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Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs
Graduate Handbook
Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview
Calendar
Expectations and Responsibilities
Goal of Graduate Education
Master’s Student Expectations
Master’s Student Responsibilities
PhD Student Expectations
PhD Student Responsibilities
Academic Progress and Expectations
Academic
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Content and Rigor
Undergraduate Course Policy
Credit Requirements
Committees
Commencement
Registration
Course Registration Deadlines
Audit Policy
Research Internship Policy
Study In Absentia
Leave of Absence (LOA)
Grading
Incomplete Policy
Academic Probation Policy
Academic Grievance Policy
Transfer Credits/Dual Credit Use
Transfer Credit Policy
Policy for Transferring in Credits Toward a PhD
Policy for Transferring in Credits Toward a Master’s Degree
Double Master’s Policy
Additional Policies
Family-Friendly Policy
Non-Academic Grievance Policy
Conduct
Academic Honesty Policy
University Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment
Faculty Senate Policy on Graduate Student-Faculty Intimate Relationships
Student Sexual Misconduct Policy
Standards of Student Conduct Policy and Processes
Finance
Financial Support
Graduate Student Appointments
Job Code Categories
Teaching Assistantship (TA)
Distributions of Paychecks
Campus Resources
Student Life
Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Graduate Housing
Financial Aid Office
Office of the Bursar
Dining Services
Department of Transportation and Parking Management
University Information Technology
Customer Service Center/ID Office
Athletics and Recreation
Interfaith Chapel
Academic and Career Support
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)
Libraries
Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program (WSAP)
The Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections
Student Support
University Health Service (UHS)
University Counseling Center (UCC)
Health Promotion Office
CARE Network
International Services Office (ISO)
Office of Disability Resources
The David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity
Sexual Misconduct and Title IX
University Intercessor
Department of Public Safety
Office of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Contacts
