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CRITERIA FOR AWARDING DEGREES |
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
may award a graduate or undergraduate degree posthumously when
a student has substantially completed all requirements for the
degree and was in good academic and citizenship standing at
the time of death. For a posthumous degree to be awarded, one
of the following circumstances must have occurred: |
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The student had completed all academic requirements
for the degree, but the student died prior to certification
of degree completion. |
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The student had been enrolled in courses that,
upon successful completion, would have culminated in the awarding
of the degree. Requirements for specific degrees follow. |
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1.2.1 |
Bachelor's Degree |
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- The student should have been enrolled at Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi in the semester in which the degree would have been
conferred. In the case of summer graduation, enrollment in
the first summer term would meet this requirement. If the
student lacked only one summer term to complete his/her degree
but was not enrolled during the first term, anticipated enrollment
during the second term would be taken as fulfilling the enrollment
requirement.
- The student's grade point average would have to be a minimum
of a two on a four point scale.
- The degree must be recommended by the student's major department
and the college dean.
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Master's Degree |
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- Enrollment requirements are the same as for the bachelor's
degree unless the student was writing a thesis.
- If the student was writing a thesis, all course work must
have been completed with passing grades. Substantial progress
toward the completion of the thesis should have been made.
- The student would have to have a grade point average of
three on a four-point scale for his/her graduate work.
- The degree must be recommended by the student's major and
minor professors, major department, the graduate dean, and
the college dean.
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Doctoral Degree |
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- All course work and qualifying exams should have been satisfactorily
completed.
- Substantial progress should have been made toward the completion
of the dissertation.
- There should be a reasonable expectation that the degree
would have been conferred in the near future.
- The degree must be recommended by the student's Doctoral
Committee, major department, the graduate dean, and the college
dean.
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The student was in the final year of his or her
studies and was representing the University in an institutional-sponsored
activity at the time of death. |
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PROCEDURES |
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2.1 |
The dean of the college in which the student was
pursuing the degree at the time of death is responsible for
ensuring that the procedures below are followed. |
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2.2 |
Any exceptions to the rule or procedure on awarding
of degrees posthumously must be approved by the President. |
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The chair of the department in which the student
was pursuing the degree is responsible for reviewing the student's
academic record and consulting with the student's professors
or, if applicable, the student's Doctoral Committee. The department
chair should forward his/her written recommendation, along with
the academic record, to the dean of the college. Any recommendations
provided by the student's professors or the Doctoral Committee
should also be forwarded to the dean. |
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The dean of the college should review the recommendations
and confer with the graduate dean (if appropriate). The dean
of the college should forward his/her own written recommendation
and the written recommendation of the graduate dean (if appropriate),
along with supporting documentation (academic audit, proof of
death, and other relevant materials) to the Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs. |
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2.5 |
The Provost will review the materials and decide
whether or not to include the individual on the list of degree
recipients. |
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2.6 |
Customarily, degrees awarded posthumously will
be noted on the commencement program and a member of the deceased
student's family will be permitted to participate, upon approval,
in the commencement in which the deceased student would have
been eligible to participate. The student's diploma will be
mailed to the person legally authorized to manage the deceased
student's affairs. |