Graduate School

About the Graduate School 

• The Graduate School  
• The Graduate Council  
• Graduate Student Organization  
• Graduate Degrees   

Financial Assistance

• Graduate Assistantships  
• Fellowships, Scholarships, & Research Assistantships  
• Other Financial Aid  
• Convention between the University & the Supported Student  

Graduate Rules and Regulations

• Admission to the Graduate School  
• Classification  
• Academic Honesty  
• Course and Credit Regulations  
• Grades  
• Graduate Student Records and Eligibility  
• Graduate Registration, Eligibility, and Scheduling of Courses   
• Graduate Honors  
• Graduate Student Appeals  
• Academic Amnesty   
• Leave of Absence from Graduate Studies  
• General Requirements for Graduate Degrees     
• Outside Observers for Thesis/Dissertations Defenses and Synthesis Project Presentations  

Requirements for Graduate Certificate

• Overview  
• General Requirements for Graduate Certificates  
• Graduate Certificate Check-List  

Requirements for Master’s Degrees

• General Requirements for the Master’s Degree  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements for Graduate Studies  
• Admission to Candidacy   
• Residence Requirement  
• Comprehensive Examination (Master’s Degree)   
• Thesis  
• Master’s Degree Check-List  

Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree

• The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy   
• Admission to the Doctoral Program (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements for Graduate Studies  
• Residence Requirement (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Advisory Committee (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Preliminary Examination  
• General Comprehensive Examination  
• Admission to Candidacy   
• Dissertation (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Dissertation Committee (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Final Examination  
• Doctor of Philosophy Check-List   

Requirements for the Doctor of Education Degree

• The Degree of Doctor of Education Collaborative Program  
• Admission to the Doctoral Program  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements for Graduate Studies  
• Residence Requirement  
• Advisory Committee  
• Qualifying Paper (Doctor of Education)   
• Qualifying Paper General Comprehensive Examination (Doctor of Education)   
• Admission to Candidacy   
• Dissertation  
• Dissertation Committee  
• Final Examination  
• Doctor of Education Check-List  

Requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

• The Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program  
• Admission to the Doctoral Program   
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements for Graduate Studies  
• Residence Requirement (Doctor of Nursing Practice)  
• Advising  
• General Comprehensive Examination (Doctor of Nursing Practice)  
• Admission to Candidacy   
• Synthesis Project  
• Synthesis Project Committee  
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Check-List   

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