Updates and Announcements

Annual Review

The IT program area faculty will meet as a graduate advisory committee once each spring semester to conduct an annual review of each doctoral student who entered the program in the Fall of 2004 or later. Other doctoral students have the option to be reviewed upon request. Students who will be reviewed should prepare an annual self-evaluation report by April 15th. Students will receive a copy of the faculty evaluation report and noted areas in need of improvement. Students who fail to make improvements as noted will be subject to further action. This review complies with the Graduate School Resolution 2003-04A and Policy Memorandum No. 229.

Review of Applications

Beginning with the Fall of 2005, students will only be admitted to our doctoral degree program once a year. Students who have not been admitted to a degree program may complete up to 12 hours of coursework as a non-degree student under Commonwealth Status. Admission to Virginia Tech under Commonwealth Status does not guarantee admission to the doctoral degree program. If students who take classes under Commonwealth Status are admitted to a degree program in the future, they can apply those courses to their degree if the courses meet the approval of their advisor.