Graduate Student Support

Webpage: /academics/msai.html
Catelog: ARIN-MS
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: Anne.Bavousett@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /bme/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: BMEN-MS
Handbook: BMEN Handbook
Advising Contact: Vijay.Vaidyanathan@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage:/bme/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: BMEN-PhD
Handbook: BMEN Handbook
Advising Contact: Vijay.Vaidyanathan@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /cse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: CMPE-MS
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: CSE Graduate Advising
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /cse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: CSCI-MS
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: CSE Graduate Advising
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /cse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: CYBR-MS
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: CSE Graduate Advising
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /cse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: CSCE-PhD
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: CSE Graduate Advising
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /academics/msde.html
Catelog: DTEN-MS
Handbook: CSE Handbook
Advising Contact: Anne.Bavousett@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /ee/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: EENG-MS
Handbook: EE Handbook
Advising Contact: Jason.Mieritz@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /ee/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: EENG-PhD
Handbook: EE Handbook
Advising Contact: Jason.Mieritz@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /me/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: EMGT-MS
Handbook: ME Handbook
Advising Contact: Seifollah.Nasrazadani@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person; Some online classes available

Webpage: /me/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: ETEC-MS
Handbook: ME Handbook
Advising Contact: Seifollah.Nasrazadani@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person; Some online classes available

Webpage: /mse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: MTSE-MS
Handbook: MTSE Handbook
Advising Contact: Samir.Aouadi@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /mse/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: MTSE-PhD
Handbook: MTSE Handbook
Advising Contact: Samir.Aouadi@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /me/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: MEEN-MS
Handbook: ME Handbook
Advising Contact: Huseyin.Bostanci@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Webpage: /me/graduate/advising.html
Catelog: MEEN-PhD
Handbook: ME Handbook
Advising Contact: Hamid.Sadat@unt.edu
Program Modality: In-person

Academic integrity is vital to ensure that degrees awarded by UNT are legitimately earned. There are several categories for academic dishonesty, and it is important that you are familiar with all of them as well as the consequences of academic dishonesty.

UNT Academic Integrity Policy

The graduate catalog contains entries that explain good academic standing, probation, and suspension along with many other academic issues that affect graduate students. You can view the full academic standards entry in the graduate catalog.

Academic Expectations

The term Academic Status is used as an indication of a student's academic standing with the university. Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.6 in their first semester of enrollment and a CGPA of 3.0 in all subsequent terms to remain in good academic standing.

The graduate student must maintain a B average on all courses that receive graduate credit, whether or not the courses are to be applied toward a graduate degree. Grades received in all courses numbered 5000 or higher are included in the computation of the graduate student's grade point average.

The student whose graduate GPA earned at another institution is below B will be required to make up the deficiency either at the other institution or at UNT. This regulation applies not only to graduate work attempted elsewhere before the student was first admitted to the Toulouse Graduate School at UNT, but also to graduate work attempted elsewhere after the student's admission at UNT.

Students must make satisfactory progress toward completion of degree requirements to remain in good standing within a specific degree program. Students whose progress is unsatisfactory may be removed from the program by the dean of the Toulouse Graduate School on recommendation of the major department or division. Courses in which the grade is D cannot be used toward completion of graduate degree requirements.

A grade of C or better must be earned in each undergraduate or graduate course assigned as a deficiency by the student's major department. Departments that wish to do so may establish more stringent requirements.

Academic Probation

A graduate student is placed on academic probation at the end of their first semester of enrollment if the CGPA drops below 2.6. A graduate student is placed on academic probation at the end of any subsequent term in which the CGPA falls below a 3.0.

A student who fails to achieve the required cumulative average of 3.0 GPA (B average) on all courses carrying graduate credit in a term/semester will be placed on academic probation for the subsequent term/semester. If the student achieves a 3.0 semester GPA in the subsequent term/semester, but the cumulative GPA is still below 3.0, the student will remain on academic probation. The student will be removed from probation when the 3.0 cumulative GPA is achieved. A student who is on probation cannot apply for graduation and cannot graduate.

Academic Suspension

A student who is placed on academic probation who does not receive either a semester or a cumulative 3.0 GPA during the term/semester of probation will be subject to academic suspension for a period of up to one calendar year before becoming eligible to re-enroll for further graduate courses. Graduate work completed elsewhere during a period of graduate suspension at UNT may not be counted for graduate credit at UNT. After the one-year period of suspension, students must reapply for admission to graduate school (see “Readmission of Graduate Students” in the Admission section of this catalog); students may then enroll in graduate courses under probation with the same probation conditions as previously described. Students who are then suspended a second time without having returned to good academic standing by achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better will be dismissed from the university.

The student whose UNT GPA in graduate work falls below 3.0 must make up the deficit, either by repeating courses in which the grades are low, or by completing other UNT courses with grades high enough to bring the UNT GPA up to 3.0. Low grades made in graduate courses at UNT may not be duplicated at other institutions.

Course Duplications

Beginning Fall 2018, students may duplicate only two graduate courses in which they received a grade of C or lower, for grade replacement. A single course may only be repeated once for grade replacement. If a student earns a master's degree and then pursues a doctoral degree, the two-course limit is per degree level. Courses duplicated prior to Fall 2018 are not considered in the two-course limit. Post baccalaureate and non-degree courses duplicated apply to the master's limit.

The responsibility for initiating the official recording of a grade duplication lies entirely with the student. However, the Registrar's Office may post duplications at the request of the student's advisor or to update academic status. In the absence of such a request, all grades received for a course will be included in the student's cumulative hours attempted and grade points earned. Once a duplication request is submitted, only the last grade received is included in the student's cumulative hours attempted and grade points earned.

No grade except I may be removed from a student's record once properly recorded. Changes are not permitted after grades have been filed except to correct clerical errors.

Requests for error correction must be initiated immediately after the close of the term/semester for which the grade was recorded. View the Grade Appeal Process below to learn how to appeal a grade.

A faculty member who believes an error has been made in calculating or recording a grade may submit a request for a grade change to the department chair and the graduate dean. The Registrar accepts requests for grade changes only from the academic deans.

A student may remove a grade of I within one year by completing the stipulated work. After the student completes the stipulated work, the instructor then records the final grade on the UNT Grade Change Form and obtains the department chair's signature. For graduate students, the office of Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School completes processing with the Registrar's Office, where the grade point average is adjusted accordingly. If the student does not complete the stipulated work within the time specified (not to exceed one year after taking the course), the grade will default to F unless the instructor has designated a different automatic grade. The GPA is adjusted accordingly.

Visit College of Engineering grade appeals process. Some departments have additional information about grade appeal policies. Links to these policies are below.

• Computer Science and Engineering

Students can apply to change their major by completing the application available on the Toulouse Graduate School website. Applying to change your major does not guarantee that you will be approved. Change of major students are reviewed as new applicants to the program to which they are applying, so students may be required to submit GRE test scores, a resume, letters of recommendation, or other documents. Visit the website of the program you want to apply to learn of admission requirements.

Students who are enrolled in a PhD program have the option to complete a master's degree at the same time they complete the PhD, which is a pass-through master's. This option allows students to earn a master's degree while they complete their PhD and in many cases does not significantly increase the time or number of hours required to complete the PhD. Students have to complete both degrees at the same time for this option to count as a pass-through master's degree.

To apply for a pass-through master's, you will complete the online application form, which will be sent to your department for approval.

In general, students are expected to complete a master's degree in X years and a PhD in X years. Students can apply to extend the time to complete the degree if extraneous circumstances prevent them from completing the degree in the allotted amount of time. Note that there is no guarantee that extra time will be granted.

To request an extension of time to complete your graduate degree, follow the instructions on the request for extension of time page.

Leave of absence applies to students admitted to the master's or doctoral degree who wish to discontinue work toward the degree for a specified period of time due to exigent circumstances. If approved, the leave of absence may “stop the clock” on the time limit for the degree for a maximum of three terms (excluding summer).

A leave of absence form must be submitted to the Toulouse Graduate School and must have approval of the student's department chair and the college or academic associate dean prior to submission to the Toulouse Graduate School. Once a student returns from an approved leave of absence of one year or longer, the student must apply through www.applytexas.org to reactivate the student record. After application, the student will automatically be readmitted to the prior programs and their time limit for completion of the degree will resume.

Leaves will only be granted under conditions that require suspension of all activities associated with pursuing the degree. For more details, see “Time Limitations” in the master's and doctoral degree requirements sections of the graduate catalog.

Full-time enrollment for graduate students is 9 hours per long academic semester. Half-time enrollment is 6 to 8 hours per long academic semester. In cases where students need to reduce their course load due to exceptional circumstances, they can apply to do so on the reduced course load request webpage.

Final exams take place at the end of each academic term. The schedule is online on the final exam schedule webpage.

In some cases, students may have final exams that overlap. In this situation, students need to talk with their instructors to come up with a solution that allows them to take all exams. Students cannot wait until finals week to make these arrangements. Look at the finals schedule early to determine if you have any scheduling conflicts.

It is the responsibility of the student to stay abreast of progress toward the degree and to file an application using the MyUNT student portal. Information about graduation requirements and application dates is on TGS graduation information page. The applicant's grade point average on all graduate work attempted must be at least 3.0 for the graduation application to be accepted. To apply for graduation, you need to have a degree plan on file with Toulouse Graduate School.

View graduation deadlines

To begin the thesis or dissertation process, you need to ensure that you have identified a major professor who will guide you through which courses to take and how to approach your research, writing, and thesis/dissertation process, including forming your committee.

Thesis students will begin their thesis process as soon as they identify a faculty member to work with on research; typically, this should happen by the second semester of the master's program.

Dissertation students should identify their major professor within the first year of enrollment. Once a PhD student has passed the departmental qualifying exam process and has a degree plan on file, they will be eligible to enroll in dissertation hours.

Students must apply for graduation prior to the defense of the dissertation or thesis. Upon completion of the dissertation or thesis, a student meets with their advisory committee to defend the content of the dissertation or thesis. After a student has successfully defended the paper and made any revisions suggested by the advisory committee, the student is ready to submit the paper to the graduate school for final approval. Graduation information is available from the Toulouse Graduate School and at tgs.unt.edu. Deadlines for thesis/dissertation submission are in the above section.

For more detailed information about your department's thesis/dissertation process, please visit the departmental website.