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Sushma:<div><br></div><div>So, at ULM, someone entering a doctoral program after completing a master's degree elsewhere would be considered a "transfer" student? I sent these comments yesterday as a response to Obadiah (between the dashed lines):</div><div>-------------------</div><div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt">Our discussions here are centered around two options:</span></div><div><br></div><div>a) T<span style="font-size: 10pt">hose who are <u>currently</u> enrolled in another graduate school and seek admission to Louisiana Tech (i.e., <u>transfer to Louisiana Tech</u>) without completing their current degree </span><span style="font-size: 10pt">-- broad consensus exists that these applicants should be called transfer applicants.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt">b) Those who have at some point in the past </span><span style="font-size: 10pt">attended another graduate school and left without earning a degree, perhaps worked for several years, and are now seeking admission at</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> Louisiana Tech -- there is some hesitation in including these in the group of <b>transfer</b> students because they are not <u>transferring from another institution at the time of admission</u>. Of course, we will require official transcripts from all schools attended, as required by ULS policy. We may approve transfer credits later but that may have no impact on the admission decision.</span></div></div><div>-------------------</div><div>UL System policies do not *define* a transfer admission as it applies to a graduate student. LSU's Graduate Catalog talks about transfer credit but not transfer admissions. In most institutions, I believe transfer credits are considered well after the admission -- typically after one term of enrollment.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Ramu</div><div class="mb_sig"><pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">---------
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T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
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A transfer student here at ULM is someone who has prior graduate credit (whether it's simply a single course, a few courses or an entire degree) completed at another institution. </div>
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A new graduate student would be someone who is beginning a graduate degree without any prior graduate credit. </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:06 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Definition of a transfer graduate student</span>
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<div>Dear LA Council:<br>
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We are trying to come up with a definition of a transfer graduate student, and it seems that there are policies at the UL System level and in our own Catalog about transfer admissions (GPA, good standing, eligibility to return, etc., etc.) but the definition
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Is it understood or implied that a "transfer admission" applies to a student who is
<u>enrolled elsewhere at the time of application</u> to your institution, or does it also apply to someone who dropped out of college for a while and is now applying to you? I know that we require transcripts of all previous college work regardless of the current
or prior enrollment status at the time of application.<br>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
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