Graduate Handbook Subject Index
Academic Planning
- Authorization of New Degree Programs
Developing Graduate Courses
Distance and e-Learning Programs
Inter-Institutional Arrangements
Accelerated Baccalaurate/Master's (ABM) Degree Program
- application
eligibility requirements
establishing a program
participation and graduation
withdrawal/ineligibility
Administrative Board of the Graduate School
Admission to the Graduate School
- conditional admission
date of admission
deferral of admission
exceptions to standard admission
graduate-unclassified admission
international students
process of admission or denial
provisional admission
readmission
types of admission
Advisory Committees
- changes in doctoral committee
composition of
external members
functions
interinstitutional committee members
members from other institutions
minor representation
requirements
submitting names
substitution of committee members
technical consultants
Applications
- deadlines
guidelines, Graduate School
online application
processing applications
reapplication
receiving applications
waiving application fee
Assistantships
- appointing procedures
eligibility
benefit
course loads
definitions
guidelines and resources
responsibilities
taxation of assistantships
terms and conditions of appointments
Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program
see Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's (ABM) Degree Program
Continuous Enrollment Requirements
Courses
- adding
auditing
auditing and full-time registration requirements
credit only
course load, audits
course load, fall and spring
course load, international
course load, summer
dropping
dropping minicourses
examination courses
grading
intensive courses, elapsed time per credit hour
interinstitutional registration program
registering for courses
research courses
retaking
teaching courses
Creating or Revising Graduate Programs
Credit, Elapsed Time per Credit Hour
Credit Hour Requirements
Credits
- approval by the Graduate School
credits earned in previous graduate program at NC State
credits earned as an undergraduate at NC State
credits earned at other universities
PBS credits
Deadlines
Director of Graduate Programs
Dissertations
Diversity Grants for Students from Underrepresented Groups
Doctoral Degree
English Proficiency Requirements for International Students
Examinations
- comprehensive oral examinations, Master's
comprehensive written examinations, Master's
credit by final oral examination, doctoral
preliminary comprehensives, doctoral
preliminary oral examinations, doctoral
preliminary written examinations, doctoral
scheduling oral examinations
Extension Assistantships
- appointing procedures
benefits
course load restrictions
definitions
eligibility
guidelines and resources
responsibilities
taxation of assistantships
terms and conditions of appointments
- appointing procedures
benefits
course load restrictions
definitions
eligibility
guidelines and resources
managing fellowships, role of DGP
managing fellowships, role of Graduate School
procedures for paying stipends
responsibilities
taxation of assistantships
terms and conditions of appointments
Full-time Registration Requirements
- general information
grade changes
grade point average
graduate credit, requirements for
incompletes
intensive courses, elapsed time per credit hour
regular grading scale
repeating courses
transfer credit
types of grading systems
Graduate Course Numbers
- 500-level letter graded master's courses
600-level S-U graded master's courses
700-level letter graded doctoral courses
800-level S-U graded doctoral courses
conditions regarding graduate courses numbered 68x, 88x, and 89x
Graduate Faculty
- application process
associate status, eligibility
associate status, responsibilities
faculty from other institutions
full status, eligibility
full status, responsibilities
non-graduate faculty, permission to teach graduate courses
removal of graduate faculty members
Graduate School Representative
- appointment process
final oral examination
purpose
requirement on committee
responsibilities
scheduling
Graduate Services Coordinators, responsibilities
Graduate-Unclassifed Admission
Graduation
International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Screening
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs, creating
Interinstitutional Registration Program
International Students
- certificate of responsibility
course load
employment, off-campus
English proficiency requirements
expenses
financial aid
full-time status requirement
health insurance
letters of assurance
taxation on service and non-service awards
types of admission
visas
Language Requirements, Master's degrees
Leave of Absence
Master's Degree in a Designated Field
Master's Degree, Option B
Master's Degree to Doctoral Students
- awarding master's while in doctoral program
completion of master's requirements
credit hour requirements for master's in doctoral status
different field from doctoral degree
GSSP eligibility
master's from other institution to NC State doctoral program
multiple master's degrees (master's status)
multiple master's degrees (doctoral status)
same field as doctoral degree
Military, education and training
Misconduct, graduate students
New Graduate Degree Programs, creating
Part-time Registration Requirements
Patent Agreement
PBS (Post-Baccalaureate Studies) Classification
Plan of Graduate Work
- annual progress evaluation
contents of
creating plan of work
electronic submission
master's plan of work
doctoral plan of work
revising plan of work
verifying doctoral degree requirements, retention of records
Polices, Regulations, and Rules (NC State)
Professional Responsibilities in Interpersonal Relationships
Registration
- course load
continuous enrollment
interinstitutional
permission to register
registering in MyPack Portal
registration requirements, full-time, part-time
summer sessions
Schedule of Required Documents
Service Assistantships
- appointing procedures
benefits
course load restrictions
definitions
eligibility
guidelines and resources
responsibilities
taxation of assistantships
terms and conditions of appointments
Student Information, release of records
Summary of Procedures
Summer Sessions
Teaching Assistantships
- appointing procedures
benefits
course load restrictions
definitions
eligibility
guidelines and resources
responsibilities
taxation of assistantships
terms and conditions of appointments
Teaching Effectiveness Workshop
Terms and Conditions for Appointment
Theses and Dissertations
- compliance with nondisclosure provisions
definition
electronic submission
preparation workshops
submission procedures
Time Limit
Transferring
- credit from other universities
credit earned as an undergraduate
credit earned from previous graduate program
credits earned from PBS studies
submitting transfer credit for approval
within curricula or degree programs
Unclassified Graduate Admission
University Graduate Student Association (UGSA)