Graduate School

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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 

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 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 Doctor of Nursing Degree

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