(REVISED 07/2025)
This Graduate Handbook is offered as a general guide to the program's requirements, policies and procedures. If you have any questions, contact the graduate director or graduate assistant to be sure that you are planning your graduate career in conformity with department requirements and expectations.
You may browse the handbook below, or download a PDF version of the Graduate Student Handbook.
CONTENTS OF THE HANDBOOK
I. ABOUT THE PROGRAM
II. ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT
V. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: THE 2-4-6 PLAN
VIII. FACULTY & STUDENT COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT
IX. REASONABLE PROGRESS, AND PERIODIC EVALUATIONS OF PROGRESS
APPENDIX A: M.A.-P.h.D. TIMELINE
APPENDIX B: GRADUATE PARTICIPATION IN FACULTY RECRUITMENT
APPENDIX C: GRADUATE REPRESENTATIVE HOSTING JOB CANDIDATES
APPENDIX E: COMMUNITY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE (CEC)
APPENDIX F: PRINCIPLES FOR MANAGING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND CLASSROOM DIALOGUE