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fer credit, if approved by the appropri-
ate department(s) and taken within the
time limit specified for the degree or
certificate program. The credits may
have been part of a completed degree
program.
Matriculated students seeking
transfer credit for graduate work taken
at another institution must submit the
request for evaluation of such transfer
credit no later than the end of their sec-
ond semester in attendance.
Only the following grades will be
acceptable for transfer credit: A+, A,
A–, B+, B, and B–. (In cases where a
student obtained a P grade, and the P
is equivalent to no lower than a B–, the
grade may be transferred if approved
by the appropriate department.) Trans-
fer credit grades are not counted in the
cumulative average, however. (See
Important Note at end of this section.)
Please Note: Some graduate pro-
grams will not accept courses for credit
where the grade is below B. Check the
departmental listing in this Bulletin.
New graduate matriculants who
wish to transfer credits must file an
Advanced Standing Form in the Gradu-
ate Admissions Office, Powdermaker
Hall, Room 100.
Currently enrolled matriculants who
wish to take courses at another institu-
tion are urged to complete a Permit
Form indicating departmental permis-
sion for the courses to be taken. The
Permit Form acts as an agreement to
allow a student to transfer a course or
courses to Queens College. There is no
guarantee that courses taken at other
institutions without prior approval will
be accepted for credit. Permit Forms are
available in the Office of the Registrar,
Jefferson Hall, Room 100.
To be eligible for a permit to enroll
outside Queens College in a course or
courses that pertain to a graduate
degree or certificate program as either
prerequisite(s) for the program, or as
transfer credit, the student must:
1. be matriculated in a graduate
degree or certificate program;
2. have obtained the approval of the
departmental Graduate Adviser for the
permit; and
3. have registered for and completed
with a passing grade at least one
undergraduate prerequisite course or
one graduate course as part of the grad-
uate program at Queens College; except
that, if the student is in the first semes-
ter of attendance, he or she must regis-
ter in at least one graduate or
undergraduate course at QC while
simultaneously registering elsewhere
for the permit course(s).
Students who wish to register for
courses at other units of the City Uni-
versity of New York must complete a
Permit Form and must register and pay
for all City University tuition and fees
at Queens College in advance of regis-
tering at another unit of CUNY. Please
consult each semester’s Class Schedule
or the Office of Graduate Studies
(Powdermaker 100K, 997-5190) for
information on the proper procedure.
Students who have taken an entire
semester’s program on permit at an
institution other than a CUNY college
must pay a re-entry fee and file a grad-
uate re-entry application.
Important Note: Grades for courses
taken at other institutions and accept-
ed as transfer or permit credit are not
counted in the cumulative average com-
puted for QC courses. No advanced
standing or transfer credit may be post-
ed to the QC record unless an official
transcript certifying to the completion
of the work has been submitted.
Thesis or Project
A student matriculated in a depart-
ment that requires a Master’s thesis or
a research paper or other project must
submit the manuscript in as many
copies as required to the departmental
adviser for approval. The title page of
the manuscript must bear the following
description: “Submitted in partial ful-
fillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Arts (or Master of
Arts in Liberal Studies, or Master of
Arts in the Social Sciences, or Master of
Library Science, or Master of Science in
Education) in (Department) in the
Graduate Division of Queens College of
the City University of New York, date.”
After the manuscript has been ap-
proved, the student must arrange for
binding. A $15 binding fee, for which a
receipt will be issued, is payable at the
Bursar’s window. The receipt and two
copies of the manuscript must be taken
to the Catalogue Department, Rosen-
thal Library, Room 201. One bound
copy of the manuscript is retained by
the Library and becomes part of its col-
lection. A second bound copy is for the
academic department. If desired, a
third copy may be submitted, which,
when bound, will become the property
of the student.
Appeals
For relief from or waiver of regulations
of the Graduate Division, students may
petition the Office of Graduate Studies.
Appeals from the decision of the Office
may be directed to the Graduate
Scholastic Standards Committee.
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raduate students are
encouraged to take
advantage of the num-
erous services and facil-
ities offered by Queens
College. There is some-
thing for everyone: students can receive
career and personal counseling; become
involved in the governing of the College
by joining the Academic Senate; attend
musical and theatrical events; or sim-
ply enjoy a swim in the pool in FitzGer-
ald Gymnasium.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is the chief leg-
islative body of the College, responsible,
subject to the Board of Trustees, for the
formulation of policy relating to the ad-
mission and retention of students, cur-
riculum, granting of degrees, campus
life, and the nomination of full deans. It
also establishes the rules governing the
use of the College name by organiza-
tions and clubs.
The Academic Senate Charter, modi-
fied in the Fall of 1977, provides for a
membership of 60 faculty and 30 stu-
dents. In addition, there are ex-officio
members, including the President and
other administrative officers of the Col-
lege, who have all the privileges of
membership except voting and holding
office.
Faculty representatives serve for
two years; student representatives for
one year. Elections take place during
the Spring semester. Student represen-
tatives are elected by the student body
from among undergraduate and gradu-
ate students, according to standards of
eligibility as determined by the Acade-
mic Senate. All full-time members of
the faculty with the rank of professor,
associate professor, assistant professor,
instructor, or lecturer may vote for the
faculty representatives.
Much of the Academic Senate’s work
is done by committees composed of an
equal number of students and faculty.
These committees prepare proposals for
the Senate in such areas as curriculum,
scholastic standards, and campus af-
fairs. All students and the instructional
staff are eligible to serve on these com-
mittees. One half of the membership of
each committee is elected yearly by the
Academic Senate at its regular Decem-
ber meeting. Among the Academic Sen-
ate committees are the Graduate
Scholastic Standards Committee and
the Graduate Curriculum Committee.
Graduate Scholastic 
Standards Committee
The Committee is made up of faculty 
and graduate students representing
each division of the College. It consti-
tutes a board of final appeal for stu-
dents requesting relief from scholastic
regulations and requirements of the
Graduate Division. Such requests ini-
tially must be directed to the Office of
Graduate Studies.
Graduate Curriculum Committee
All proposals to change the present cur-
riculum of the Graduate Division, in-
cluding proposals for new programs,
courses, changes in requirements and
prerequisites, etc., must be presented
to the Graduate Curriculum Committee
for review and approval prior to sub-
mission to the Academic Senate. The
Committee is composed of faculty and
graduate students representing each
division of the College.
STUDENT SERVICES
Graduate Student Association
Student Union, Room 319J; 263-1880
The Graduate Student Association
(GSA) represents the interests of all
graduate students at Queens College,
both those registered at Queens and
CUNY Ph.D. students doing course
work or research at the College. The
GSA government is divided into an
executive branch (the GSA Executive
Board) and a legislative branch (the
Graduate Student Congress), which is
composed of one or more delegates from
each department. News of interest to
graduate students is published in the
GSA Newsletter, which is mailed peri-
odically to all graduate students. GSA
offers free evening coffee service; social,
academic, and professional gatherings;
free income tax return preparation
help; and free legal services.
Graduate Student Organizations
The Graduate Student Association and
Graduates United serve all students.
Below are organizations of interest to
students in specific fields:
Graduate Biology Club
Graduate Counselor Education Club 
Graduate Education Administration
and Supervision Club
Graduate Fine Arts Club
Graduate Home Economics Association
Graduate Learning Process Psychology
Club
Graduate Library and Information
Studies Student Association
Graduate Media Club
Graduate Physics Beyond the Edge
Club
Graduate School Psychology Club
Graduate Secondary Education Club
Master of Arts and Liberal Sciences
(MALS)
Graduate Awards
Two annual prizes, each of $500, are
awarded to recognize outstanding
scholarship and exceptional research or
Government, Services 
& Facilities
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