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Academic Policies & Procedures

Academic Honesty and Integrity

The Graduate School of Engineering will initiate immediate disciplinary action in all cases where a student has failed to adhere to Northeastern University rules and regulations for proper student conduct. Cheating, fabrication, unauthorized collaboration, facilitating academic dishonesty, participation in dishonesty, multiple submissions, and all forms of plagiarism are considered violations which may result in immediate dismissal from the Graduate School and the University. Students should refer to the University's Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy and the Graduate Catalog for additional information.

1. Course Registration and Withdrawal

1.1 Overview
1.2 Course Selection
1.3 Course Registration
1.4 Course Drop/Withdrawal
1.5 Dissertation Continuation and Thesis Continuation

2. Grading System and Quality Point Average

3. Academic Standards and Degree Requirements

3.1 Code of Student Conduct
3.2 Course Credit and Academic Calendar
3.3 Academic Classifications
3.4 Academic Requirements
3.5 Academic Probation Policy
3.6 Changes in Requirements
3.7 Continuity of Program
3.8 Prerequisite Courses / Undergraduate Courses
3.9 Incomplete Grades
3.10 Time Limitations
3.10.1 Commencement

4. Administrative Procedures

4.1 Personal Information
4.2 Student ID Cards
4.3 Health Insurance Fee and Waiver
4.4 Parking

5. Petitions

5.1 Overview
5.2 Elective Outside Approved List of Courses for Program of Study
5.3 Change in Status Classification
5.4 Change in Degree Concentration
5.5 Change in Degree Program
5.6 Course Waiver
5.7 Course Repeat and Course Substitution
5.8 Transfer Credit
5.9 Time Limit Extension

6. Filling for Commencement

1 - Course Registration and Withdrawal

1.1 Overview
Degree program curricula and faculty information for each academic department are listed below in the Academic Programs section. Course descriptions can be found on the registrar's website. Students must follow the curriculum of their program of study published in the Graduate School of Engineering Student Guide and Catalog, or University Graduate Catalog (2012 and beyond), for the year in which they matriculate. Any change in course work or other program requirements must be approved by the student's program advisor or departmental graduate officer. In addition, students must complete any preparatory courses stipulated at the time of admission.

Registration is mandatory. Any student attending a course who has failed to register properly before the end of the third week of classes in a given semester will not receive a grade at the end of the semester, even if s/he has completed all required course work.

Students must be registered in their last semester of study. Students finishing their requirements in the summer semester must be registered in the Full Summer, Summer 1 or Summer 2 term.

Due to last minute scheduling changes, the Graduate School of Engineering must occasionally substitute faculty or change class meeting times after the registration period has begun. Any student who initially registered for the original course will automatically be registered for the new version should no major schedule conflicts be apparent. Otherwise, the Graduate School or the department will contact all registered students for alternatives. Students should not register for an excessive number of courses or for double sections with the intention of dropping half or more of the courses during the first week of classes. Over-registering complicates course and room scheduling and closes courses prematurely to genuinely interested students.

Any student who is financially withdrawn by Student Accounts prior to the start of any given semester will not be permitted to register for that semester until s/he rectifies the outstanding financial obligation.

Northeastern University reserves the right to cancel, postpone, combine, or modify any course.

1.2 Course Selection
Minimum Required Number of Courses
Full-time students (domestic and international) in the Graduate School of Engineering must enroll on a continuous basis and carry a minimum of eight semester hours of credit per semester.

Any student who holds a Stipended Graduate Assistantship is considered full-time if enrolled in a minimum of six semester hours of credit. All graduate students who are registered for Dissertation or Thesis Continuation or for Dissertation are considered full-time. The Graduate School does not require part-time students to maintain any minimum enrollment.

Please Note: Per federal guidelines, domestic students must be enrolled in at least 6 semester hours per term to be eligible for federal financial aid, unless you are enrolled in a full-time standalone course.

The Graduate School maintains a course schedule online that lists the expected course offerings for the academic year. Students should formulate a program of study in consultation with their assigned program advisor or departmental graduate officer during Fall or Spring Orientation.

Courses other than required core courses are offered according to demand and are subject to faculty availability. Students should pre-select courses whenever possible and plan to take them when offered, maintaining flexibility with alternate courses in mind. Not all courses are offered every year; however, the Graduate School will do everything possible to assure continuity of programs and to permit students to make continuous progress towards their degrees.

To register for a course offered by another graduate school at Northeastern, a student must have approval from the Graduate School of Engineering before s/he can request permission from the other graduate school to register for the course. More information is available below in Section 5.

Full-time students may register for a maximum of sixteen semester hours per semester. Part-time students may register for a maximum of eight semester hours per semester. However, a student may petition his or her program advisor or departmental graduate officer for a course overload.

Students who need assistance in course selection, course sequencing, waivers and/or transfer credits should contact their program advisor, departmental graduate officer, or the Graduate School of Engineering.

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1.3 Course Registration
Students may register for all regularly scheduled courses using the myNEU web portal beginning several weeks prior to the start of each semester and running until the end of the second week of classes. The myNEU web portal is a comprehensive self-service system for members of the University community. Students may create a myNEU account at www.myneu.neu.edu. All course registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

To add a course after the second week of classes, a student must complete a Graduate School Late/Closed Course Registration Form. The course instructor and a representative from the Graduate School must sign this form.

All courses have a pre-determined maximum enrollment capacity. Once course enrollment reaches this number, the course is closed. To register for a closed course a student must complete a Graduate School Late/Closed Course Registration Form as above. The Graduate School normally grants permission to enter a closed course in cases where the student has an impending prospective date of graduation, if the course is essential to the student's program, or if the course cannot be taken in a subsequent semester.

Students must adhere to the course registration deadlines set forth in the Registrar Academic Calendar.

1.4 Course Drop/Withdrawal
Students may drop courses without penalty or tuition liability through the third week of the semester using the myNEU web portal. Students who wish to drop a course after the third week of the semester must file a Graduate Course Drop Form at the Registrar's Office. Tuition refunds after the third week are made at a decreasing rate through the fifth week of the semester, as described above. After the fifth week a student who drops a course must pay full tuition for that course. In addition, students who drop a course after the third week will earn a grade of ‘W' (Withdrawn) for that course. It is not possible to withdraw from a course after the eleventh week of the semester, and the student will be given the grade s/he earned in the course, even if it is an "F" (failure).

Ceasing attendance or notifying the course instructor of intent to withdraw is not sufficient and does not constitute an official withdrawal. Students will be charged for the course tuition and will earn a grade of ‘F' should they fail to follow official withdrawal procedures.

Students must adhere to the course drop/withdrawal deadlines set forth in the Registrar Academic Calendar.

For more information regarding the course drop and tuition refund schedule, visit Student Financial Services.

Master's Degree students who are completing a Thesis must register for a total of 8 SH of Thesis, with the exception of students in Chemical Engineering, who must register for a total of 6 SH of Thesis. Students who have not completed their Thesis, but have already registered for the required number of Thesis hours, must register for Thesis Continuation in each subsequent semester (excluding the summer term*) until the Thesis is completed and approved by the Graduate School of Engineering.

Dissertation Continuation and Thesis Continuation do not carry semester hours of credit; however, students who register are considered to be in full-time status. During graduation clearance the Graduate School of Engineering will retroactively register students who fail to register for the correct sequence of Dissertation Continuation or Thesis Continuation. Once these retroactive registrations are posted on a student's record, Student Accounts will send a tuition bill to the student.

* If a student is completing his/her Dissertation or Thesis in the summer term, he/she must be registered in the summer term.

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2 Grading System and Quality Point Average
Student performance in graduate courses is graded according to the following standard:

Individual faculty members may choose not to use -plus and -minus designations when assigning grades. If they elect to use whole letter grades only, they must announce this to the class at the beginning of the semester.

Northeastern University calculates academic performance with a formula called Quality Point Average (QPA). QPA is the product of the numerical equivalents of the letter grades above and the number of semester hours in a given course. For all intents and purposes, QPA is the same as Grade Point Average, or GPA.

A student's QPA is a cumulative calculation that includes all coursework, even those courses which do not count towards degree requirements, such as prerequisites.

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3 Academic Standards and Degree Requirements

3.1 Code of Student Conduct
The Graduate School of Engineering will initiate immediate disciplinary action in all cases where a student has failed to adhere to Northeastern University rules and regulations for proper student conduct. Among others, cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, and plagiarism are considered violations which may result in immediate dismissal from the Graduate School. Students should refer to the University's Graduate Catalog for additional information.

3.2 Course Credit and Academic Calendar
All credits are earned as semester hours, and all classes meet on a semester basis. Northeastern's academic calendar is available online. Students should consult this calendar for the opening and closing dates of each academic semester, and for other important information, such as Final Exam periods.

3.3 Academic Classifications
Students are classified according to their qualifications at the time of admission:

Regular students are those who meet in full all admissions criteria based on the standards established by the Committee on Graduate Study in Engineering.

Provisional students are those who do not qualify for regular admission based on established standards. In order to continue in the Graduate School of Engineering and be reclassified as a regular student, provisional students must attain a 3.000 QPA in their first eight semester hours of course work and fulfill any other specified requirements. Due to immigration regulations, international students are not eligible for admission as provisional students.

Special students are those who are not pursuing a degree. However, these students must also satisfy admission standards and perform work of a satisfactory level (cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or higher) in order to continue taking courses. Students wishing to enter a degree program must submit an application to the degree program. If admitted, it is the policy of Northeastern University that students enrolled in special student status may apply a maximum of 12 semester hours of course work earned while in non-degree status toward a degree program. Coursework completed while in non-degree status may be applied to a degree program only if approved by the director of the degree program (or chair of the graduate committee for Electrical & Computer Engineering students.)

Transitional students are those who are of acceptable quality but deficient in their undergraduate preparation with respect to the program of study they wish to pursue. Transitional students must generally complete a battery of remedial or undergraduate course work either before or concurrently with their graduate program as specified at the time of admission. These students must complete their transitional program of study to the satisfaction of their program advisor or departmental graduate officer to be re-classified as regular students.

3.4 Academic Requirements
All students must satisfactorily complete an approved program of correlated work of graduate caliber and such other study as may be required by the academic department in which they are enrolled. Regardless of classification, any student whose record is not satisfactory may be withdrawn from the Graduate School of Engineering for poor performance.

To qualify for any degree from the Graduate School, a student must attain a cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) of 3.000 or higher with no more than eight semester hours below the grade of ‘B-' in all courses applied toward that degree, exclusive of any prerequisite courses required of students admitted provisionally to their program. The Graduate School of Engineering allows students to attempt eight semester hours of credit beyond stated minimum degree requirements in order to attain the required 3.000 QPA for graduation. Section 5.5 describes the Graduate School of Engineering's policy regarding course repeat and course substitution. Within the above limitations for extra or repeated courses, a student must repeat any required course in which s/he earns below a grade of ‘C-'. However, individual programs may have additional, more stringent, requirements.

All Incomplete grades must be resolved prior to graduation.

3.5 Academic Probation Policy
"Academic term" herein refers to the Fall or Spring term. The Summer term(s) are addressed separately.

Student's Academic Standing: As stated in the University's Graduate Catalog, academic standing at Northeastern University is determined by a student's cumulative grade point average (GPA). All graduate students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher each term to remain in good academic standing and to progress toward graduation. Students falling below a cumulative GPA of 3.000 are placed on academic probation for each academic term in which the cumulative GPA is below 3.000. This will be noted on the student's unofficial transcript.

Academic Probation Policy: Academic probation is a period of time when a student must address and remediate academic deficiencies. A student placed on academic probation will receive written notification by the Graduate School of Engineering (hereafter referred to as the "Graduate School") at the end of the term in which the cumulative GPA falls below 3.000. The student's academic advisor will also receive notification of the student's probationary status. An Academic Probation Action Plan to clear the deficiency must be developed by the student and the student's academic advisor. It is the student's responsibility to complete an action plan (with input from the advisor) which documents how the deficiency will be remediated. The action plan must be signed by the academic advisor and the student, and a copy must be submitted to the Graduate School as soon as possible and no later than 7 business days from the start of the next academic term. If the action plan is not received by this deadline, the Graduate School will cancel the student's course registration(s). Failure to file an action plan may be cause for dismissal from the program. The Graduate School reserves the right to reject or change the action plan.

Academic Probationary Period: A student (part-time or full-time) placed on probation for a cumulative GPA < 3.000 will have one academic term to raise the cumulative GPA ≥ 3.000. A student that has a cumulative GPA < 3.000 for two consecutive terms (not including summer) is subject to dismissal by the University.

End of Probationary Period: Part III of the Academic Probation Action Plan must be completed by the student's academic advisor at the end of the academic term following the term in which the student was first placed on probation. This process must be initiated by the student. A copy of the Action Plan, with Part III completed by the advisor, must be filed with the Graduate School within 10 business days from the end of the term. For example, if a student attains a cumulative GPA < 3.000 in Spring 2013, Part III of the Academic Probation Action Plan must be completed at the end of Fall 2013 and submitted to the Graduate School as soon as possible and no later than 10 business days from the end of the Fall 2013 term. The Graduate School will review the advisor's recommendation. The University will make the final decision regarding the student's academic status.

The Graduate School may request an extension of one additional academic term; however this request requires significant justification and demonstration that the student can achieve a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.000 with a one-term extension. No additional extensions will be considered by the University. The University has final authority over dismissal decisions. If requesting an extension, the academic advisor must attach a detailed justification to the Action Plan and submit it to the Graduate School as soon as possible and no later than 10 business days from the end of the term.

Summer Term(s): Students in the Graduate School of Engineering are not required to take courses during the summer term(s). For this reason, summer term(s) are not included in the Academic Probation policy. However, a student in good academic standing that takes courses during the summer term(s) and attains a cumulative GPA below 3.000 at the end of the summer term(s) will receive a warning letter from the Graduate School. They will be required to meet with their academic advisor at the beginning of the Fall term to discuss a plan to improve their academic performance.

For a student who is first placed on academic probation at the end of Spring 2013, takes courses over the summer term(s), and continues to hold a cumulative GPA below 3.000 at the conclusion of the summer, summer would not be considered the second term of academic probation. Instead, the Fall semester would be regarded as the second term of academic probation (if the student's cumulative GPA remains below 3.000 at the conclusion of the Fall 2013 term.).

Dismissal and Appeals Process: Students being dismissed from their program will receive written notification from the Graduate School of Engineering. A student may appeal a dismissal from their program of study due to failure to achieve academic standards set forth in this academic probation policy within the designated period of academic probation. To initiate an appeal, the student must send a written request to the Associate Dean of the Graduate School detailing the reasons the student is appealing the dismissal. The written request must be signed by the student, and the appeal must be received by the Graduate School of Engineering within 30 business days from the day the student received written notification of dismissal. The Graduate School will respond to the appeal within 10 business days from the date of receipt.

3.6 Changes in Requirements
The continuing development of the Graduate School of Engineering requires frequent revision of curricula. Each yearly publication of the Student Guide and Catalog will reflect such changes. Students are expected to complete the academic requirements of the program as described in the catalog published the year they began studies. However, students may pursue revised program requirements upon departmental approval.

3.7 Continuity of Program
Students are expected to maintain continuous progress towards their intended degree. A student who has attained eight semester hours of Incomplete grades and/or Withdrawals may, at the discretion of the Director of the Graduate School of Engineering, be withdrawn for failure to show continuous progress.

3.8 Prerequisite Courses / Undergraduate Courses
Students are not awarded credit toward degree requirements for prerequisite courses unless expressly stated by the student's academic department. Students may occasionally be permitted by their advisor to take undergraduate courses. However, undergraduate courses do not count toward a graduate degree and may affect a student's eligibility to receive federal financial aid.

3.9 Incomplete Grades
An instructor may elect to issue an incomplete (I) grade if the following are true:

• A student has already completed a substantial portion of the course, with passing grades.
• A student is unable to complete the entire course because of extenuating and unforeseen circumstances such as serious illness or family emergency.

An incomplete grade is explicitly not to be used as a mechanism to avoid receiving an undesirable grade when a student is performing poorly in a course. An Incomplete Grade Contract must be filed with the Engineering Graduate School office. The contract must be filed, or the Incomplete grade resolved, before the end of the following semester. If the contract is not filed on time, the Incomplete grade will convert to a grade of ‘F'.

Although the instructor determines the actual length of period for clearing an Incomplete, the coursework must be completed within one year of the end of the course, or prior to the student's graduation, whichever comes first. Exceptions to this limit are considered by the Graduate Committee on a case by case basis but, normally, if the Incomplete is not cleared within one year, a student will be required to retake (and register for) the course to clear it. Otherwise, the grade will convert to a permanent Incomplete.

Students who earn an ‘I' grade in a course should not re-enroll in that course in a subsequent semester; rather, they must make arrangements to complete the outstanding work with the original instructor. The course instructor will change the ‘I' grade to the appropriate letter grade when the deficiency which led to the ‘I' is corrected to the satisfaction of and in the manner prescribed by the instructor.

3.10 Time Limitations
All credits earned or accepted for transfer from another institution are valid for a maximum of seven academic years in Master of Science degree programs and for five years in PhD programs once Doctoral candidacy has been established. More information is available below in Section 5.

3.10.1 Commencement
Northeastern University awards diplomas thrice yearly, in January, May, and August, and holds a commencement ceremony in May. Students with a January or August completion may elect to receive their diploma by mail, or may receive it on-stage at the commencement ceremony. More information is available at the commencement office.

Students must be registered in their last semester of study. Students finishing their requirements in the summer semester must be registered in Full Summer, Summer 1 or Summer 2.

Each student who plans to complete degree requirements must access and complete all required steps stipulated in the MyCommencement area of the myNEU web portal. The Registrar's Office will activate MyCommencement at the beginning of each semester for the upcoming graduation date. It is the student's responsibility to properly complete the MyCommencement procedures and to make sure that they have met all degree requirements, subject to confirmation by the Graduate School of Engineering.

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4 Administrative Procedures

4.1 Personal Information
All students are responsible for maintaining valid personal contact information on the myNEU web portal. A student may not use a departmental mailbox as his or her mailing address.

4.2 Student ID Cards
The Registrar's Office issues photo ID "Husky" cards to all full-time students and to those part-time students who request a Husky card. A Husky card is required for access to certain University services such as Snell Library. More information is available at www.neu.edu/registrar.

4.3 Health Insurance Fee and Waiver
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires all students who are enrolled in a degree or certificate program and who carry a certain course load demonstrate evidence of coverage by a qualifying health plan for unanticipated medical costs. To this end, Northeastern University automatically enrolls students in the Northeastern University Student Health Plan (NUSHP). Students who have other insurance coverage may waive NUSHP. Waiver information is available through the myNEU web portal at www.myneu.neu.edu. More information is also available from University Health and Counseling Services, online at www.uhcs.neu.edu.

In addition, all full-time students must submit proof of immunity from various diseases prior to registering for courses. Failure to fulfill this requirement can delay registration and result in a penalty fee and additional fee for a physical examination. Comprehensive health services information is available online at www.uhcs.neu.edu.

4.4 Parking
Prior to the start of each academic year or semester, faculty, staff, and students can apply for a parking permit online. Parking applications are usually available during the week prior to the start of each academic term. Parking permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a fee for parking at Northeastern. More information is available online at www.parking.neu.edu.

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5 Petitions

5.1 Overview
The petition procedures described below are required in all cases so that the Graduate School of Engineering may maintain a complete and accurate file for all students. All petitions, unless otherwise noted, must be formally made on a Graduate School of Engineering Petition Form and approved by a student's advisor or departmental graduate officer and by the Director of the Graduate School. Other approvals may be required as stipulated by the Graduate School upon petition review.

5.2 Elective Outside Approved List of Courses for Program of Study
Graduate School of Engineering approved degree programs and courses for each are found on the GSE website. Students must follow the curriculum of their program of study published in the year in which they matriculate. If a student wishes to take a course that is not on the list of approved courses for their program, the student must request permission from their academic adviser to take the course BEFORE registering for the course. Failure to obtain permission to take the course may result in the course not counting toward the student's graduate degree. The petition must be submitted to the Graduate School of Engineering for review/approval.

Note: Students enrolled in a PhD program are not subject to this requirement. Course selection is considered a matter between the student, his/her academic advisor, and department.

5.3 Change in Status Classification
Students may petition to change their student status from full-time to part-time study within the same program by filing a petition form in the Graduate School of Engineering. Departmental approval is not required in this case. However, students who hold an assistantship, or whose department requires full-time students to complete a Project or Thesis, must have departmental approval to change status. International students are subject to the rules governing their immigration status and should consult with an advisor in the International Student & Scholar Institute before filing a status change petition.

Those who wish to change status from part-time to full-time study within the same program must have completed a minimum of eight semester hours of course work with a minimum 3.000 QPA. Students in this case must petition their advisor or departmental graduate officer for approval.

5.4 Change in Degree Concentration
A student who wishes to change his or her major area of concentration within the same program must submit a completed petition form to his or her program advisor or departmental graduate officer for approval. The advisor will then forward the petition form to the Graduate School for final approval.

5.5 Change in Degree Program
A student who wishes to change his or her degree program must re-apply for admission to that program. This means a new application. The application fee is waived.. Documents such as transcripts, letters of recommendation, exam scores, etc. need not be resubmitted.

5.6 Course Waiver
A student may petition to waive any core, or required, course when s/he has completed equivalent or similar course work elsewhere. The student must submit a completed petition form, along with a course description and official transcript from the institution where s/he completed the course.

Note: Course waivers do not decrease the number of required semester hours in any program of study.

5.7 Course Repeat and Course Substitution
Students may repeat or substitute a maximum total of eight semester hours in their program of study. In all cases, the original course and grade will remain on the student's transcript; however, the original grade will not be calculated in the QPA. An "E" (meaning "excluded") will appear next to the course which is being repeated or next to the course for which another course is being substituted.

Course Repeat: A student must repeat any core, or required, course in which s/he earns below a grade of ‘C-'. A student may repeat a required or elective course only once, in which case the original grade will remain on the academic transcript, but will not be calculated in the QPA, nor count toward graduate credit requirements. The second grade will stand, and will affect the QPA, regardless of performance.

Course Substitution: In the case of elective course work only, a student may take up to an additional 8 semester hours of coursework beyond minimum program requirements in order to substitute for course(s) already taken. In this case, the student must file a petition with his or her academic advisor for approval. The grade in a course taken as a substitute for a previous course will stand, and will affect the QPA, regardless of performance.

Please Note: Students must receive approval from their academic advisor and the Graduate School of Engineering, via petition form, to repeat or substitute a course prior to enrolling in the course.

5.8 Transfer Credit
The Graduate School of Engineering allows up to nine semester hours of graduate credit earned from outside Northeastern University to be applied toward a Master of Science degree. A valid course must be 1) in the student's field of study; 2) graduate-level; 3) from an accredited, or, if international, a recognized, college or university, and 4) carry a grade of B (3.000) or better. In addition, the course cannot have been used to fulfill any other degree requirements and must have been taken within the seven-year time limitation for degree program completion. The Graduate School advises students who wish to enroll in a course outside of Northeastern for transfer credit to file a petition prior to enrolling in that course.

A student must file a petition and attach a description of the course, as well as an official transcript from the institution where the course was taken. The petition must indicate if the outside course is meant to be equivalent to an existing Northeastern course. Semester hours of credit transfer in number, while quarter hours are converted to semester hours at a rate of 4 QH to 3 SH before being posted on the student's academic transcript. Transfer credits are applied toward a student's degree requirements; however, the grades are not calculated in the QPA.

Important Note: Credits are transferred based on the academic advisor’s recommendation and to a maximum of the credit hours of the transferred course, not the Northeastern equivalent. For example, if a 3 credit-hour course is transferred as the equivalent of a 4 credit-hour Northeastern course, the course is transferred as 3 credit hours, not 4 credit hours.

5.9 Time Limit Extension
In the case of the Doctor of Philosophy degree, after the establishment of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years is allowed for the completion of degree requirements. All master's degree course credits earned in a program of graduate study, or accepted by transfer, are valid for a maximum of seven years.

A student who cannot complete his or her program of study within the required time limit must petition for a time limit extension. The petition must include a specific course of action to be undertaken by the student to complete the degree program as soon as possible.

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6 Filing for Commencement
Each student who plans to complete degree requirements and graduate either in the spring or fall (or to earn a January diploma) must access and complete all required steps stipulated in the myCOMMENCEMENT area of the myNEU web portal. The Registrar's Office will activate myCOMMENCEMENT at the beginning of each semester for the upcoming graduation date. It is the student's responsibility to properly complete the myCOMMENCEMENT procedures and to make sure that they have met all degree requirements, subject to confirmation by the Graduate School of Engineering.

Northeastern University awards diplomas three times a year, in January, May, and August, and holds commencement ceremonies in May. Students with a January completion may elect to receive their diploma by mail, or may receive it on-stage at the commencement ceremony of their choice. More information is available on-line at www.neu.edu/commencement.

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