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Retention of Records
If an applicant does not complete enrollment for the semester in which admission is sought, the application must be renewed and submission of such additional credentials and information as may be requested by the Master's Admissions Committee will be required. Incomplete application files are retained for a maximum of four years.

A student who earns master's-level credit and later becomes inactive may be required to re-establish his or her file. A transcript of graduate credit earned at Georgia State University will be maintained indefinitely by the Office of the Registrar.


Master's Enrollment—Students' Responsibility
Graduate students must assume full responsibility for knowledge of the rules and regulations of the college and the university and of departmental, school, or institute requirements concerning their individual programs. Enrollment in a graduate program of this college constitutes students' acknowledgement that they are obligated to comply with all academic and administrative regulations and degree requirements. Students are encouraged to read carefully the "Academic Regulations" chapter of this catalog that applies to all of the university's programs and the regulations specific to their program in this chapter. Students are also urged to read all of the requirements of their degree, program, or status that are presented in this chapter.


Commitment to Master's Programs
The Robinson College of Business provides a flexible schedule of courses for its master's programs. The schedule attempts to accommodate the needs of a diverse student body, particularly with respect to students' employment. However, the faculty of the college expect that students enrolled in a master's program will bring to that program a commitment to complete their degree requirements in a timely manner. The faculty believes that maximum benefit will be derived from a program if students devote a period of concentrated study to the disciplines that constitute the master's programs.

Before deciding to enroll in a master's program of this college, students must examine seriously and realistically their abilities to adjust their personal and professional schedules to accommodate the challenge of graduate study. Students or applicants with questions about the commitment needed to complete the master's programs should schedule an appointment with an academic counselor in the college's Office of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions.

The course load of master's students may vary with the circumstances of the individual student each semester. Students normally enroll in three to 15 semester hours a term. In determining each semester's course load, students must

balance other time constraints (work, family, civic, and other responsibilities) with the need to make reasonable and timely progress toward completion of the program within the five-year time limit.


Conduct
Students are expected to observe generally accepted standards of conduct and to assume personal responsibilities appropriate to potential business and professional leaders. The university reserves the right to exclude any student whose conduct is prejudicial or injurious to the university, the faculty, or other students. The formal policy of the university concerning student rights and obligations is under the heading "University Code of Conduct" in the General Information chapter of this catalog.


Changing Semester of Entry
Admission to a master's-level program is for the specific semester stated in the acceptance letter. Anyone who does not enroll for the semester for which acceptance was granted must notify the Office of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions so his or her records may be updated to a future semester and reevaluated according to admission criteria in effect for the future semester. Deadlines for notification to change to each semester are shown below:

Change Semester of Entry To Deadline Date

Spring (January) October 1

Summer (June) February 1

Fall (August) May 1

If the deadline falls on a weekend or a university holiday, requests to change semester of entry will be accepted until the next workday following the deadline.


Catalog Editions
Normally, students will be permitted to graduate under the provisions of the graduate catalog in effect at the time of first enrollment. Student may choose to graduate under the provisions of a subsequent graduate catalog; that is, they may choose to change their "catalog edition." Students who choose to do this must meet all provisions of the subsequent graduate catalog.

Robinson College students are required to change to the current catalog edition when they change programs/statuses or MS majors or after certain absences from the program, as explained in the next two headings below.


Changing Majors, Programs or Status (master's level)
An M.B.A. student who wishes to change majors or concentrations within the M.B.A. program may begin the process by notifying the Office of Academic Assistance in writing and consulting the graduate catalog to determine requirements for the new major or concentration. Written notification of the decision will be provided.

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