Articles (52)

Academic Probation, Graduate Studies

To define circumstances warranting academic probation for graduate students

Admission to Graduate Study

To define the eligibility and admission criteria for different categories of admission to graduate study at the University of Kansas.

Admissions Procedures and Plan of Study for Dual-Title Ph.D. Programs

To outline the admission procedure for dual-title degrees at the University of Kansas

Benefits Available to Graduate Research Assistants, Graduate Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants

To summarize the tuition, fees, health insurance, leave, and other benefits available to Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs), Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), and Graduate Assistants (GAs).

Bylaws Governing the Executive Council of Graduate Faculty

To establish the formal bylaws by which the Executive Council of Graduate Faculty conducts its business.

Degrees, Graduate Studies

To describe the graduate degrees awarded by the University of Kansas.

Discontinued Enrollment, Graduate Studies

To define discontinued enrollment   

Dismissed Enrollment, Graduate Studies

To define the expectations and procedures for dismissing a graduate student who fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress.

Doctoral Candidacy

To describe expectations during the candidacy period of doctoral study, including committee appointment and post-comprehensive enrollment.

Doctoral Degree Comprehensive Oral Exams

To define the eligibility and requirements for doctoral comprehensive oral exams at the University of Kansas.

Doctoral Degree Final Oral Exams

To define the eligibility and requirements for doctoral final oral exams at the University of Kansas

Doctoral Degrees

To distinguish between the Doctor of Philosophy and professional doctoral degrees.

Doctoral Dissertation

This policy describes the requirements and submission process for a doctoral dissertation.

Doctoral Student Oral Exam Committee Composition

To establish the requisite configuration of members on doctoral student oral examination committees, which include the doctoral comprehensive oral exam and the doctoral final oral exam.

Dual-Title Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

To define dual-title degrees at the University of Kansas

Embargo Policy for Theses and Dissertations

This policy lists conditions under which a student may seek an embargo on a thesis or dissertation and provides instructions for requesting an embargo.

Engagement and Enrollment in Doctoral Programs

To define minimum pre-comprehensive enrollment and duration expectations for doctoral students. 

English Proficiency Requirements for Admission to Graduate Study

To define the language proficiency requirements for incoming graduate students who are non-native speakers of English.Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) have other requirements indicated in the policy on Spoken English Language Competency of Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants, Kansas Board of Regents Policy.

Full-time Enrollment for Graduate Students

Defines full-time and part-time enrollment for graduate students.

Good Academic Standing

To define good academic standing for graduate students.

Grading, Graduate Studies

To define the grading scales appropriate to the several types of graduate coursework.

Graduate Assistant Appointment Eligibility

To describe the eligibility requirements that govern GA appointments.

Graduate Certificate Programs

To outline the procedures used in administering graduate certificate programs.

Graduate Coursework Expiration Dates

To stipulate the maximum number of years for courses to count toward a graduate degree.

Graduate Credit

To describe the terms in which graduate credit will be applied to a degree plan.

Graduate Faculty Appointments

To describe the organization, privileges, and responsibilities of the Graduate Faculty. 

Graduate Research Assistant Appointment Eligibility

To describe the eligibility requirements that govern GRA appointments.

Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Graduate Assistant Appointments: General Guidelines and Eligibility

To describe the principles and eligibility requirements that govern GRA, GTA, and GA appointments at KU.

Graduate Student Oral Exam Attendance

To outline the attendance requirements for graduate student oral examinations, including options for participating via video-conferencing technology, and to provide instruction for situations in which a technology failure interrupts the proceedings of the exam.

Graduate Studies Enrollment

To define the enrollment categories and the maximum enrollment levels for graduate study at KU.

Graduate Studies Representative on Doctoral Exam Committees

To define the conditions required of a Graduate Faculty member to serve as the Graduate Studies Representative on a doctoral student examination committee.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Appointment Eligibility

To describe the eligibility requirements that govern GTA appointments.

Grievance Policy and Procedures for Graduate Students

To allow graduate students who believe themselves to be unfairly or unlawfully treated in an academic matter to present a grievance to their academic department or program chair.

Grievance Procedure for Graduate Studies

Establish procedure for hearing grievances arising within the Office of Graduate Studies.

Improving Doctoral Experiences on External Awards

To define a baseline level of support for doctoral students who are funded by external awards and to define how KU may supplement funding awards that do not meet the baseline requirement.

KULC Academic Accommodation for New Parents

To enable graduate students who are new parents to maintain their student status and to facilitate their full participation in coursework, research, and clinical training.

Leave of Absence, Graduate Studies

To articulate guidelines for Graduate Students' Leave of Absence. 

Master’s Student Oral Exam Committee Composition

To establish the requisite configuration of members on the master’s student oral examination committees, which include the master’s comprehensive oral exam and the master’s final oral exam.

Master's Degree Program Time Restraints

To define maximum time limits for completion of a master's degree.

Master's Degree Requirements

To provide the general and common requirements for all master's degrees offered by the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.

Master's Final Exams

To define the minimum requirements for a master’s degree final examination or defense when these are a required component of the degree.

Master's Thesis Submission and Publication

This policy describes the requirements and submission process for a master's thesis.

Out-of-Field GTA Appointments Policy and Procedures

To describe the conditions under which graduate students can be appointed to graduate teaching assistantships outside their academic departments and to describe the procedures for such appointments.

Permit to Re-enroll

To define how and when a degree-seeking student is permitted to re-enroll in graduate study at the University of Kansas.

Procedures When Graduate Faculty Are Given Terminal Contracts

To describe the graduate faculty privileges of faculty who receive notices of non-reappointment. 

Research Skills and Responsible Scholarship

To define the expectations for doctoral research skills prior to the comprehensive examination for graduate students admitted after Fall 2011.  

Research Skills Requirement, Doctoral

To define the expectations for doctoral research skills prior to the comprehensive examination for graduate students admitted Fall 2011 or before.

Term Limits for Appointments of Graduate Teaching Assistants

To set forth standard term limits for GTA appointments.

Transcripts

To outline the procedure for submitting official transcripts when applying for graduate study.

Undergraduate and Graduate Co-Enrollment

To define how undergraduates with very strong academic records may co-enroll as graduate students at KU during the semester that they complete their baccalaureate degree.

Undergraduate Student Enrollment in Graduate Level Courses

To define the process by which undergraduate students may earn undergraduate credit for 800- or 900-level courses.

University Faculty and Advanced Degrees

To describe the eligibility of faculty and academic staff to earn graduate degrees and certificates.