Graduate School

About the Graduate School

• The Graduate School  
• Graduate Degrees  
• Graduate Student Organization  

Financial Assistance

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

Graduate Rules & Regulations

• Admission to the Graduate School  
• Classification  
• Grades  
• Course and Credit Regulations  
• Graduate Student Records and Eligibility  
• Graduate Student Appeals  
• Graduate Honors  
• General Requirements for Degrees  
• Academic Honesty  
• Academic Amnesty  

Requirements for Master’s Degrees

• General Requirements  
• Admission to Candidacy  
• Grade and Credit Requirements  
• Residence Requirement  
• Language Requirement  
• Comprehensive Examination  
• 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)  
• Advisory Committee (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Preliminary Examination  
• Dissertation Committee (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• General Comprehensive Examination  
• Admission to Candidacy (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Residence Requirement (Doctor of Philosophy)  
• Dissertation (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  
• Advisory Committee  
• Qualifying Paper  
• Dissertation Committee  
• Qualifying Paper General Comprehensive Examination  
• Admission to Candidacy  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements  
• Residence Requirement  
• Dissertation  
• 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  
• Advising  
• Synthesis Project Committee  
• Admission to Candidacy  
• Grade, Credit, and Time Requirements (Doctor of Nursing Practice)  
• Residence Requirement (Doctor of Nursing Practice)  
• Synthesis Project  
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Check-List