Graduate College Handbook

Chapters and Subsections

• Chapter 1: Admissions
  • 1.1 Admission Process
  • 1.2 Application Requirements
  • 1.3 Admission Standards and Requirements
  • 1.4 Special Applicant Categories
• Chapter 2: Enrollment, Registration, Tuition and Fees
  • 2.1 Enrollment Policies
  • 2.2 Registration Policies
  • 2.3 Special Populations
  • 2.4 Withdrawals and Cancelations
• Chapter 3: Graduate Student Financial Support
  • 3.1 Fellowships
  • 3.2 Graduate Assistantships
  • 3.3 Tuition Scholarship Awards
  • 3.4 Other Financial Support
• Chapter 4: Degree Programs and Requirements
  • 4.1 Graduate Administrative Components
  • 4.2 Changes in Graduate Program or Status
  • 4.3 Special Graduate Majors and Degree Programs
  • 4.4 Graduate Degree Requirements
• Chapter 5: Courses, Credits, and Grading
  • 5.1 Courses and Credits
  • 5.2 Grading
• Chapter 6: The Graduate Program of Study
  • 6.1 POS Committee
  • 6.2 POS Committee Makeup
  • 6.3 Developing the Program of Study
  • 6.4 POS Committee Responsibilities: A Summary
• Chapter 7: Finishing Up
  • 7.1 Academic Requirements
  • 7.2 Financial Obligations for Graduation
  • 7.3 Graduation Ceremony Arrangements
  • 7.4 Diplomas
  • 7.5 Certification of Degree
  • 7.6 Registration Hold for Graduates
• Chapter 8: Opportunities and Services Provided by the Graduate College
  • 8.1 Advising and Mentoring Opportunities for Graduate Students
  • 8.2 English Skills Improvement
  • 8.3 Graduate and Professional Student Senate
  • 8.4 Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
  • 8.5 Mediation of Student Grievances
  • 8.6 Non-departmental Home for Postdoctoral Fellows
  • 8.7 Oversight of Interdepartmental Graduate Programs
  • 8.8 Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
• Chapter 9: Graduate Student Rights & Responsibilities
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Environment for Student Success
  • 9.3 Resources and Best Practices to Promote Graduate Student Success
  • 9.4 Specific Policies and Laws of Interest to Graduate Students
  • 9.5 Student Grievance Procedures
  • 9.6 Maintaining Academic Standing
  • 9.7 Dismissal for Failure to Maintain Academic Standing
  • 9.8 Expectations for Assistantship Appointments
  • 9.9 Termination of Assistantship Appointments
  • 9.10 Inability to Perform Duties
  • 9.11 Discipline of Graduate Assistants Other than by Termination
  • 9.12 Behavioral Expectations
• Chapter 10: Postdoctoral Appointments
  • 10.1 Definition
  • 10.2 Appointment
  • 10.3 Performance Management
  • 10.4 Dismissal
  • 10.5 Appeals Process for Postdoctoral Scholar Dismissal
  • 10.6 Postdoctoral Scholars Dispute/Complaint Resolution

Appendices

• Appendix A - The Graduate College
• Appendix B - Majors, Minors, Degrees, and Areas of Specialization
• Appendix C - Graduate Certificate Programs
• Appendix D - Master’s Programs at Iowa State University
• Appendix E - Professional Master’s Coursework Only Guidelines
• Appendix F - Dual-Listed Courses
• Appendix G - Graduate Faculty Membership & Associate Membership
• Appendix H - Graduate Program Learning Goals