Types of Admission

Cooperative Doctoral Program
Details of admission and degree requirements should be discussed with the program director. In the case of a student writing a Ph.D. for a Youngstown State University graduate faculty, the joint approval of the student, thesis topic, and Youngstown State University faculty thesis supervisor will be made by Rhodes University and may require the passing of preliminary examinations by the student. The overall degree requirement is the writing of a doctoral thesis that represents a substantial, original contribution to the mathematical literature as assessed by Youngstown State University graduate faculty, Rhodes University doctoral faculty, and external readers internationally prominent in the mathematical discipline represented by the thesis. A student writing a Ph.D. for a Youngstown State University graduate faculty will be required to serve a six-month internship/residency at Rhodes University, at the conclusion of which will be the formal thesis defense before a committee comprising Rhodes University doctoral faculty and the student's Youngstown State University thesis supervisor.

Master's Degree Program
Regular - Regular admission will be granted to a student who satisfies the admission requirements for the master's program in which he/she wishes to enroll.

Provisional - Upon recommendation of the person in charge of the program involved and subject to the approval of the Graduate Dean, a student may be accepted with provisional admission if his/her undergraduate record shows slight deficiencies compared to the admission requirements of the program to which the student seeks entrance. Students who are admitted provisionally may be required to make up deficiencies by taking appropriate undergraduate courses without graduate credit. The academic record of all provisional students will be reviewed when 12 semester hours of degree-credit course work has been completed. The advisor will change the student's status from provisional to regular if course deficiencies have been made up and the student's record justifies such a change. The advisor shall report the change to the Graduate Dean on the Change of Status form
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Nondegree - Students with a bachelor's degree who wish to register for courses but do not expect to work toward an advanced degree may be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies as nondegree students. Such admission is granted by the Graduate Dean upon recommendation of the department to which the student seeks entrance. A maximum of 12 credits earned as a Nondegree student may be applied toward a degree if the student later decides to pursue an advanced degree, if he/she is accepted by department in which he/she wishes to study, and if the department's recommendation is approved the Graduate Dean.

Special Nondegree - An individual who does not wish to participate in a specific graduate program or to be assigned to an advisor in a program may be considered for admission as a special nondegree student by the Graduate Dean. The special nondegree student must meet the prerequisites of courses before enrolling in them. A maximum of 12 semester hours earned as a special nondegree student way be applied toward a degree if the student later decides to pursue an advanced degree, if the student and his/her credits accepted by the department in which he/she wishes to study, and if the department's recommendation is approved by the Graduate Dean.

Restricted Students who wish to take a workshop for graduate credit but who have not completed the regular School of Graduate Studies admission process will be permitted to register in the School of Graduate Studies as restricted graduate students. Such permission is granted by the Graduate Dean through the workshop representative upon receipt of a completed Workshop Registration form, which includes a statement signed by the applicant that a baccalaureate degree has been received. Graduate workshops designated as restricted are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis.

Workshop courses, upon approval of the graduate advisor, may later be applied to degree work if regular admission to the School of Graduate Studies is obtained and if those courses are part of the degree program. Workshop courses are those specifically designated as such in the graduate catalog by the Graduate Council.