Qualifications, validate by examination to receive a waiver for a required course. No unit credit is given for such validation. Successful validation allows the student to take additional equivalent elective hours in the program. TIME LIMIT FOR DEGREES All course and academic requirements must be completed within four years for the terminal Master of Arts degree, and within eight years for the Psy.D. and Ph.D. degrees, beginning on the date of the student's first registration for graduate study at Rosemead. STUDENT ACADEMIC LOAD The normal full-time load for a Rosemead student in psychology is 12 to 15 hours per semester, but not less than nine hours. Without the advisor's approval, a student may not carry over 15 units in any semester. Part-time registration of less than nine units is permitted only after a student has been admitted to candidacy. Rosemead does not admit part-time students to its degree programs. For full statement on satisfactory academic progress please see page 19. TRANSFER CREDIT Students in the master's program may, upon the approval of their advisor and the Committee on Academic Qualifications transfer up to nine semester hours of applicable graduate-level courses in psychology and/or nine hours of applicable graduate-level courses in theology and Bible from an accredited graduate school or theological seminary. Doctoral students may transfer up to 30 semester hours of applic able graduate-level courses in psychology (including the nine hours on the master's level) and/or up to 15 hours of theology and Bible applicable to Rosemead's program (including the nine hours on the master's level) from an accredited graduate school or theological seminary. Practicum credit in the amount equal to one Rosemead practicum of three hours may be transferred with the permission of the director of clinical training. These hours will be counted toward the 30 hour transfer maximum. Practicum trans fer credit will be granted only when it is shown as practicum on an official graduate transcript. Rosemead will not evaluate non traditional learning or non-transcripted work experience for academic or practicum credit.
When students wish to use transfer credit for a required course in the Rosemead curriculum, it is their responsibility to provide documentation assuring the equivalency of course content. Com petency examinations may be given to verify equivalence to Rosemead required courses. Documentation may include catalog descriptions, syllabi and other supporting materials from the professor of record or department, as deemed necessary. UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL A student who fails to register in any given semester without arranging for a leave of absence or formal withdrawal is elimi nated from the program by default. Readmission requires the submission of a formal petition for readmission, action by the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee, and final approval of the dean. This policy is in effect for students in any status, including internship and dissertation. PRE-INTERNSHIP AND DISSERTATION STUDENTS Pre-internship, internship and dissertation (ABD) status students must continue to register and pay the required fees each semester appropriate to their status (see fee schedule). Students in disserta tion status who have completed their required units in dissertation research and all pre-internship students must register for three additional units each semester until the dissertation is completed. INACTIVE STATUS Inactive students are those who have requested and been granted a leave of absence from their program. A leave of absence may be granted upon petition for change of status if there is deemed sufficient reason for interrupting the program and intention to return to the program. Change of status forms are available from the director of records. A leave of absence must be renewed by petition each semester and may not exceed two consecutive semesters. A leave of absence longer than two semesters will require withdrawal from the program and a petition for readmission if the student later wishes to regain active status. The committee responsible for processing readmission requests is the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee. Each leave of absence must receive the approval of the student's advisor and the final approval of the dean.
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