Graduate School Memoranda

The following list of memoranda includes graduate program policies maintained by the Graduate School. Content is reviewed and modified as needed according to the posted guidelines for the Updates to or Creation of Graduate School Policy and the Process Overview for Graduate School Policy Changes.

Note: Missing numbers are for memoranda that are obsolete and have been discontinued.

• Memo 3: Graduate Admissions
• Memo 4: The Graduate Program Coordinator and the Graduate Program Advisor
• Memo 5: Interdisciplinary Committees and Degree-Offering Groups
• Memo 6: Authorization of New Graduate Degree Programs
• Memo 7: Periodic Review of Existing Degree Programs
• Memo 8: Graduate School English Language Proficiency Requirements
• Memo 9: On-Leave Status to Maintain Graduate Status
• Memo 10: Graduate Student Classifications
• Memo 12: Membership in the Graduate Faculty
• Memo 13: Supervisory Committees for Graduate Students
• Memo 14: Departmental Responsibilities Regarding Instruction by TAs
• Memo 15: Conditions of Appointment for TAs who are not Native Speakers of English
• Memo 16: Academic Performance and Progress
• Memo 19: Grading System for Graduate Students
• Memo 26: The Candidate’s Certificate
• Memo 28: Master’s Degree Programs: Thesis/Non-Thesis Options
• Memo 33: Academic Grievance Procedure
• Memo 35: Concurrent Degree Programs
• Memo 36: Graduate Courses
• Memo 37: Enrollment of Graduate Nonmatriculated Students in Graduate Courses
• Memo 38: Graduate Level Extension Courses
• Memo 39: Guidelines for Part-Time and/or Self-Sustaining Graduate Programs
• Memo 41: Graduate Courses in Non-Degree-Offering Units
• Memo 42: Combined Undergraduate/Graduate (CUG) Degree Programs
• Memo 43: Graduate Certificates
• Memo 45: Practice Doctorates
• Memo 46: Graduate Degree Requirements
• Memo 47: Graduate Programs and Credentials
• Memo 48: Suspension of Admissions
• Memo 49: Visiting Graduate Student Status
• Memo 50: The Stacked Graduate Degree