maximum of 3 (three) credit hours are considered for credit requirements and for calculation of student's GPA.

Students having cumulative GPA below 3.00 will not be allowed to enroll Special problem Course until he/she raised the cumulative GPA to 3.00 or above.

A piece of research work in the field of specialization is a requirement for Ph. D. program. The research work should be done under the supervisor of his/her Major Professor or Research Supervisor.

The student in consultation with the Major Professor and/or Research Supervisor will select the student’s research topic. The proposal should be approved by the Advisory Committee and endorsed by the department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

When the program is approved by the Advisory Committee and endorsed by the department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies, it becomes an obligation of the student to complete the requirement as formulated.

Changes in the program may be made by the Advisory Committee with endorsement by the department Head and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

The student's dissertation research proposal should be filed in prescribed form, with the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies within third term of admission.

A student who does not file the program of study including both course plan and research proposal with the Dean of Graduate Studies within the specified deadline (second term) will not be allowed to enroll for the next term.

Continuing Students:

Continuing students are allowed to enroll course(s) during 11th week of the previous term paying regular fees and up to final day of the previous term with late fee.

Newly Admitted Students:

Newly admitted students are allowed to enroll course(s) paying regular fee on the day of admission and with late fee through the 14th day of the first term of admission. The admission of a newly admitted student will be cancelled if he/she fails to enroll course(s) within 14 days of the term following admission and attend the classes.

Adding and Dropping of Courses:

A student may add a course any time during the 1st to 14th days of classes if sufficient space is available and permission is obtained from the course instructor and department Head. A student may likewise drop a course without responsibility for grades through the 14th day of each term. Failure to drop a course within the stipulated period will result in an ‘F’ grade being recorded.

Withdraw from a Course:

A student may withdraw from a course within 42 days after commencement of the term with a 'W' in the transcript. Normally withdrawal after 42 days will result in an ‘F’ grade. Under special circumstances, a student may be allowed to withdraw from courses up to 56 days after commencement of the term upon approval of the instructor and the Major Professor but a "W" will appear on the transcript.

Withdraw from a Term:

When a student's academic progress is interrupted by an emergency situation such as serious illness, accident, or death of a family member, and the student submits evidence of such incident to the concerned Dean of Graduate Studies, he or she may withdraw from the term with ‘I’ (incomplete) grades in all courses.

Minimum and Maximum Credits per Term:

The minimum number of credits for a full time regular student per term will be 9; and the maximum will be 16. The number of credits can be increased by approval of the concerned Dean of Graduate Studies. Part time students may be accepted with a reduced course load. However, students must complete their Ph.D. program in five years' time.

Auditing Courses:

Students are permitted to audit courses with the approval of the course instructor and the concerned Dean of Graduate Studies. An audited course can not be taken as a credited course.

Courses designed primarily for Ph. D. level programs, but also available for M. S. students are designated by 6xx numbers; while those primarily for the M. S. programs, but also may be available for Ph.D. students are designated by 5xx numbers. The full course designation carries a departmental abbreviation plus the course number.

In order to qualify for stipend, merit scholarship and for any other kind of financial assistance from the University a student must maintain a minimum of 80% class attendance in all courses taken in a term.

Examinations:

There shall be at least two classroom examinations and one final examination for each course in a term. The classroom examinations shall carry 50 per cent and final examination shall carry 30 per cent of the total marks carried by a particular course. The remaining 20 per cent of the total marks shall be assigned to report writing, homework and other assignments given by the course instructor(s).

Final examinations of courses shall be given during the last week of the term in accordance with the final examination schedule. The duration of final examination shall be at least two hours for 2 to 3 credit hours courses and it shall be at least one hour for one credit hour courses.

All examinations will be prepared, administered and evaluated by the instructor(s) of the respective courses. The course instructor(s) shall also evaluate report and other assignments. If a final examination is not given in a course, this action must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Grading Examinations:

The grading system shall consist of five basic grades: 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', and 'F'. A grade of ‘A’ denotes superior accomplishment; ‘B’, average; ‘C’ below average; ‘D’, inferior; and ‘F’, failure. Other grades are ‘E’, final examination not taken; ‘I’, incomplete; "W", withdrawal; "R", thesis research in progress; 'T', course exempted; ‘X’ for audit; and ‘U’ unsatisfactory progress of dissertation research.

Removing 'E', ‘I’, 'U' and “W” Grades:

A student who has done acceptable work to the time of the final examination but who does not take the final examination will receive an `E' grade. The student must file a petition to the Dean of Graduate Studies for permission to remove an `E' grade and present an acceptable reason for having been missed the examination. If the petition to this end is denied by the Dean of Graduate Studies, the student will be assigned a `W' for the course or the Dean of Graduate Studies may direct the instructor(s) to submit a grade for the course on the basis of a `W' for the final examination. If an `E', grade is not removed within the following term after the 'E', it will be changed to a `W' for the course.

When the quality of the work is satisfactory and the scheduled final examination has been taken but some essential minor requirement of the course has not been completed for reasons acceptable to the instructor, a grade of ‘I’ may be assigned and additional time may be granted. The instructor shall state the deficiency and the additional time for completing the deficiency on the grade report. To remove an `I' a student must complete the deficiency within allotted time and the teacher will submit the appropriate grade. If the deficiency is not removed within the subsequent term, the instructor shall submit a grade other than ‘I’, based on the work that has been completed. If an `I', grade is not removed within the following term after the receiving the 'I' it will be automatically changed to a `W'.

To remove the ‘U’ grade, the student must enroll same credit hour for research in his subsequent term of enrollment and complete the work satisfactorily.

Submission of Grade Report by the Instructor:

The course instructor(s) shall submit the grades of the students to the Dean of Graduate Studies within the 4th day after the last day of final examination week in a particular term. The course instructor(s) shall also submit answer scripts, question paper, reports, etc. along with mark sheets and grade to the respective department Head. The Head shall preserve all such records for a minimum period of four years.

Correction of Erroneous Grades:

An instructor may move to correct a grade erroneously given by filing a change of grade report during the following term with the Dean of Graduate Studies with a copy to the Vice-Chancellor. The Academic Council routinely will review such grade changes.

Rescheduling Class Room Examinations:

If a student does not sit for the classroom examination(s) for reasons acceptable to the course instructor(s), the course instructor(s) may give him/her another chance to take the examination(s) during the term, but it (they) must be taken before 'dead week2, the week preceding the final week of the term.

The ‘dead week’ means the week preceding the final week of a term. No final, midterm, or comprehensive examinations shall be given during the "Dead Week" but classes will be continued.

Students will be allowed to repeat a course with a ‘C’ grade to try to improve the grade. A course with a grade of ‘D’ or ‘F’ must be repeated before final examination. If a course is repeated, all grades received in that course (except for E, I, W, T) shall be used to compute the cumulative GPA. To compute the GPA mean value of grade points of previous grade and the grade received after repetition will be used. Although more than one grade will appear on the transcript for a repeated course, the credit hours of the course will be counted only once toward graduation requirements. All courses with ‘W’ and ‘U’ grades must be repeated before taking the final examination. Any course with 'W’ grade can not be excluded from the student's program of study.

Grade Point Average (GPA)
The grade point average (GPA) shall be the quotient of total points divided by total credits; total credits will be the number of term credits in which grades A, B, C, D, and F are received. Each student must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.

The equivalent class standing the grading system is:
GPA 3.50 to 4.00 First Class
GPA 3.00 to 3.49 Second Class

Any student achieving a cumulative GPA below 3.00 will be placed or continue on probationary status for no more than two terms. If a student fails to raise his/her cumulative GPA to 3.00 or above within the following two terms after receiving such lower GPA his/her admission will stand automatically terminated.

Students who have been suspended or expelled because of academic deficiencies or serious breach of discipline are denied all the privileges of the University and readmission.

The instructor may impose any academic penalty including giving an ‘F’ grade after informing the student of the action taken. Additional penalties may be assessed subsequent to a review at the department level or above. The instructor must report the incident and the action taken to his/her Head, who, in turn, shall forward the report to the Dean of Graduate Studies with intimation to the Vice-Chancellor. Grade penalties imposed as a result of academic dishonesty may be appealed by the student in accordance with the procedures of the University.

Student Disciplinary Committee

A Student Disciplinary Committee deals with issues that arise related to misconduct on the part of the student as they may relate to the policy and procedures of the University or other relevant statutes or generally recognized rules and regulations. The Committee shall convene to address issues brought before it as per existing regulations.

Petitions and Appeals

Occasionally students encounter special problems whose proper solution may require deviation from the Academic Regulations and Procedures or Policies. Requests for such deviations in the regulations must be presented to the Dean of Graduate Studies. Petitions received by the Dean of Graduate Studies will be forwarded to the proper committee or office for review and appropriate action with intimation to the Vice-Chancellor. Other special problems may involve academic issues such as evaluation of student's academic performance. Concerned students should appeal about their academic grievances first to the instructor of the course and then to the Head of the department in which the course was offered. The concerned department Head will take necessary action and keep the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Vice-Chancellor informed about his action.

A candidate for the Ph. D. degree program must submit his dissertation embodying the results of research following the style and format approved by the University. The student will prepare the final draft of the dissertation and submit adequate number of copies in final draft form to the Dean ot Graduate Studies at least two weeks prior to final examination.

Publication of Materials from Dissertation:

Material from the student's dissertation may be published prior to the final examination with intimation to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

The student must sit for a qualifying examination to be administered by the Advisory Committee. The examination should be administered before third term of admission. The Major Professor in consultation with the Advisory Committee will decide the content and nature of the qualifying examination. Based on the results of qualifying examination the Committee will suggest the course plan of the student.

Each student working towards a Ph.D. degree program must pass a preliminary examination, both written and oral covering his/her major and minor disciplines as decided by the Advisory Committee. The preliminary examination is taken after completion of at least 75% of course works. At the time of preliminary examination the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.00.

The Preliminary Examination Committee shall be formed by the Dean of Graduate Studies after receiving a request letter from the Major Professor. The examining committee will consist of the following members:

Chairman :Major Professor
Members :Member of the the Advisory Committee
:One Graduate School Representative nominated by the Dean of Graduate Studies from a panel recommended by the Board of Studies of the respective department The Graduate School Representative member will be involved only in oral part of the preliminary examination.
: Research Supervisor (if any).

If the Examination Committee records more than one negative vote the candidate fails the examination. No more than two reexaminations are permitted. Written and oral parts of the preliminary examination will be evaluated individually for consideration of reexamination. Written reexamination will be arranged for failed subject(s) only and/or for oral part. The candidate will wait one full term before applying for a reexamination.

If a candidate fails to pass the preliminary examination in a third time, he/she shall not be allowed to continue his/her Ph.D. degree program. However, he/she may apply for readmission.

In absence of one member of the Examining Committee, the final examination may be given provided that the Advisory Committee is composed of more than four members and the representative of the Dean of Graduate Studies is present.

If the Advisory Committee is composed of four members and any one of them is absent on the day of Preliminary Examination, the examination may be given after reconstituting the Advisory Committee.

Each Ph.D. student should present one seminar on the results of the his dissertation research after completion of the research work before final examination in presence of the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee members will meet with the student after the seminar to provide comments on the use of audio-visual aids, delivery of the seminar and scientific contents.

The Final Examination Committee will be composed of the following members:
Chairman :Major Professor
Members :Members of the Advisory Committee
Two members nominated by the Dean of Graduate Studies (at least one from the major discipline).

At the time of Final examination the student must have completed or be currently enrolled in all courses required by the student's program of study. In addition the student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.

The Final examination should be scheduled for a minimum of two hours. Final examination must be scheduled with the Dean of Graduate Studies two weeks prior to the date of the examination.

At least one complete term must elapse between the time of the Preliminary and the Final examinations. The Final examination must be taken within two years after the Preliminary examinations. If more than two years elapsed, the candidate will be required to take another Preliminary Examination.

The Final examination will be composed of two parts: dissertation defense and oral. The dissertation defense part shall be open to all. After the open par, the Examination Committee will exclude all other persons and continue with the examination of the candidate's knowledge of his/her field of specialization and the evaluation of the dissertation.

After completion of the oral part, the Examination Committee will evaluate the progress of the student's program of study (both courses and research) and his/her performance in the Final examination. If the candidate fulfills all the requirements for the Ph.D. degree program the Examination Committee shall certify in prescribed form that the student has successfully completed the Final examination. If the examining committee records more than one negative vote, the candidate fails the examination. Not more than two reexaminations are allowed. The result of the Final examination must be communicated to the Dean of Graduate Studies on the same day of the examination.

If a candidate fails the Final examination, he/she may apply to take reexamination normally after a gap of one term. No more than two reexamination will be allowed.

If the candidate fails the reexamination, he/she shall be dropped from the rolls of BSMRAU, and shall not be awarded the degree.

In absence of one member of the Examining Committee, the final examination may be given provided that the Advisory Committee is composed of more than four members and one of the representatives of the Dean of Graduate Studies are present.

If the Advisory Committee is composed of four members and any one of them is absent on the day of Final Examination, the examination may be given after reconstituting the Advisory Committee.

The final examination should be administered at least one term before beginning of the last term of the duration allowed for completion of the degree.

After successful completion of the Final oral and dissertation defense examination, the student must submit two unbound copies of the dissertation in final form to the Dean of Graduate Studies before beginning of the 12th week of the term in which the student has taken the Final examination. If a student fails to submit the unbound copies of the dissertation before the 12th week of the term he/she will not be graduated in that term. The student needs to enroll in the following term and submit the dissertation within 12th week of that for graduation. Otherwise he/she will need to take the Final examination again for graduation.

Full information concerning the prescribed style for the dissertation shall be available in the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and BSMRAU library.

A student entered into Ph.D. program at BSMRAU after completion of M.S. degree program from BSMRAU may not need to take those courses which were taken in his/her M.S. program provided that:

(i) the student enters into Ph.D. degree program within five years after admission to M.S. program;
(ii) the work must fit into a logical program for Ph.D.;
(iii) grades of 'A' or 'B' have been earned; and
(iv) the exemption is recommended by his/her Advisory Committee for Ph.D. and Board of Studies of the major department and approved by the Academic Council.

Course exemption may be allowed to the student having M. S. or equivalent degree from any other recognized and accredited university/ institution and admitted to Ph.D. degree program at BSMRAU provided that:

(i) the student enters into Ph.D. degree program within five years after admission to his Master program;
(ii) the course(s) must be evaluated and recommended by the Equivalence Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) grade of A or B or second class have been earned; and the exemption is recommended by his/her Advisory Committee for Ph.D. and Board of Studies of the major department and approved by the Academic Council.

The student must apply for course exemption through the Advisory Committee to the Dean of Graduate Studies providing with syllabus of the course and mark sheet or grade report. The Dean of Graduate Studies will forward to the Equivalence Committee to assess the syllabus and grade, and certify its acceptability.

The Advisory Committee will assess the knowledge of the students in that course before recommendation of the exemption. The Advisory Committee will give an examination, if necessary, to evaluate the student's depth of knowledge in that particular course.

The exempted course must be shown in the course plan of the student indicating the required course against which the course is exempted.

A maximum of 9 cr hr graduate level course work done in M.S. program at BSMRAU may be transferred to Ph. D. program and minimum course requirement of 47 cr hr (including 2 credit hour of seminar) for Ph.D. program may be reduced by a maximum of 9 cr hr provided that:

(i) the student enters into Ph.D. program within five years after admission to M.S. program;
(ii) the credit hour(s) must be above the minimum course requirement of 31 (including 1 credit hour of seminar) for M.S. degree;
(iii) grades of 'A' or 'B' have been earned;
(iv) the transfer must be recommended by the Advisory Committee and Board of Studies of the major department and approved by the Academic Council.

Credit transfer may also be allowed to the student having M. S. or equivalent degree from other recognized and accredited Universities or Institutions and admitted to Ph.D. program at BSMRAU provided that:

(i) the Equivqlence Committee certifies to accept the course;
(ii) the student enters into Ph.D. program within five years after admission to M.S. program;
(iii) the credit hour(s) must be above the minimum course requirement of 31 (including 1 credit hour of seminar) for M.S. degree;
(iv) grades of A or B or second class have been earned.
(v) the transfer is recommended by the Advisory Committee and Board of Studies of the major department and approved by the Academic Council;
(vi) The transferred credit hour(s) must be shown in the course plan of the student with the grade ''T'.

Graduate level courses taken in excess of the requirements for an M.S. degree at the University may be transferred to Ph. D. program. Students may reserve credits for possible use in a Ph.D. program under the following conditions:

(i) only credits with A or B grades;
(ii) request for reservation must be made prior to the end of the term in which the student completes M.S. requirements;
(iii) a maximum of 15 credit hours may be reserved.
A minimum of 47 credits hour (including 2 credit hour of seminar) of course works is required for Ph.D. degree, regardless of the number of credits reserved and/or transferred.

Students will be required to be in residence at BSMRAU for a minimum of six terms as a full time students, four of which must be consecutive.

The maximum time allowed for completion of a Ph.D. program will be 15 terms from the commencement of first term of admission. In special circumstances a candidate may be allowed another consecutive 6 (six) terms without any interval, subject to the approval of readmission by the Academic Council.

Students in all departments must meet standard requirements to qualify for conferral of the degree for which they are candidates. This includes a minimum number of credit hours and a minimum CGPA and an acceptable dissertation.

Students in all departments must meet standard requirements to qualify for conferral of the degree for which they are candidates. This includes a minimum number of course-credits and a minimum grade point average (GPA) and an acceptable dissertation. Conferral of the degree shall be approved by the Board. of Regents upon recommendation of the Academic Council.

The admission of a student shall be cancelled if he/she fails to:

(a) complete the first term of admission with 9 credit hours of course work;
(b) enroll course for two or more consecutive terms without prior approval for absence from the Dean of Graduate Studies;
(c) pass the final oral and thesis/dissertation defense examination;
(d) comply with the regulations of the University;
(e) maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3 (three) for three consecutive terms;
(f) complete the degree within 21 terms including 6 term extension approved by the Academic Council.

Anything not covered in this catalogue will be referred to and decided by the Academic Council.