Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress

https://www.etdadmin.com/main/home?siteId=224It is crucial that students familiarize themselves with the standards for maintaining satisfactory progress. Students are expected to attend the new student orientation, review the GSBS Student Handbook and read through the requirements on their coursework checklist in order to be aware of the program’s standards. It is critical that students monitor their own progression through the program, and address any questions or potential roadblocks with the program leadership and/or administration. Failure to achieve and maintain satisfactory progress can result in academic probation, loss of financial aid, and potentially dismissal from the program.

CRTP students maintain satisfactory progress in the program by:

• Maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout the program

• Successful and timely completion of all coursework and milestones as outlined in the CRTP coursework checklist

• Submitting all student checkout requirements for graduation, including:

  • Graduation Application form (link to online form will be emailed to students in February)

  • Student Checkout form by May 15

  • Graduating Student Exit Survey by May 15 (will be emailed to students after submitting the online Student Checkout form)

• Completing all requirements for the CRTP within one year of matriculation

MSCR students maintain satisfactory progress by:

• Maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout the program

• Successful and timely completion of all coursework as outlined in the MSCR coursework checklist

• Actively searching for and identifying a research mentor throughout the first year of the program

• Meeting with the research mentor at regular intervals between June 1 of year one and year two

• Successfully completing and passing each of the MSCR milestones by deadline indicated on the MSCR checklist, including:

  • Research Agreement

  • Thesis Proposal

  • Thesis First Draft

  • Thesis Final Draft

  • Final Thesis deposit

• Submitting all student checkout requirements for graduation by deadline indicated on the MSCR checklist, including:

  • Graduation Application form (online form will be emailed to students in February of year two)

  • Master’s Thesis Evaluation form by May 15 of year 2

  • Student Checkout form by May 15 of Year 2

  • Graduating Student Exit Survey by May 15 of year two (will be emailed to students after submitting the online Student Checkout form)

  • Final Thesis deposit to ProQuest by June 1 of year two

• Completing all above requirements within two years of matriculation; in exceptional circumstances, students may be given permission by the Program Director to complete the MSCR in as little as one, and not more than three years.

PhD in Clinical Research students maintain satisfactory progress by:

• Earning a minimum of a B in each of the required courses, as stipulated by a student’s selected track

• Maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout the program

• Successfully completing all required coursework within the first two years of the PhD program as outlined in each PhD track checklist
• Taking and passing the Written Comprehensive Qualifying Exam in June of year two

• Forming a Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MAC) and submitting the Declaration for PhD in Clinical Research form by March 31 of year two
• Submitting the Written Dissertation Research Proposal by February 28 of year three

• Conducting and passing the Dissertation Research Proposal Oral Presentation by March 31 of year three

• Meeting with the MAC at least once per year starting in the fall of year three, and submitting a Progress Report form following each meeting
• Submitting registration forms and other required documentation by the required deadlines; refer to Section Seven for specific timelines and forms
• Completing and successfully defending the dissertation when deemed ready by MAC

• Depositing properly formatted version of the final approved thesis, containing signatures of the Mentor and Program Director

• Completing all requirements listed above by June 1 of the fifth year in the program; in exceptional circumstances, students may be given permission by the Program Director to complete the PhDCR in up to seven years