Graduate Policies
Graduate Policies contains the policies, procedures, regulations, and deadlines, as created and revised by the Graduate School’s Policy Committee.* Revisions are finalized by the Graduate Council, after a one-month comment period open to Graduate Faculty. It is the student’s responsibility to know and to follow all policies, procedures, regulations, and deadlines. Each graduate program maintains a handbook that describes admission expectations specific to that program and may have additional regulations.
Official University Communication: According to UNCG University policy, e-mail is the official method of communication. All official communications will be transmitted through UNCG University e-mail to students’ official UNCG email addresses at the “uncg.edu” domain. Students are responsible for monitoring this e-mail account at all times while enrolled at UNCG. Failure to monitor this account may result in missing important announcements and deadlines and will not serve as a basis for an appeal or modification of deadlines. For answers to questions about Graduate School policies, contact the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School at 336-334-3287 or e-mail the Dean’s administrative assistant.
Academic Requirements and Regulations
- Graduate Admissions and Enrollment
- Minimum Requirements for All Applicants
- Disposition of Application Materials
- Admission Decision
- English Proficiency
- Transcripts
- Pursuing Multiple Degrees
- Non-credential-seeking (Visiting) Students
- Public School Personnel
- Readmission and Catalog Policy
- Readmission after Academic Dismissal
- Accelerated Master's Programs
- Dual Bachelor's-Master's Registration
- Faculty as Students
- Eligibility to Remain in Graduate School
- Academic Recovery Policies
- Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Registration
- Graduate Grading
- Graduation and Commencement
- Medical or Personal Issues
- Conflict of Interest
Financial and Employment Information and Regulations
- Tuition and Other Charges
- Doctoral Student Status
- Assistantships
- Acceptance of an Offer of Financial Support
- Eligibility for Graduate Assistantships
- Types of Appointments
- Graduate Assistant Training
- Appointment Process
- Specifying Duties
- Maximum Work Hours
- Work Calendar, University Holidays, and Leave
- Leave Without Pay
- Parental Leave
- Stipends
- Payroll, I-9, and First Day of Work
- Fees as a Graduate Assistant
- Student Responsibilities to Maintain a Graduate Assistantship
- Health Insurance Contribution
- Renewal of Assistantships
- International Student Employment
- Fellowships
- Tax Liability
- Tuition Support
- Financial Consequences of Academic Actions
- Termination of Assistantships
- Financial Liability From Loss of Assistantship
- Termination by Student
- Termination for Academic Deficiency
- Termination for Failure to Perform Duties
- Termination for Cause
- Termination Due to Loss of External Funding or Financial Exigency
- Adding a Course
- Dropping a Course
- Withdrawal
- Hourly On-Campus Employment
- Protections
- UNCG Policy on Discrimination and Harassment
Summary of Graduate School Regulations for All Certificates and Degrees
- Graduate Certificates
- Master's Degrees
- Doctoral Degrees
- Doctoral Degrees of Research and Scholarship
- Doctoral Degrees of Professional Practice
- Minor
- Concurrent (Embedded) Certificates
- Summary of Requirements for all Doctoral Degrees
- Admission to Doctoral Programs
- Academic Advisor(s) and Committees
- Doctoral Requirements
- Milestones for Doctoral Programs
- Diagnostic Exams
- Plan of Study and Permission to Continue in a Doctoral Program
- Qualifying Examination
- Milestones Examinations Required for All Doctoral Programs
- Comprehensive Examination
- Dissertation Proposal Approval
- Admission to Candidacy
- The Dissertation
- Oral Defense of the Dissertation
- Filing the Final Approved Dissertation
- Time Limits for Graduate Degrees
- Semester Hours Required for Graduate Degrees