These questions concern a student in the Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Specialization
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1.    What was the maximum number of credits that  this student could have transfered to GMU
        from Rutgers, where she had obtained an MS in Biotechnology?

2.    During her first semester at GMU, the student took 9 credits.  She signed up for 6 credits
       the next semester.  What requirements, other than coursework,  was she expected to
       complete before the end of her second semester?

3.    This semester the student is registered for BIOL 699 and intends to graduate in
       December.  In order to do so, what deadlines must she meet for submitting, presenting
       and defending  her thesis?

4.    Let's say that the student did not finish writing her thesis in time.  What requirements
       would she need to fufill in order to graduate in May, 2002.

5.    Now, what if the student decided that she didn't want to write a thesis, opting to present
       a project instead.  What would be her earliest graduation date?  What regulations would
       have be fulfilled to do so?

6.    What if, in March, 2000, the student suffered a terrible car accident that put her in the
       hospital for six months so that she could not complete the graduation requirements, then
       fell into a  chronic depression that lasted until September, 2001.   She tries to register
       for classes at that time but 4-GMU won' t permit it.  Why?  Does she have any recourse?

7.    As it turns out, the Graduate Office discovers that six years have elapsed since
        the student was admitted to the program.  What now?