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The Graduate
Secretary serves as the principal administrative liaison between the
student, the graduate program, and the Graduate School. In this capacity,
the Graduate Secretary:
- Processes admissions applications, collects all necessary documents,
and submits the materials and recommendations to the Graduate School;
- Prompts students to meet critical Graduate School deadlines, such
as preparing Plans of Graduate Work, appointing advisory committees,
adding and dropping courses, maintaining continuous registration, filing
for diploma cards, preparing for Option B checkouts, and requesting
the scheduling of oral exams;
- Assists students and DGPs in preparing and forwarding to the Graduate
School requests for leaves of absence, Plans of Graduate Work, committee
appointments, Requests for Permits to Schedule the Master's Final Examination,
Requests to Schedule Doctoral Oral Examinations, grade changes, transfer
requests, reinstatements, and any other materials requiring approval
by the Graduate School;
- Develops proficiency in using the Graduate Automatic Records System
(GARS), the Graduate School Information System databases, and other
information systems to facilitate all graduate student-related correspondence
with Graduate School.
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