[La-cgs] Question on revalidation process

Wed Jun 23 16:19:46 CDT 2021

All,

UNO has a procedure for considering time limit extensions; under the master's requirements on the GS website, you see the request for extension form:

Master's Degree Requirements | The University of New Orleans (uno.edu)<https://www.uno.edu/academics/grad/masters-degree-requirements>

A central factor is the discipline: In some disciplines, especially the humanities, the state of knowledge and criteria for establishing it don't change quite as quickly as in some other disciplines. Therefore, it might be completely justified, if the program agrees, to allow courses through the form that the program coordinators deem still current in the content of the knowledge.

We occasionally get questions about courses that are several decades old. These are usually considered too old by programs and GS; were they to be considered, the program would have to examine the student.

The argument for extension and the means of testing for knowledge currency, where required, are entirely up to the program here (as they should be).

I'm also using the opportunity to introduce you to Nancy Biggio, who takes the reins in the UNO Graduate School July 1st. Now that she's got her UNO email, I'm able to make this introduction!

Nice to know you all briefly-

Cheers,

N

Dr. Nancy Easterlin
Interim Director, Graduate School
Research Professor of English and Professor
   Of Women's and Gender Studies,
University of New Orleans

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Hi Anthony,

Welcome to the group!  At LSUS, the period is 8 years.  Students can request that older courses be considered through the program director who makes a recommendation to the Graduate Dean.  If the Graduate Dean approves, a memo is sent from Graduate Studies to the Registrar stating that the courses may count toward the degree.  Typically,  only courses that have not changed significantly get recommended.

Sanjay

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Subject: Re: [La-cgs] Question on revalidation process

Thanks Ramu. I guess I should clarify--I'm talking about revalidating students for courses that were taken prior to the 6 year expiration. We've had a few lately who have applied to have courses over 6 years old revalidated for their MAT. Our policy is written rather vaguely and interpretation is subjective.

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 1:16 PM Ramu Ramachandran <ramu at coes.latech.edu<mailto:ramu at coes.latech.edu>> wrote:
Anthony:

Welcome to the group. Looking forward to meeting you in person soon. We have a periodic review (self-study) of degrees that are not accredited by an external entity. Our policy and a template for the self-study are provided here: https://www.latech.edu/administration/policies/p-2224/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latech.edu%2Fadministration%2Fpolicies%2Fp-2224%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cneasterl%40uno.edu%7C44cc04b32b744c0dd91308d9368013cb%7C31d4dbf540044469bfeedf294a9de150%7C0%7C0%7C637600746015591544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pnGuzaLrxf3325HXRi3t0FgDkEskdaGRwmVxdCl0aCU%3D&reserved=0>. I hope this is useful to you.

Best regards,
Ramu
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On 6/23/2021 11:03 AM, Anthony Kunkel wrote:
Hi All,

I'm new to my role as Director of Graduate Studies here at Nicholls State. I appreciate the thread here. Recently I've been asked about the revalidation process at our University and I'm receiving a lot of nebulous answers regarding departmental processes for revalidation. Some departments have more than others requesting revalidation, but it is not something happening often in any department. When it does happen, I am interested in the process and any consistencies we might offer--University wide.

I'm curious as to whether you all have specific guidelines within your grad programs, or if this is something that is handled without question within each department?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tony

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