Graduate Program in Neuroscience: Affiliation for Scholarly Work
When Neuroscience or Veterinary Science students author or co-author
scholarly work, (e.g., a student scientific paper or abstract) or receive
awards that are announced to the news media, the address or location of the
authors or recipient should include "Graduate Program in Neuroscience,
Washington State University" or a suitable abbreviation. Such recognition
of the Program is an important source of the Program's promotion to the
public and will help strengthen its reputation. Students in the
Neuroscience Program are not in the graduate program of their advisor's
department. In other words, a Neuroscience student whose advisor is in
Department XYZ should list the Neuroscience Program rather than Department
XYZ as his or her affiliation. When the advisor is a co-author, both the
advisor's department and the Neuroscience Program should appear in the
affiliation.
Scholarship Standards
A student must earn a 3.00 grade point average for all course work
(including all courses listed on the program and other graduate upper- and
lower-division courses). No work of C grade or less may be dropped from a
program, nor can a course be repeated for a higher grade if the final grade
is C or higher. Any course listed on the program in which a grade of C-, D,
or F is earned must be repeated.
Any graduate student who fails to maintain a cumulative grade point
average of 3.00 or higher for all course work subsequent to admission to the
Graduate School will be dropped from the University. A student who is
dropped may be permitted to re-enroll if the chair of the major department
makes a special recommendation with the concurrence of the Dean of the
Graduate School.
Neuroscience or Veterinary Science students receiving a notice of
termination should contact the Neuroscience Program Coordinator if they
desire reinstatement. A strong case for reinstatement should include
reasons for the poor performance and a specific plan for improvement. The
Request for Re-enrollment Form can be found on the Graduate School web page
(see Forms, page 41).
Incomplete Grade
An incomplete ("I") is the term indicating that a grade has been
deferred. It is given to a student who, for reasons beyond the student's
control, is unable to complete the assigned work on time. The "I" grade for
an undergraduate course (all courses numbered 499 or lower) will be changed
to an "F" if the work is not completed during the ensuing year. The student
may not repeat the course to remove an incomplete grade. Courses numbered
500 or above are not subject to the above time limitation.
Graduate students may not carry a grade of "I" (incomplete) longer than
one semester or summer session while on appointment. Ordinarily, new or
renewed appointments will not be approved for students who have earned a
grade of "I" for longer than one semester or summer session.
