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College of Technology and Innovation Policies

Undergraduate Policies

ADVISING

New incoming and transfer students should seek advising from an academic advisor in the dean’s office. The college requires that students consult with advisors before registering each semester. Advisors should be made aware of any employment obligations or special circumstances that may affect a student’s ability to successfully handle a full course load. Students may register for a maximum of 19 credit hours per semester. Any student wishing to take more than the maximum must petition the college’s standards committee and have an approval on file before registering for a course overload.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Retention

A student is expected to make satisfactory progress toward completion of degree requirements to continue enrollment in the College of Technology and Innovation. Any one of the following conditions is considered unsatisfactory progress and results in the student’s being placed on probationary status:

  • A semester with a GPA less than 2.00.
  • An ASU cumulative GPA less than 2.00.

A student on probation is subject to disqualification if:

  • A semester GPA of 2.00 is not attained and the cumulative GPA is below 2.00 at the end of the probationary semester, or
  • the student is placed on probation for two consecutive semesters and is unable to achieve the cumulative GPA stated in number one.

Students on academic probation are not allowed to register for more than 13 credit hours. Probationary students may not register for the semester following the semester in which they were declared probationary without advising. Advising clearance will be given only after the registrar records grades for the current semester.

Disqualification

During a semester on academic probation, a student who fails to meet the retention standards is disqualified. Students may request a review of their disqualification status by contacting the associate dean in the College of Technology and Innovation. Any disqualified student who is accepted by another college at ASU may not register for courses in the College of Technology and Innovation unless the courses are required in the new major. Disqualified students who register for courses in the college may be withdrawn from these courses any time during the semester.

Reinstatement

The college does not accept an application for reinstatement until the disqualified student has remained out of the college for at least a 12-month period. Merely having remained in disqualified status for this period of time does not, in itself, constitute a basis for reinstatement. Proof of ability to do satisfactory college work in the chosen discipline is required; for example, completing pertinent courses in the discipline at a community college with higher-than-average grades.

Graduate Policies

Advising and Program of Study

The program of study is planned in consultation with an appointed supervisory committee. It is designed for flexibility, permitting the student to select a combination of courses in a technological area and a supporting area to meet individual career goals. A minimum of 33 credit hours is required for the degree program. Of these, a minimum of 15 credit hours must be 500-level courses and part of the approved program. A maximum of 12 hours of course work may be taken from offerings outside the College of Technology and Innovation with approval of the appropriate academic program or department. Programs of study for the M.S.Tech., with an interdisciplinary area of concentration, may have up to but not more than 15 hours of course work drawn from areas outside the College of Technology and Innovation at the discretion of the program or department in which the concentration is administered. A maximum of nine credit hours of appropriate course work completed before admission may be included in the program of study.