Graduate Catalog | 2020-21 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University www.ncat.edu ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ North Carolina A&T State University 2020-21 Graduate Catalog Page 1 Graduate Catalog 2020-2021 The Graduate College North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 1601 East Market Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27411 www.ncat.edu/tgc ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ North Carolina A&T State University 2020-21 Graduate Catalog Page 2 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Academic Calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Catalog Policies and Disclaimers........................................................................................................................... 11 Student’s Responsibility .......................................................................................................................................... 11 The University of North Carolina ........................................................................................................................... 11 North Carolina A&T State University .................................................................................................................... 14 Nondiscrimination Policy ....................................................................................................................................... 16 The Graduate College ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Accreditation and Institutional Memberships ......................................................................................................... 18 Degree and Certificate Programs Offered .............................................................................................................. 20 Doctoral Degrees ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Masters Degrees ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Post Baccalaureate Certificate Programs ........................................................................................................... 22 Post Masters Certificate Programs ..................................................................................................................... 22 Distance Education ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Summer School ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Continuing Education ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Expenses and Financial Assistance .......................................................................................................................... 25 Tuition and Fees ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Auditing Courses..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Indebtedness to the University ................................................................................................................................ 25 Refunds ................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Veterans .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Full time Faculty and Employees............................................................................................................................ 26 Residence Status for Tuition Purposes .................................................................................................................... 26 FAFSA Application ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Federal Work Study ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Loans ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Scholarships and Fellowships ................................................................................................................................. 27 Graduate Assistantships ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Academic Policies and Regulations .......................................................................................................................... 31 Graduate Admissions .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Unconditional Admission................................................................................................................................... 31 Conditional Admission ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Satisfying conditional admission status ............................................................................................................. 32 Non-Degree Seeking Admission ........................................................................................................................ 32 Admission of Non-Degree Seeking Students to Degree Programs .................................................................... 32 Deferral of Admission ........................................................................................................................................ 32 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ North Carolina A&T State University 2020-21 Graduate Catalog Page 3 Readmission ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 Application deadlines ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Application Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 33 Graduate Admissions Appeals ................................................................................................................................ 34 Enrollment, Residence, Leave and Withdrawal ...................................................................................................... 34 Full time enrollment ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Maximum Course Load...................................................................................................................................... 34 Residence Requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 34 Continuous Enrollment/Registration .................................................................................................................. 34 Leave of Absence ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Withdrawal from the University ........................................................................................................................ 35 Graduation Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Graduation and commencement dates ................................................................................................................ 35 Student’s responsibility to know university policies and regulations ................................................................ 35 Applicable Graduate Catalog and program requirements .................................................................................. 35 Plan of Study ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 Change of Program ...........................................................................................................................................