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Operating Paper of the School of Graduate Studies

Graduate Council

• Members
• Meeting dates and locations
• Next meeting agenda
• Minutes

Forms

• Prospective Students/Recruiting Information
  • Prospective Student Information Sheet (If you prefer to fax or mail this form, feel free to print out a copy)
  • Program Profile Request Form (PDF) (DOCX)
• Assistantships & Internships
  • Externally Funded Assistantship Agreement
  • Assistantship Personnel Evaluation Form
  • Assistantship Personnel Incident Report
  • Graduate/Research/Teaching Support Assistantship Contract Request (PDF) (DOCX) (DOC)
  • Teaching Assistantship Contract Request (PDF) (Word)
  • Lump Sum Payment Request
• Curriculum (* = requires Graduate Council Approval)
  • 400G Course *
  • 475 Experimental Course, Add Graduate Credit to
  • 500-600 Level Course, New *
  • 675 Experimental Course
  • Course Description, Change
  • Course Hours, Change
  • Course Number, Change
  • Course Prerequisite, Change
  • Course Title, Change
  • Credit Hours, Increase *
  • Cross-Listed Course *
  • Drop a Graduate Course
  • Drop Graduate Credit from Undergraduate Course
  • Multiple-Title Approval *
  • New Degree Program Request*
    • /www.wiu.edu/provost/curriculum/FeasibilityStudy.pdf
  • New title (Multiple-Title Course)
  • New Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Request*
    • Guidelines for Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program
  • Program Requirements, Change *
  • Program Requirements, Change - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate *
  • Request for Integrated Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Program *
    
    • Guidelines for Integrated Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Program
• Dissertation (Ed. D. in Educational Leadership)
  • Dissertation Process
  • Committee Approval Form
  • Committee Addition/Deletion/Change Form
  • Proposal Form
  • Intent and Authorization to Defend the Dissertation Research
  • Dissertation Approval
• Miscellaneous
  • Faculty
    • Application/Nomination for Full Membership in the Graduate Faculty (Requires Graduate Council Approval)
      • Application/Nomination for Full Membership in the Graduate Faculty - Required Vita Format
    • Application/Nomination for Temporary Membership in the Graduate Faculty
    • Associate Membership in the Graduate Faculty (no form required)
      • All faculty hired into tenure/tenure track positions will be granted associate membership unless indicated otherwise by the department chair.
  • Student
    
    • Degree Plan (PDF) (DOCX) (DOC)
    • Petition (PDF) (DOCX) (DOC)
    • Application for Graduation (PDF) (DOCX) (DOC)
    • Application for Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Completion (PDF) (DOCX) (DOC)
    • Undergraduate Request to Enroll in Graduate Course for Graduate Credit (PDF)
    • Undergraduate Request to Enroll in Integrated Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Bridge Course (PDF)
    • Undergraduate Request to Enroll in Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credit (PDF)

 

Graduate Assistantships

• Monthly Stipend
• General Information
• Assistantship forms - See Forms section
• Time Reporting Instructions for Assistantship Supervisors
• Time Reporting Instructions for Graduate/Teaching/Research Assistants
• Taxation of Graduate Assistant Tuition Waivers - Frequently Asked Questions

Research and Professional Development Fund

• Guidelines
• Application
• Evaluation
• Sample Proposals
  • Professional Presentation
    • Sample 1
  • Research Projects
    • Sample 1
    • Sample 2

Academic Guidelines and Graduate School Policies

• Academic Integrity Policy
• Academic Requirements and Satisfactory Progress
• Admission to Candidacy and Degree Plans
• Appeal Process
  • Grade appeal
  • Other appeals
• Application for Graduation and Commencement
• Catalog Use
• Change of Grade
• Continuous Enrollment
• Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
• Courses and Credit Requirements
• Dissertation Process and Forms
• Document Policies
• Extension of time - Graduate Level Incompletes
• Final Examinations
• Full-time/Part-time Enrollment
• Grade Appeals Policy
• Graduate Committees - Departmental
• Graduate Seniors Taking Graduate Courses for Graduate Credit
• Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit
• Immunization Policy
• Incomplete Grade Policy
  •  Request for Extension of time - Graduate Level Incompletes
  • Capstone Courses with Extended Time for "I" Grades
• Notification to Students on Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
• Oral English Proficiency Appeal
• Repeatable Courses
• Research - Human Subjects
• Residency
• Retaking Failed Courses
• Retaking Passed Courses
• Right of Academic Appeal
• Student Responsibility
• Thesis Process
• Time to Complete Degree/Revalidation of Courses
• Transfer of Credit
• Variable Credit Courses
• Withdrawal Policy