Graduate College

The functions of the Graduate College include engaging in graduate recruitment and retention; administering appointments of graduate students to assistantship and associateship positions; administering financial awards to graduate students such as the Dissertation Completion Fellowship program and the Graduate Student Research and Travel Fund; conducting format review of master’s theses, specialist projects, and doctoral dissertations; approving the scheduling of doctoral dissertation defenses; monitoring the administration of University policies which pertain to graduate students; and approving applications for nomination of faculty to the graduate faculty.