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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Admissions and Matriculation

2.1 Admitting Graduate Students to Matriculated Study

2.2 Requirements for New International Students

2.3 Activating Nonmatriculated Graduate Students

2.4 Commitment to Graduate Student Diversity

3. General Requirements, Progress and Milestones

3.1 Registration, Enrollment and Academic Progress

3.2 Residency Policy for Graduate Students

3.3 Academic Advising

4. Degree-Specific Requirements, Progress and Milestones

4.1 Master’s Degrees

4.2 Coterminal Degrees

4.3 Engineer Degree

4.4 Professional Degrees

4.5 Doctoral Degrees: Requirements

4.6 Doctoral Degrees: Candidacy

4.7 Doctoral Degrees: University Oral Examinations & Committees

4.8 Doctoral Degrees: Dissertations & Dissertation Reading Committees

4.9 Joint Degree Programs

5. Changes of Enrollment Status

5.1 Changes and Additions of Degree Programs

5.2 Part-Time Enrollment

5.3 Leaves of Absence and Reinstatement

5.4 Voluntary Terminations and Reinstatements

5.5 Enrollment Holds

5.6 Dismissal for Academic Reasons

5.7 Conferral of Degrees

5.8 Exchange Programs

5.9 Childbirth Accommodation

5.10 Converting to Postdoctoral Status

5.11 Postdoctoral Scholars in Degree Programs

6. Tuition and Fees

6.1 Graduate Tuition Categories

6.2 University Fees

7. Graduate Student Funding

7.1 General Funding Guidelines and Definitions

7.2 Fellowships and Other Stipend Support

7.3 Assistantships

7.4 Postdoctoral Scholar Support

8. Student Records and Files

8.1 Principles for Handling Student Data

8.2 Privacy of Student Records/FERPA

8.3 Retention of Student Records

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Chapter 7
Graduate Student Funding

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7.1 General Funding Guidelines and Definitions

7.2 Fellowships and Other Stipend Support

7.3 Assistantships

7.4 Postdoctoral Scholar Support

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