Policies and Procedures

This page provides quick access to important policies and procedures affecting graduate students. The first section is especially useful to Graduate Directors and faculty advisors as they help students progress toward their degrees.

Procedures for Graduate Directors and Advisors

Doctoral Program Procedures
Master's Program Procedures
Mentoring Best Practices
 

 Graduate School Policies

Plagiarism Check Policy for Dissertation and Theses
Master’s Admission HPA Requirement
Graduate Level Scholarship
Graduate Course Repeat Policy
Graduate Faculty and Ph.D. Student Responsibilities
Graduate Student Academic Progress Guidelines
Elimination of the PhD Minor Requirement
Annual PhD Student Reviews
Mandatory Enrollment for Pre-Candidacy Ph.D. Students Using University Resources
Dissertation Committee Composition
PhD Student Enrollment in the First Candidate Status Course Prior to Candidacy
Attendance Requirements at Final Defense
Revisions Stemming from the Final Defense
Ph.D. Time Limitation and Extension
Guidelines for Assigning Graduate Students to Teach Graduate Courses

University Policies 

Grade and Academic Appeals Procedures
Student Code of Conduct
Scientific Misconduct Policy
Sexual Harassment Statute