The application says I can choose which semester I want to enroll – fall, spring, or summer – is this true?
No, not really. All the grad programs on campus use the same application, and some are much more flexible when allowing students to begin. Our program is not. Our curriculums are relatively sequential and we like our students to begin in the fall, otherwise it throws them out of synch. In addition, when it comes to receiving assistantship money it is not in a student’s interest to begin in the spring or summer, as assistantships are only handed out for a year term beginning in the fall. Finally, we offer no graduate student orientation in the spring or summer, which is particularly useful for foreign students. With that all said, we may enroll a student into the program in the spring or summer. Students must get permission from the Graduate Program Chair to do so, and must have all the undergraduate prerequisites.
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