Registration is the process by which one becomes enrolled as a student at Tuskegee University. Its two basic steps are the completion and filing of informational forms and the payment of incidental and other fees for various purposes during a prescribed time period. Registrations are audited by the Registrar and the Provost to assure that students are in compliance with the regulations. In the event that the audit reveals that students are not in compliance with the regulations, they will be required to correct their registration. Additionally, the University reserves the right to administratively drop students from courses, or withdraw them if they refuse to correct their registration.
Following are the responsibilities in the process which rest with the student:
Become familiar with the University Calendar appearing in the Course Schedule Booklet and a number of other media throughout the University. Familiarity with the Calendar makes the registration process easier.
Complete registration according to regulations. Credit will not be earned unless the official registration is filed with the Registrar.
The Student Data Form is critical to the registration process. Each student must provide correct information so that documents such as grades, registration materials and bills will be received by the student. Students who falsify information, particularly those who intentionally change address data to incorrect information, may be suspended from the University.
Consult with the appropriate academic advisor and secure the right signatures on forms as required in order to make certain that proper course sequences for the curriculum in which the student is enrolled are being followed.
Become familiar with the fee structure and inform sponsors/guardians, where applicable, of the fees required for enrollment.
Students who do not complete their registration in accordance with the dates stated in the University calendar will not be allowed to attend classes.
After receiving the official notification of admission, and upon arrival on campus, the student should report to the department in which study is desired. The student will receive advice concerning the courses to be taken in his/her first semester from the department chairperson or any member of the graduate faculty in the department who is familiar with the student's condition of admission.
SELECTION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL OF PLAN OF STUDY
During the first semester of his/her graduate study, the student should choose a major professor who will guide the student in his/her course work and research. The student with the help of the Major Professor will select at least two additional members from the graduate faulty from within the College to serve on his/her Advisory Committee. A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee must be from the area of the student's specialization.
It is the joint responsibility of the student and the Major Professor to make certain that a plan of graduate study is prepared and approved by the advisory committee, the College Dean, and the Dean of Graduate Programs before the end of the student's first semester of graduate study. Changes in the plan of graduate study may be approved only by the Dean of Graduate Programs based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee and the College Dean.
The usual schedule of courses for a regular full time graduate student should approximate twelve credit hours of graduate courses. This schedule may be decreased by the student's advisor because of-the nature of the courses to be taken, the academic record of the student, and the time to be devoted to research, teaching, or employment by the student (see Maximum Credit Hour Load for Graduate Students).
A student requesting to take more than fifteen semester credit hours must have earned a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00 and obtained approval from the College Dean and the Dean of Graduate Programs.
A student who is working on a thesis or reading for graduate examinations but not taking courses including the 700 Research Credit should register for Continuous registration for any semester or summer session in which Tuskegee University's facilities will be used or conferences with the advisor or graduate committee are scheduled. This applies to a student working on a thesis in absentia as well as to a student
on campus. Such students may have a maximum of two registrations only; afterward registration as a regular graduate student will be required until the degree requirements have been completed.
A student who has completed all requirements for the graduate degree including final oral or comprehensive examination, submission of thesis and approval of the thesis by the Office of Graduate Programs should register for "Candidate for Degree Only" for the semester the degree is to be conferred. Students will be permitted to register in this category one time only.
No semester hours of credit or grades are required for these two categories of registration. The student must be in residence to register for Continuous Registration. Registration for Continuous Registration and Candidate for Degree Only must be done during the regular registration period as indicated in the University calendar.