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    Nancy:<br>
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    We approximately follow the early part of the process outlined by
    Eddie Lyons. The department head (or the coordinator of the graduate
    program) and associate dean for graduate studies of the student's
    college are asked to review and certify the courses. Their decision
    is conveyed to the Graduate School either in the form of a memo or
    an email. We also ask that a plan for completion of the remaining
    degree requirements and an anticipated exit date are both included
    in the communication to the Graduate School.<br>
    <br>
    Memos received as hard copy (very rare these days) are scanned into
    PDFs, emails are saved as PDFs. In both cases, the records end up in
    the student's electronic folder shared between the Graduate School
    and the Registrar. Our Graduate Council is not involved in these
    decisions.<br>
    <br>
    Best regards,<br>
    Ramu<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/4/2023 11:46 AM, Nancy Biggio
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        <p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Happy Wednesday!  I’m seeking opinions on
          handling time limit extensions for “expired” coursework either
          at your institution or transferred in.  Right now, we require
          faculty from the appropriate department/subject area to
          confirm the student “demonstrated competency at a level of B
          or higher” AND the graduate coordinator to confirm this course
          is still relevant to the degree.  We have both coordinators
          and faculty ask how they should confirm the retained
          competency—exam, interview, project, work experience, etc.  I
          really want to leave this up to them and their expertise since
          our programs are all so different but they keep asking.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">So, anyone have any processes which would
          provide guidance?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Nancy<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003056">Nancy
              C. Biggio, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003056">Associate
              Vice President, Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003056">Associate
              Professor, Political Science<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
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
Ruston, LA 71272, USA

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