Policies Under Review and Revision

Faculty, staff and students are invited to ask questions, provide comments or present suggestions for these policies via the Comment Form.

Policies Under Review for Fall 2025

1. Academic Standing - Undergraduate
2. Admission of Transient Students - Undergraduate
3. Admission to International Pathway Program
4. Course Numbering System
5. Course Repeat - Graduate
6. Dismissal, Appeal and Reinstatement - Undergraduate
7. GPA Adjustment - Undergraduate
8. Grade Point Average (GPA)
9. Grading Policies and Procedures
10. Operational Policy Regarding Posthumous Degrees
11. Undergraduate Students Enrolling in Graduate Courses

Policies Under Review for Spring 2026

1. Administrative Policy Regarding Experimental and Integrative Studies
2. Change in Graduate Program of Study
3. Course Privilege for Doctoral Students
4. Exploratory and General Majors - Undergraduate
5. Incomplete Mark Policy
6. Leave of Absence for Graduate Students
7. Upper-Division Requirement - Undergraduate

Policy Name: Academic Standing - Graduate Student
What has changed: Revised policy removes from dismissal consideration 8 credit hours of grades lower than B or more than 4 credit hours of grades lower than C. In addition, language on plagiarism and cheating is added, as well as including minors, certificates and non-degree licensure programs in the minimum C grade requirement. The probation section is also revised. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: All graduate students

Policy Name: Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree
What has changed: Revised policy includes the Ed.D. degree in programs requiring a dissertation; decreases dissertation committee membership from minimum four to three members; and requires student’s advisor to have full graduate faculty status in their college and be in the student’s program area. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Doctoral students seeking a Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree

Policy name: Dual Degrees and Double Majors
What has changed: Revised policy adds two degrees to the list of programs that cannot be taken in conjunction with or subsequent to another degree program; and adds additional resources and FAQ. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Undergraduate and graduate students

Policy Name: Flexibly Scheduled Course Sections
What has changed: Policy will be inactivated; instead, the information will become a definition in the Glossary of Academic Terms. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Undergraduate and graduate courses

Policy Name: Graduate Dismissal and Appeal
What has changed: Revised policy replaces mention of department chair, school director and program coordinator with "unit administrator"; and moves policy into new format with additional information for reason for policy, resources, FAQ, revision history, etc. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Graduate students

Policy Name: Graduation
What has changed: Revised policy removes the late application fee and moves policy into new format with additional information for reason for policy, resources, FAQ, revision history, etc. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: All students

Policy Name: Graduation Planning System (GPS)
What has changed: Policy language is updated reflected the connection of the audit to the catalog year in force and its use for graduation clearance. In addition, the policy will be added as a link to the Graduation policy to connect the two. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: All students

Policy name: Midterm Evaluation
What has changed: Revised policy includes more explanation to help students understand the meaning and purpose of midterm evaluations. In addition, recommendations have been made to improve several business practices (not policy) surrounding midterm evaluations, including open midterm grading to all undergraduate courses and to develop better communication to students surround midterm evaluations. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Students enrolled in lower-division undergraduate courses (00000, 10000, 20000 levels)

Policy Name: Not Permitted to Continue – new name Program Progression Requirements
What has changed: Revised policy adds appeal information; removes the specific business process that were never implemented; and renames policy to “Program Progression Requirements – Undergraduate.” View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Undergraduate students

Policy Name: Pass/Fail Grade – new name Credit/No Credit
What has changed: Revised policy updates name to Credit/No Credit and removes restriction of maximum one course per semester. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: All undergraduate students Scope: Undergraduate courses

Policy Name: Residence Requirement
What has changed: Revised policy adds a residence restriction for graduate certificates and minors. This restriction was previously only in the graduate transfer policy. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Graduate students

Policy Name: Time Limits for Graduate Degrees
What has changed: Revised policy includes all graduate programs; removes time limits for passing candidacy and oral examinations; removes requirement that transfer coursework must be earned within six years; increases limit for post-master’s doctoral students, from nine to 10 years, to align with post-master’s doctoral students; clarifies the process that must be completed for an extension to be granted, as well as the actions that will occur when a student is denied an exception; and removes requirement that the application for an extension beyond a year include “evidence that the degree candidate is current in his/her field of study.” View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Graduate students

Policy name: Transcripts
What has changed: Revised policy reflects current practices. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Undergraduate and graduate students

Policy name: Transfer of Graduate Credit
What has changed: Revised policy includes (1) elimination of Kent State courses under the definition of "transfer" (2) removal of 50% transfer credit for certificates/minors, which will be moved to the Residence Policy (3) clarification on how transfer credit counts toward overall hours, GPA, etc.; and (4) clarification on KSU students taking courses at other institutions. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: Graduate students

Policy Name: Transfer of Undergraduate Credit
What has changed: Revised policy updates format for readability, updates language to ensure that it reflects all current state and national transfer policies and includes transfer FAQ. View approved proposal (KSU login required).
Scope: All undergraduate students