Academic Program Requirements. A contract will be suspended for those full academic semesters during the contract period that the student is required by the University to live elsewhere to complete their academic program (Co-op, Student Teaching, etc.). However, failure to notify the Department of Housing and Residence Life on or before March 31, 2024, for the Fall 2024 semester or November 30, 2024, for the Spring 2025 semester of participation in the program, may result in a cancellation fee per Sections VII. A. 1-3., as applicable, above. A student receiving late notification of acceptance into such programs must provide written documentation of such late notification within one week of the offer being made to have the fee waived. The University cannot guarantee reassignment to a specific residence hall room for a student returning to University housing from such programs.
Academic Program Requirements. 1. Each institution has established degree requirements that must be met by student participants in order to earn Ph.D. degrees. Each institution will confer the Ph.D. degree to participants only upon completion of its own institution’s specified requirements.
2. At South Carolina, student participants are required to complete at least 30 hours of credit while enrolled at South Carolina. These include eighteen hours of course work credit and twelve hours of dissertation credit. In addition to at least 30 hours credit earned at South Carolina, up to twelve hours of academic credit from PU may be accepted and applied toward the Ph.D. degree requirements.
3. At South Carolina, student participants are normally required to take a qualifying examination at the end of the first year of study. For student participants in this program, successful completion of the master’s degree at PU, with defense of thesis, can be accepted as fulfillment of this requirement.
4. At South Carolina, student participants may meet the full-time residency requirement with 18 hours of course work taken in 3 consecutive major semesters. Enrollment in a summer term is not required to maintain continuity, but credits earned during summer terms will count toward the 18 hours required for residency.
5. The comprehensive exam will usually be taken at the end of coursework. In the event that a student participant has returned to the home institution prior to administration of the comprehensive exam, the comprehensive exam may be proctored at the home institution.
6. At South Carolina, a student participant is expected to make satisfactory progress toward completion of the Ph.D. degree. If a post-masters student is admitted to South Carolina with an assistantship, the student should anticipate no more than 3 years of assistantship support from South Carolina.
7. In the event that a student participant has returned to the home institution at the time of the dissertation defense, permission can be granted for the defense to be done via skype, teleconference, or similar long-distance communication medium, as approved by the Graduate School at South Carolina.
Academic Program Requirements. A contract which has been signed and returned by the student and accepted by the University, will be suspended for those full academic semesters during the contract period that the student is required by the University to live elsewhere in order to complete their academic program (Co-op, Student Teaching, etc.). However, failure to notify the Department of Housing and Residence Life on or before December 31, 2019, for spring semester of participation in the program may result in a cancellation fee in accordance with Section VIII as applicable, below. Students receiving late notification of acceptance into such programs must provide written documentation of such late notification within one week of the offer being made in order to have the fee waived. The University cannot guarantee reassignment to a specific residence hall room for a student returning to University housing from such programs.
Academic Program Requirements. A contract which has been signed and returned by the student and accepted by the University, will be suspended for those full academic semesters during the contract period that the student is required by the University to live elsewhere in order to complete his/her academic program (Co-op, Student Teaching, etc.). However, failure to notify the Department of Housing and Residence Life on or before May 10, 2019 for Maymester or on or before June 5, 2019 for summer term I and on or before July 10, 2019 for summer term II/ of participation in the program may result in a cancellation penalty in accordance with Section VI. A. 1-3., as applicable, above. Students receiving late notification of acceptance into such programs must provide written documentation of such late notification within one week of the offer being made in order to have the penalty waived. The University cannot guarantee reassignment to a specific residence hall room for a student returning to University housing from such programs.
Academic Program Requirements. A. Upon successful completion of the major requirements specified below, SDSU will accept up to 60 course credits from the A.A. degree in Communication for students majoring in Communication Studies. Students must successfully complete the A.A. degree in Communication from WITCC prior to transferring to SDSU for this agreement to apply. Students must meet all South Dakota Board of Regents policies and university graduation requirements in order to receive a degree.
B. Requirements to be completed at SDSU to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Communication Studies are outlined below.
C. General Education Requirements (SGRs): 30 credits Transferable general education requirements in the A.A. in Communication curriculum are italicized and listed next to the SDSU requirement in the table below. Additional (not required for the A.A. in Communication degree) transferrable general education credits could be transferred if the courses meet SDBOR and SDSU guidelines. SDSU General Education Requirements Required Coursework 28 credits SGR Goal SDSU Course(s) Cr Course Cr SGR Goal #1 Written Communication ENGL 101 Composition I ENGL 201 Composition II 6 ENGL 105 Composition I ENGL 106 Composition II 3 3 SGR Goal #2 Oral Communication SGR #2 3 SPC 112 Public Speaking 3 SGR Goal #3 Social Sciences SGR #3 6 SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology 3 3 SGR Goal #4 Arts and Humanities SGR #4 6 MMS 101 Mass Media PHI 105 Intro to Ethics 3 3 SGR Goal #5 Mathematics SGR #5 3 MATH 111 Math for Liberal Arts 3 SGR Goal #6 Natural Sciences SGR #6 6 BIO 105 Introductory Biology 4
D. General Education and Supporting Requirements to be completed at SDSU:
1. SGR Goal #6: Natural Sciences (2 credits)
Academic Program Requirements. A. Upon successful completion of the major requirements specified below, SDSU will accept up to 60 course credits from the A.A. degree in Communication for students majoring in Public Relations. Students must successfully complete the
Academic Program Requirements. Students will be subject to all University admissions requirements prior to acceptance into the Program. Acceptance into the Program is contingent upon the student meeting all program-specific University admissions requirements and conditions as outlined in Appendix A-Academic Program Requirements, attached hereto, and incorporated herein. The University, in its sole reasonable discretion, reserves the right to modify or amend academic programs and transfer equivalencies as it deems appropriate.
