Iowa State University

Graduate College Handbook

Table of Contents

The Graduate College Handbook is an ever-changing document due to updates in university policies and programs. This on-line version will contain the latest updates of the Handbook so you can have easy access to the most current information. (Last Updated November 25, 2008)

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Chapter 1: Admissions

• Admission with a Declared Major
• Admission without a Declared Major

Chapter 2: Registration, Fee Assessment and Withdrawal Procedures

• Registration
• Payment of Tuition and Fees
• Withdrawal from the University

Chapter 3: Graduate Student Financial Support

• Fellowships
• Assistantships
• Tuition Scholarship Awards
• Other Financial Support
• Miscellaneous Financial Issues

Chapter 4: Degree Programs and Requirements

• Graduate Administrative Components
• Changes in Graduate Program or Status
• Special Graduate Majors and Degree Programs
• Graduate Degree Requirements

Chapter 5: Credits and Grading

• Courses and Credits
• Grading
• The Grading Notation System

Chapter 6: The Graduate Program of Study

• POS Committee Makeup
• Developing the Program of Study
• POS Committee Responsibilities: A Summary

Chapter 7: Finishing Up

• Academic Requirements
• Financial Obligations for Graduation
• Graduation Ceremony Arrangements
• Diplomas
• Certification of Degree
• Registration Hold for Graduates

Chapter 8: Opportunities and Services Provided by the Graduate College

• Advising and Mentoring for Graduate Students
• English Skills Improvement
• Graduate and Professional Student Senate
• Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
• Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
• Mediation of Student Grievances
• Non-departmental Home for Postdoctoral Fellows
• Oversight of Interdepartmental Graduate Programs

Chapter 9: Rights and Responsibilities

• Introduction
• Academic Dishonesty Policy
• Active Enrollment Status
• Failure to Maintain Academic Standing
• Problems with Assistantship Appointment
• Problems Associated with Behavior
• Student Grievance Procedures

Chapter 10: Postdoctoral Appointments

• Appointment
• Salary
• Term of Appointment

Appendixes:

Appendix A: The Graduate College

• Administration and Advisory Groups
• Graduate College Committees

Appendix B: Graduate College Forms and Publications

Appendix C: Majors, Minors, Degrees, and Areas of Specialization

Appendix D: Graduate Certificate Programs

Appendix E: Master's Programs at Iowa State University

• Master of Arts or Master of Science—Thesis
• Master of Arts or Master of Science—Nonthesis
• Master of Accounting
• Master of Agriculture
• Master of Architecture
• Master of Arts in Teaching
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Community and Regional Planning
• Master of Education
• Master of Engineering
• Master of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Master of Fine Arts
• Master of Landscape Architecture
• Master of Public Administration
• Master of School Mathematics

Appendix F: Dual-listed Courses

Appendix G: Membership and Term Membership on the Graduate Faculty

• Graduate Faculty Membership
• Term Graduate Faculty Membership
• Nonmembers of the Graduate Faculty

Index: Index of the Graduate College Handbook

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