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Graduate Student Handbook Online

Home > Graduate Program : Student Handbook

Information for Incoming Students

• Housing Search Options
• Financial Facts You Should Know
• Funding Options Outside of the Department
• Registration Information
• Financial Aid Information
• Graduate Student Handbook
• Campus Maps
• Resources & Contact Information for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• COGS' "Survival Guide/Staying On Course"
• Online Resources for Communication Studies
• Update your professional webpage by clicking here

Information for M.A. Students

• The Graduate School's Guide for MA Students
• Department Requirements
• Print a Degree Progress Checklist (PDF)
• Print out a Degree Program Form (PDF)
• Print out a Worksheet for Plan A (PDF)
• Print out a Worksheet for Plan B (PDF)
• Graduation Procedure Packet
• Resources & Contact Information for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Leave of Absence Policy and Procedure

Information for Ph.D. Students

• Graduate Student Success Seminars
• Preparing Future Faculty Program
• The Graduate School's Guide for Ph.D. Students
• Department Requirements
• Creating an Official Program (same as Department Requirements)
• Print a Degree Progress Checklist (PDF)
• Print out a Degree Program Form (PDF)
• Print out a Worksheet for the Ph.D. (PDF)
• Prelim Proposal Form (PDF)
• Preliminary Exams
• The Dissertation (same link as Preliminary Exams)
• Choosing a Dissertation Topic (PDF)
• CIC Traveling Scholar Program
• Graduation Procedure
• Resources & Contact Information for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Information about Fellowships
• Job Hunting Resources
• Leave of Absence Policy and Procedure

Graduate Student Scholarship Award

• Award Criteria (PDF)