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Standards Committee, April 21, 2008, Graduate Council, May 5, 2008
Page 24, 2007-08 Graduate Catalog, General Regulations
Continuous Enrollment
Most students, both full- and part-time, prefer to pursue an advanced degree without interruption in time. Those
students who interrupt their studies should especially note the maximum time period allowed to fulfill all
requirements for the degree sought. (See the sections entitled “Limitation of Time” elsewhere in this catalog.)
A student previously enrolled in a graduate degree program at NIU who did not graduate from that program, and
who has not been enrolled for 24 12consecutive months, will have that admission canceled. See
“Readmission/Reentry.”
Students availing themselves of the services of the academic staff or the facilities of the university in any way that
directly or indirectly relates to fulfilling degree requirements or receiving course credit must be enrolled. For
example, a student must be enrolled in the term in which a comprehensive examination is taken. Also, once a
student has begun work on a thesis, dissertation, or other activity under course number 699 or 799, it is expected
that such work progress each academic term, and enrollment must be continuously maintained in course number
699 or 799 until a final grade is received for the activity and the required documentation of the activity is formally
approved by the Graduate School (if applicable), unless a leave of absence is obtained, as described in the section
“Requirements for Graduate Degrees.” If such continuous enrollment in courses numbered 699 or 799 is not
maintained, and a leave of absence is not granted, then upon recommendation of the department the student’s
admission to the program will be cancelled. is subject to termination of admission to the program. This will also
result in termination of admission to the Graduate School unless the student has been admitted to another graduate
program. (See “Readmission/Reentry” in this catalog.)
A student is not required to be registered in the term of graduation simply in order to graduate, if the student is not
otherwise required to enroll under the policies of the previous paragraph. However, in order to make use of
academic or nonacademic services of the university, a student is required to be enrolled for the corresponding term.
Page 31, 2007-08 Graduate Catalog, Requirements for Graduate Degrees
Thesis
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A student following a thesis program shall submit three copies of the thesis and four abstracts thereof . . .
After the thesis has received final Graduate School approval, the three approved copies are distributed, . . .
A student following a thesis program shall submit an electronic copy of the thesis in PDF format according to the
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Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Theses and Dissertations, found on the Thesis and Dissertation page of
the Graduate School website.
After the thesis has been reviewed and approved by the Graduate School, the approved version will be deposited
electronically with UMI Dissertation Publishing to be made available through their digital library of dissertations
and theses. The student is required to pay the applicable fees.
Page 34, 2007-08 Graduate Catalog, Requirements for Graduate Degrees
Dissertation Requirements
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Credit-hour requirements for the dissertation and research are determined by the major department. The
dissertation is to be submitted in accordance with the Graduate School regulations found in the The Graduate
School Manual for Theses and Dissertations. Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Theses and Dissertations,
available on the Thesis and Dissertations page of the Graduate School website.
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After the dissertation has received final Graduate School approval, the three approved copies are distributed one
each … … … for publication in DAI.
After the dissertation has received final Graduate School approval, the approved version will be deposited
electronically with UMI Dissertation Publishing to be made available through their digital library of dissertations
and theses. The abstract is also published in ProQuest Digital Dissertations, formerly Dissertation Abstracts
International. This facilitates wide dissemination of the scholarship to interested parties. The student is required to
pay the applicable fees.
Page 39, 2007-08 Graduate Catalog, Tuition and Fees
Special Fees
Application fee (nonrefundable): $30.00
Doctoral dissertation (microfilming) fee: $55.001
Enrollment certification fee: $3.50
Examination fees
Graduate Record Examinations
General Test (computer-based): $200.00
Subject Test (paper and pencil): $130.00
Writing Assessment (computer-based): $50.00
Graduate Management Admission Test (computer-based) $200.00
Miller Analogies Test: $75.00
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Foreign language translation examinations
Average proficiency: $45.00
High proficiency: $65.00
Graduation fee (nonrefundable): $35.00
(If a student fails to graduate at the close of the term for which the application for graduation has been
submitted and the fee paid, the application can be transferred to a subsequent term. See section entitled
“Graduation” elsewhere in this catalog.)
New international student fee: $125.00
Nursing thesis (microfilming) fee: $45.00
Regional site course delivery fee: $50.00-$315.00 per semester hour
Replacement identification card (after the first is issued): $15.00
Technology surcharge
$50.00 for 6 or fewer semester hours
$100.00 for more than 6 semester hours
Transcript fee: $5.00
The following fees are established by outside agencies; in the case of microfilming fees or examinations
administered through NIU, the fee is collected by NIU for transmission to the agency.
Doctoral dissertation (microfilming) fee: $55.00 $65.00
Masters thesis (microfilming) fee: $45.00
Examination fees
Graduate Record Examinations
General Test (computer-based): $200.00
Subject Test (paper and pencil): $130.00
Writing Assessment (computer-based): $50.00
Graduate Management Admission Test (computer-based) $200.00
Nursing thesis (microfilming) fee: $45.00
Class material fees, where applicable, will be billed as part of the total billing. See the appropriate Schedule of
Classes regarding those courses that require additional fees.