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GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction and Overview
    1. Graduate School Vision, Mission, Values and Goals
      1. Vision Statement
      2. Mission Statement
      3. Core Values
      4. Goals of the Graduate School
    2. Links
      1. University organizational chart
      2. Graduate School organizational chart
      3. Graduate School staffing information and duty descriptions
      4. Current list of degrees offered with department links
    3. Graduate School responsibilities
    4. Moving Toward the Degree: The Process
      1. PROCEDURES FOR MASTER'S DEGREES
      2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THESIS OPTION
      3. PROCEDURES FOR EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREES
      4. PROCEDURES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
  2. Graduate Admissions
    1. Graduate Admissions Contacts
    2. The Domestic applicant
    3. The International Applicant
    4. Admission
      1. Application
      2. Transcripts
      3. Deadlines
      4. Previously Enrolled or Currently Enrolled at Fayetteville
      5. Admission for a Specific Semester Only
      6. Admission to Graduate Standing
      7. Adviser
      8. International and Resident Alien Applicants
      9. English Language Use by Non-Native Speakers
    5. Classifications of Admission to Graduate Standing
      1. Full Graduate Standing, Regular Admission
      2. Requirements for admission to graduate standing and acceptance in a program of study leading to a graduate degree
      3. Non-Degree Seeking
      4. Non-Consecutive One Term Admission, NON-DEGREE Standing
      5. Letter of Good Standing
      6. Readmission
    6. Dual Enrollment Policy
    7. Retroactive Graduate Credit
    8. Admission to Graduate Centers
    9. Requirements for the Degree
    10. Standardized Tests
  3. Financial Aid and Graduate Student Benefits
    1. Funding Your Degree
      1. Doctoral Fellowships
      2. Graduate Assistantships
    2. Rules and regulations pertaining to graduate assistantships/fellowships
      1. Preamble
      2. Obligations of graduate assistants
      3. English Language Requirement for International Graduate Assistants
      4. Appointment Terms and Eligibility for Reappointment
      5. Limits on Number of Appointments to a Graduate Assistantship
      6. Terms on Stipends and Provision for Payment of Non-Resident Tuition and General Registration Fees
      7. Summer Session
      8. Responsibilities for Implementation and Administration
      9. Appendix A: Examples of Graduate Assistant Duties
    3. Graduate Assistant Policy
      1. Stipends, Tuition and Workloads
    4. Graduate student benefits
      1. Health insurance
      2. Travel allowances
      3. Services available to minority students
  4. Academic Requirements
    1. Program of Study
      1. Time to Complete a Degree
      2. Chamge of Major/Declare a Major/Pursue an Additional Degree
      3. Master's Degree Program of Study
        1. Master's course work
        2. 3000-level courses
        3. 4000-level courses
        4. Transfer of credit
        5. Change of grades
        6. Thesis Registration
        7. Comprehensive Examination
      4. Educational Specialist Program of Study
        1. Ed.S. course work
        2. Ed.S. transfer of credit
        3. Ed.S. application
        4. Ed.S. residence requirement
      5. Doctoral Degree Program of Study
        1. Doctoral course work
        2. Doctoral transfer of credit
        3. Doctoral application
        4. Doctoral residence requirement
        5. Doctoral candidacy examinations
        6. Doctoral foreign language examinations
      6. Graduate Committees
        1. Master's Program Advisory Committee
        2. Master's Thesis Committee
        3. Doctoral Program Advisory Committee
        4. Doctoral Dissertation Committee
        5. Changing or revising a committee
      7. Thesis & Dissertation Requirements
        1. Master's Thesis Option
          1. Thesis registration
          2. Master's thesis committee
          3. Master's thesis title
          4. Intellectual property disclosure
          5. Master's thesis preliminary copies
          6. Master's thesis final copies
        2. Doctoral dissertation
          1. Doctoral dissertation committee
          2. Doctoral registration
          3. Doctoral dissertation title
          4. Intellectual property disclosure
          5. Doctoral preliminary copies
          6. Announcement of dissertation defense
          7. Doctoral final copies
    2. Other academic requirements/policies
      1. Grade point average requirements
        1. Change of grades
      2. Residence requirements
      3. Record of Progress Form
      4. Policy on Sexual Harassmant (link)
      5. Honor Code of the Graduate School
      6. Academic dismissal/probation for graduate students
      7. Graduate Student Dismissal Policy
      8. Lack of Adequate Academic Progress
      9. Academic or Research Misconduct/Illegal, Fraudulent, or Unethical Behavior
      10. Other Situations
      11. Academic Probation Policy for Graduate Students
      12. Annual Graduate Student Academic Review
      13. Graduate School Registration and Leave of Absence Policy
      14. Academic Honesty Policy for Graduate Students
        1. Scope, Implementation, and Review
        2. Academic Honesty
        3. Definition of Terms
        4. Procedures
        5. Sanctions
      15. Travel Policy for Graduate Students
      16. Graduate Student Grievance Policy
      17. Rules and regulations pertaining to international students
      18. Registration and Related Topics
        1. Enrollment Limits
        2. Registration for Audit
        3. Registration Out of Career
        4. Proper Address of Students
        5. Identification Cards
        6. Adding and Dropping Courses
        7. Withdrawal from Registration
        8. Attendance
        9. Full-Time Status
        10. Continuous Enrollment
        11. Use of Electronic Resources of the Library
      19. Grades and Marks
      20. Time Extension Policy
    3. Changes in academic degree requirements
      1. Course/program change approval process
      2. Graduate Council/Graduate Faculty

  5. Graduation/Commencement
    1. Graduation
      1. Application for the degree
      2. Announcement of dissertation defense
      3. Time to receive diploma
      4. Availability of final transcripts
      5. Degree completion letter
    2. Commencement
      1. Commencement ceremony
      2. Participation in ceremony
      3. Regalia
      4. Deadline for name for inclusion in program
      5. Dissertation titles in commencement program
      6. Photography/Video services
  6. Miscellaneous
    1. Copies of Transcripts or Test Scores
    2. Helpful Links
      1. Graduate Catalog
      2. Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations
      3. Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Home Page

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