(A)
Policy statement
and purpose
This policy describes criteria for
posthumous awarding of a graduate degree.
(B)
Policy
Bowling Green state university may
confer graduate degrees posthumously upon students who are deceased prior to
formal completion of all degree requirements of the programs being pursued.
Final approval for awarding degrees posthumously shall rest with the board of
trustees, which will act upon the recommendation of the president of Bowling
Green state university.
(1)
Guidelines for consideration
In general, to be considered for
conferring of a graduate degree posthumously at Bowling Green state university,
the student should have met the following conditions:
(a)
At the time of
death, the student was in good academic standing.
(b)
At the time of
death, the student was enrolled in the final year of the program (or
equivalent). Graduate students completing a thesis or dissertation should have
an approved proposal and should have commenced their research.
(2)
Approval process
The process for identifying and
considering candidates for the posthumous awarding of a degree is as
follows:
(a)
The dean of students, dean of the college, or the dean
of the graduate college, upon learning of the death of a Bowling Green state
university student, shall notify the relevant academic units.
(b)
The school or
departmental faculty, school director, or department chair, will determine if
the student's overall record merits awarding the degree posthumously and will
forward that recommendation to the college dean.
(c)
The college dean
will forward her/his recommendation to the graduate dean. The graduate dean
will provide a recommendation to the provost.
(d)
The provost will
weigh all information relating to each case independently and will prepare a
recommendation to the president, who will determine if it should be forwarded
for board of trustees' consideration.
(3)
Procedure upon
approval
(a)
The
family of the deceased will be notified of the approval by the provost (or
designate).
(b)
The degree will be conferred at the next regularly
scheduled commencement.
The posthumous nature of the award will
be indicated on the diploma, the student's permanent record, and in the
commencement program.
(4)
Extraordinary
circumstances
Cases that do not meet the above
specified guidelines may be considered when extraordinary circumstances
prevail. In such cases, the appropriate faculty, department head, school
director, deans, and the provost will be consulted prior to a recommendation
being prepared for board of trustees' consideration.
(5)
Additional
recognition of deceased students
Date: November 1st, 2013
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3341-3-17
Effective:
3/24/2015
Promulgated Under:
111.15
Statutory
Authority: 3345
Rule Amplifies:
3345
