| Standard |
Status |
| 3.6.1 |
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Post-baccalaureate program rigor |
Compliance |
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The institution’s post-baccalaureate professional degree programs, and
its master’s and doctoral degree programs, are progressively more
advanced in academic content than undergraduate programs. |
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| 3.6.2 |
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Graduate curriculum |
Compliance |
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The institution structures its graduate curricula (1) to include knowledge of the literature of the discipline and (2) to ensure ongoing student engagement in research and/or appropriate professional practice and training experiences. |
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| 3.6.3 |
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Institutional credits for a degree |
Compliance |
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The majority of credits toward a graduate or a post-baccalaureate professional degree are earned through instruction offered by the institution awarding the degree. In the case of graduate and post-baccalaureate professional degree programs offered through joint, cooperative, or consortia arrangements, the student earns a majority of credits through instruction offered by the participating institutions. (See Commission policy “The Transfer or Transcripting of Academic Credit.”) |
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| 3.6.4 |
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Post-baccalaureate program requirements |
Compliance |
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The institution defines and publishes requirements for its graduate and post-baccalaureate professional programs. These requirements conform to commonly accepted standards and practices for degree programs. |
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