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<b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128); font-size: 14pt;">FYI! Graduate School Handbook Changes re: summer hours and research ethics</span></b></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:08 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Announcement Regarding Graduate School Handbook Changes</font>
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Dear Colleagues:</p>
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This message is to notify you of two important changes to the Graduate School Handbook that were approved during the April 13, 2021, Graduate Council meeting.
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</span></span></span>Effective immediately, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);">
the maximum number of graduate credits hours permitted in summer term will increase from 12 to 15. This change
</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);"><u>will</u></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);"> apply to Summer 2021 enrollments.
</span>Changes have already been made to students’ records and should reflect the increase.</p>
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</span></span></span>The content of<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);">
</span><a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/handbook/all#C-2"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);">Appendix C.2</span></a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);"> (i.e., “”Investigation of Allegations of Research Misconduct by a Graduate
Student”) has been modified to align with the university’s revised </span><span style="color:red"><a href="https://orc.osu.edu/files/Policy-FINAL-Research-Misconduct-20210301.pdf"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);">Research Misconduct Policy</span></a></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 128);">.</span>
One important change of note is that the Graduate School Investigation Committee (GSIC) has been replaced with a new institutional Research Integrity Standing Committee (RISC). Please review both Section C.2 and the Research Misconduct Policy for more information.</p>
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Should you have any questions, please contact the Graduate School at (614) 292-6031 or
<a href="mailto:grad-schoolregistrationservices@osu.edu">grad-schoolregistrationservices@osu.edu</a>. Thank you.</p>
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