Graduate School

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About the Graduate School 

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

Graduate Rules and Regulations

• Academic Amnesty  
• Academic Honesty  
• Admission to the Graduate School  
• Classification  
• Course and Credit Regulations  
• General Requirements for Degrees  
• Grades  
• Graduate Honors  
• Graduate Registration and Scheduling of Courses   
• Graduate Student Appeals  
• Graduate Student Records and Eligibility  
• Requirements for Graduate Certificate-Overview   

Financial Assistance

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

Requirements for Graduate Certificate

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

Requirements for Master’s Degrees

• Admission to Candidacy  
• Comprehensive Examination  
• General Requirements  
• Grade and Credit Requirements  
• Language Requirement  
• Master’s Degree Check-List  
• Residence Requirement  
• Thesis  

Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree

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

Requirements for the Doctor of Education Degree

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

Requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

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

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