NOTICE OF DECISIONS The Admissions Committee will process applications as quickly as possible following the February 15 deadline , though time must be allowed for completion of personal interviews. Those whose applications do not pass the preliminary screening will be notified immediately. Certificates of Acceptance will be mailed on or about April I. Information concerning the status of an application will not be given except by letter from the university director of admissions following action by the Admissions Committee. Be cause of the large number of applicants , information cannot be given by telephone. In the event that an applicant has not heard from the committee by May 1, written inquiry may be made . General Academic Information CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS Graduate psychology students meeting all entrance requirements will be classified as regular graduate students . Students who do not fulfill all entrance requirements may be admitted on a pro visional status until they correct the deficiency. Any such de ficiencies must be removed within one calendar year of a stu dent's admission as a provisional student . It is only in rare instances that a student will be accepted in provisional status. Students will be classified in the program as follows: First year 30 graduate units or less completed Second year 60 graduate units or less completed Third year 90 graduate units or less completed Fourth year 120 graduate units or less completed Fifth year Class work completed and internship in progress Dissertation (ABD) All requirements met except for dissertation GRADING SYSTEM Students wishing to obtain a graduate degree must maintain a consistently high academic performance throughout their pro gram. An overall B average , i.e. , 3.0 on a 4.0 scale , is required for all degrees. Only grades of A, B, or C earn graduate credit. Grades of all students are recorded in the admissions and records office . Grading is on the following basis: Grade Grade Points A Superior achievement 4 .00 A- 3.67 B+ Above average achievement 3.33 B Average achievement 3.00 8- Low average achievement 2.67 c+ Minimum passing performance 2.33 C Minimum passing performance 2.00 c- Minimum passing performance 1.67 F Failure 0.00 A "W" indicates an official withdrawal from a course and does not affect the student 's grade point average .
A ' 'UW' ' indicates an unofficial withdrawal. Students who regis ter for a class but do not attend it are automatically given the grade of "UW" which will influence the grade average the same as an F. A temporary mark of " RD" (Report Delayed) will be used in special cases of extreme hardship where an extension is war ranted and approved by the dean. A student must appeal for an RD grade before the end of the semester. Such a grade incurred in one semester must be made up by the end of the first nine (9) weeks of the next semester or the grade will automatically be come an F . An F can be made up only by repetition of the course. A student may only be allowed a combination of two F's and /or two C's (understood to include both C + or C - ); a third C and /or F brings automatic elimination from the program. No grade other than an RD may be altered once it has been reported to the director of records unless an error was made in grading or recording. These changes can only be made upon written approval of the instructor , the director of records and the Committee on Admissions and Academic Qualifications. The following grades are also used in Rosemead records with special significance for the professional aspects of Rosemead ' s programs : S Satisfactory (for practicum only) 0.00 points AUD Audit 0.00 points R Dissertation research in progress 0.00 points IP Internship in Progress 0 .00 points REGISTRATION All students are to register during Rosemead' s scheduled registra tion days. Late registration will continue through Wednesday of the second week (8th day) of classes (i .e. , Wednesday , Septem ber 16, or Wednesday , February 11 ) . A late registration fee of $20 will be charged those who fail to regi ster during the sched uled registration days. Registration is not complete until satisfac tory financial arrangements have been made . Students will re ceive credit for only those courses in which they are officially enrolled . Registration is mandatory for students in all phases of the program , including students in internship and those who have completed all requirements except the di ssertation. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION AND COURSE VALIDATION No graduate credit in psychology will be given by examination or validation. Students who possess an excellent but non transcripted background in an area of study may , with the permis sion of the advisor and chair of the Committee on Academic 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 M.A. 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 . 151
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