Graduate Admin Book

The Graduate Administrative Handbook provides an overview of Graduate School functions and resources, as well as the rules, regulations, and procedures administered by the Graduate School. It is the responsibility of ALL graduate students to know and understand their degree requirements. Students are responsible for the fulfillment of those requirements.

The Handbook is organized into the following major components:

Functions and responsibilities of the Graduate School, the DGPs, Graduate secretaries, Graduate faculty, Graduate School representatives, and the Administrative Board of the Graduate School (ABGS)
Graduate applications and admissions procedures
Rules and procedures from matriculation to graduation
Financial aid for graduate students
NC State codes of conduct
Appendix containing relevant publications, forms, and sample letters.

Rules were recommended by the Administrative Board of the Graduate School and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School on date indicated at the end of the paragraphs, e.g. [Recommended by the Administrative Board of the Graduate School and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School on 1/1/02]. The date indicates the meeting at which the Board formally adopted the new rule.

Chapter 1 Administrative Functions and Responsibilities
	1.1 Responsibilities of Graduate School Deans and Staff 1.2 Directors of Graduate Programs 1.3 Graduate Secretaries 1.4 Graduate Faculty 1.5 Graduate School Representatives 1.6 Administrative Board of the Graduate School 1.7 Common Board Actions 1.8 Relevant Publications and Forms
Chapter 2 Applications & Admissions
	2.1 Application and Admission Deadlines 2.2 Applications 2.3 Admission to the Graduate School 2.4 International Student Admissions 2.5 Immunization Requirements 2.6 Transcript Requirements 2.7 Relevant Publications and Forms
Chapter 3 Matriculation to Graduation
	Degree Requirements 3.1 Degree Requirements 3.2 Advisory Committees 3.3 Plan of Graduate Work 3.4 Time Limit 3.5 Language Requirements 3.6 Comprehensive Examinations 3.7 Theses and Dissertations 3.8 Master's Students: Summary of Procedures 3.9 Doctoral Students: Summary of Procedures 3.10 Transferring from One Curriculum or Degree Program to Another 3.11 Awarding Master's Degrees to Students in Doctoral Status 3.12 Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's (ABM) Degree Program 3.13 Co-Majors, Minors, and External Minors 3.14 Graduate Certificate Program Registration 3.15 Minimum Registration and Residence Requirements 3.16 Course Registration 3.17 Official Withdrawal from the University Grades and Grading 3.18 Grades and Graduate Courses 3.19 Academic Difficulty Graduation 3.20 Graduation 3.21 Diplomas Miscellaneous 3.22 University Patent Agreement and Copyright Procedures 3.23 Release of Student Information 3.24 Schedule of Required Documents 3.25 Relevant Publications and Forms
Chapter 4 Financing Graduate Education
	4.1 Student Expenses 4.2 Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships, Traineeships, and Diversity Grants 4.3 Loans 4.4 Miscellaneous Sources of Funding for Graduate Study 4.5 Graduate Student Support Plan 4.6 Establishing Residency 4.7 Relevant Publications and Forms
Chapter 5 Codes of Conduct
	5.1 Graduate Student Discipline and Grievance Procedures 5.2 Sexual Harassment 5.3 Policy of Non-Discrimination 5.4 Professional Responsibilities in Interpersonal Relationships 5.5 Policy on Illegal Drugs 5.6 Relevant Publications
Other Campus Resources
	Child Care Counseling Center Financial Aid Office Graduate Student Calendar Housing Office of International Services Office of Student Conduct Legal Services Registration and Records Research Ethics Student Health Services Student Survival Guide University Career Center University Graduate Student Association
Appendix
	Relevant Publications Forms Sample Letters Graduate Calendar Administrative Board of the Graduate School Graduate School Deans Graduate School Staff Directors of Graduate Programs Graduate Secretaries

For details click on: Graduate Administrative Handbook

For information contact: prtm_grad@ncsu.edu

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Administrative Functions and Responsibilities

Chapter 2 Applications & Admissions

Chapter 3 Matriculation to Graduation

Chapter 4 Financing Graduate Education

Chapter 5 Codes of Conduct

Other Campus Resources

Appendix

Chapter 1
Administrative Functions and Responsibilities

Chapter 2
Applications & Admissions

Chapter 3
Matriculation to Graduation

Chapter 4
Financing Graduate Education

Chapter 5
Codes of Conduct