Vet Homeland Secuity Program Requirements
Below is a list of guidelines mandated by the Purdue Graduate School that students must follow while participating the the Vet Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Program.
- All courses must be completed within a four year time frame. The session that the student is admitted to the Graduate School marks the start of the four year period. The four year time frame may be adjusted for special circumstances with permission of the program administrator.
- Students must register for at least one course every three sessions (Spring, Summer, Fall) or they will be ineligible to continue in the program without reapplication to the Graduate School.
- Students that are ineligible to continue must reapply to the Graduate School at their own expense and be accepted to the Graduate School before they will be allowed to register for additional courses and continue in the program.
- Students must complete individual courses no later than the 12th week of the second subsequent semester of enrollment or their grade will automatically revert to an "incomplete failure". A student who receives a grade of "incomplete failure" may re-register for the course at his/her own expense.
- If the student re-registers, repeats, and completes the course within two subsequent semesters of enrollment from the first time taking the course, the original grade of "incomplete" will not revert to a failing grade. Instead, the student's transcript will indicate a permanent grade in the course which is counted in the graduation index, and an "incomplete grade" in the course which is not included in the graduation index. Please note that students should not reregister for an incomplete course until the grade reverts to an "incomplete failure."
- If the student receives an "incomplete failure" but:
o does not repeat the course at all,
o repeats and completes the course after more than two subsequent semesters of enrollment have passed, or
o repeats the course within two subsequent semesters of enrollment but does not complete the course before the 12th week of the second subsequent semester of enrollment
the grade of incomplete failure" will remain on the transcript and will be counted
in the student's graduation index.
- Students with more than one incomplete course will not be allowed to register for additional courses.
- Incompletes must be resolved by the last day of the session in which the Veterinary Homeland Security Graduate Certificate student plans to graduate.
- Compact discs can be requested (if available) if students provide sufficient justification for need. Compact discs must be returned following completion of course material. If compact discs are not returned, the student will receive a failing grade in the course and will be dismissed from the program.
- Before the session of anticipated graduation begins, the certificate student must notify the Administrator at the School of Veterinary Medicine that he/she anticipates completing all certificate requirements by the published deadlines and needs to be registered as a candidate.
- The student must be registered for a course during the session of certificate completion or the student must register as "Degree Only" and pay all applicable fees in order to receive their certificate. Please note, "Degree Only" registration is allowed only once.
- Completion Requirements: 9 credits in veterinary homeland security. No credits may be transferred from another university.
Note: Up to 12 credit hours with a grade of B or better earned in non-degree status (while enrolled in the Graduate Certificate) at Purdue University may be applied towards a graduate degree.
- An average grade of B (3.0) or higher overall is required. If the student receives a lower grade in a course, he/she may repeat it once, or, for elective courses only, substitute another approved elective. The repetition or replacement will be allowed for a maximum of one course, respectively. Students must complete individual courses no later than the 12th week of the second subsequent semester of enrollment or their grade will automatically revert to an "incomplete failure". If the student re-registers, repeats, and completes the course within two subsequent semesters of enrollment from the first time taking the course, the original grade of "incomplete" will not revert to a failing grade. Instead, the student's transcript will indicate a permanent grade in the course which is counted in the graduation index, and an "incomplete grade" in the course which is not included in the graduation index. Otherwise, the student will receive a final grade of "incomplete failure" and the grade of "incomplete failure" will remain on the transcript and will be counted in the student's graduation index.
- If the four-year time period expires, the student will have to re-apply and potentially be readmitted to the certificate program and the Graduate School, and re-register for the course, all at the student's expense.
