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Handbook 2026–2027

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Part A Graduate Student Policies

Chapter 1 Admission to the Graduate College

1.1 Graduate Admission Policies

1.2 Minimum Requirements for Admission

1.3 Non-Degree Applicants

1.4 Admission Status

Chapter 2 Registration

2.1 General Information About Registration

2.2 Course Loads

2.3 Registration Deadlines and Holds

2.4 Registration Options

2.5 Academic Leave of Absence

Chapter 3 Academic Record

3.1 Grades and Grading System

3.2 Academic Standing

3.3 Transfer of Credit

Chapter 4 Graduate Degree and Graduation Requirements

4.1 Graduate Degree Requirements

4.2 Graduation Requirements

Chapter 5 Requirements for Master’s Degrees, Certificates of Advanced Study, Artist’s Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates

5.1 Master’s Degrees

5.2 Certificates of Advanced Study

5.3 Artist’s Diplomas

5.4 Graduate Certificates

Chapter 6 Requirements for Doctoral Degrees

6.1 Credit Hour Requirements

6.2 Time Limits for Doctoral Degrees

6.3 Registration Requirements for Doctoral Degrees

6.4 Directors of Research

6.5 Doctoral Committees and Examinations

6.6 Doctoral Exit Surveys

Chapter 7 Tuition and Fees

7.1 Adjustments, Cancellation, Withdrawal, and Refunds

7.2 Tuition Waiver Policy

7.3 Cost-of-Education Policy

Chapter 8 Assistantships and Fellowships

8.1 Assistantship Policies

8.2 Campus Fellowship and Traineeship Policies

Chapter 9 Conflict Resolution and Grievance Policy for Graduate Students

9.1 Avenues for Resolution

9.2 Overview of the Graduate College Grievance Process

9.3 Procedures for Pursuing a Graduate College Grievance

9.4 General Provisions

9.5 Grievance Policy Definitions

Part B Program Administration Policies

Chapter 10 Graduate Faculty Membership

10.1 Policy and Responsibilities

10.2 Membership Criteria and Procedures

Chapter 11 Policy for Proposed New and Revised Courses that Carry Graduate Credit

Chapter 12 Graduate College Policy for the Approval of New and Revised Graduate Degree Programs

12.1 Graduate Degree Programs

12.2 Master’s Degree Programs

12.3 Doctoral Degree Programs

12.4 Revised Graduate Programs

12.5 Joint Degree Programs

12.6 Online/Off-Campus Programs

12.7 Majors, Concentrations, and Minors

12.8 Options, Tracks, Cognate Field, and Specializations

12.9 Interdisciplinary Programs

12.10 Guidelines for Multi-Institutional Graduate Degrees in Collaboration with a Foreign Institution

12.11 Review and Approval Process

Chapter 13 Policy for Graduate Concentrations

Chapter 14 Policy for Graduate Minors

Chapter 15 Graduate Certificates

Chapter 16 Policy for the Off-Campus/Online Delivery of Graduate Degree or Certificate Programs

Chapter 17 Graduate Student Annual Academic Progress Reviews

Part 1: Graduate Student Policies

Chapter 6 Requirements for Doctoral Degrees

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This chapter includes the overarching campus-level requirements for Doctoral Degrees.

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