Graduate School Manual

Index

A

Academic Standards and Integrity. See Appendix A.10
Admission. See Section 3
Advanced Standing Credits. See Section 3.33
Advisor. See Section 8
Animal Care and Use. See Appendix E
Applications. See Section 3.20
Assistantships. See Section 12.30
Audit. See Section 10.50
Grade Point Average. See Section 10.20

C

Calendar. See Section 11.12
Committee – Doctoral. See Section 8.43
Committee – Master’s. See Section 8.42.2
Committee Membership and Changes. See Section 8.50
Committee on Academic Policies, Standards and Appeals. See Appendix A.25
Comprehensive Examinations -Doctoral. See Section 7.57 (7.57.1.1 written, 7.57.1.2 oral)
Continuous Enrollment. See Section 4.40
Courses. See Sections 9.10 (Master’s), 9.20 (doctoral)
Credits by Examination. See Section 7.30
CRG 999. See Section 4.41

D

Deadlines. See Section 3.10
Dean of the Graduate School. See Appendix A.22
Defense – Schedule. See Sections 11.22 -25
Defense Committee. See Section 11.21
Degree Requirements. See Section 7
Department Chair. See Section 8.10
Disclosure of Information From Student Records. See Appendix C
Dismissal. See Sections 4.90, 4.95, 7.42, 7.51, 10.10, 10.20
Dissertation. See Sections 7.58, 11.12-11.16
Dissertation Proposal. See Section 7.56
Distribution of Courses. See Section 9
Doctoral Degree Definition. See Section 7.50
Doctoral Degree Requirements. See Section 7.50, See Section 5.30

E

Exams – Results. See Section 7.70
Exams -Scheduling. See Section 7.60
Exemption from Qualifying Examination. See Section 7.55.2

F

Fees. See Section 6
Fellowships. See Section 12.20
Financial Aid. See Section 12.50
Financial Assistance
Fellowships, Assistantships, Loans, Veteran’s Benefits. See Section 12

G

Grade Point Average. See Section 3.23
Average. See Section 10.20
Grades. See Section 10
Grades of S and U. See Section 10.30
Graduate Assistantships. See Sections 12.32, 12.33
Graduate Council. See Appendix A.26.6, See Appendix A.21
Graduate School Commencement. See Appendix B
Graduate School Governance. See Appendix H
Graduate Student Association. See Section A.26.5
Graduate Student Committees. See Section 8.40 (8.42 Master, 8.43 doctoral)

H

Human Subjects. See Appendix D

I

Incomplete. See Section 10.40
Industrial, Endowed, and Special Fellowships. See Section 12.22
Institutional Review Board. See Appendix D
Intellectual Opportunity Credits (Pass-Fail). See Section 4.80
Patents and Copyright Policies. See Appendix F

J

Judicial System. See Appendix A.24

L

Leave of Absence. See Section 4.30
Library. See Section 1
Loans. See Section 12.52

M

Major Professor. See Section 8.30
Master’s Degree Requirements. See Section 5.20
Minimum Credit Requirements. See Sections 7.44, 7.45 (Masters), 7.54 (doctoral)

N

New England Regional Student Program. See Section 12.70, See Section 3.24
Non-Matriculating Status. See Section 3.32

O

Off Campus Study. See Section 4.70 (OCSg)
Oral Defense of Dissertation. See Section 7.58.1
Oral Defense of Thesis – Master’s. See Section 7.44.5
Oral Examination – Master’s. See Section 7.45.3

P

Plagiarism. See Appendix A.13
Program of Study. See Sections 7.11, 7.12, 7.43, 7.52, 8.30, See Sections 4.13, 7.43 (Master’s degree), 7.52 (Doctoral degree)
Programs with Thesis
(Master’s). See Section 7.44
Programs Without Thesis
(Master’s). See Section 7.45

Q

Qualifying examination. See Section 7.55

R

Re-enrollment. See Section 4.60
Regional Student Program (New England). See Section 12.70
Registration
Full-time/Part-time. See Section 4.20
Registration for Off-Campus Study. See Section 4.70
Residency Requirements. See Section 5
Responsibilities of Major Professor for Master’s Degree Students. See Section 8.33
Responsibility of Major Professors for Doctoral Degree Students. See Section 8.34

S

S and U Grades. See Sections 4.80, 10.30
(Intellectual Opportunity). See Section 4.80
Scientific Misconduct in Research and Scholarship. See Appendix G
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver. See Section 12.80

T

Teacher Certification Programs (TCP). See Appendix A.12.5
Temporary Advisor. See Section 8.20
The Graduate Student Academic Appeals Board. See Appendix A.26
Thesis – Master’s. See Sections 7.44.4, 11.12.-16
Thesis Proposal – Master’s. See Section 7.44.3
Time-to-degree Limits. See Sections 7.42, 7.51
Validity of Exams. See Section 7.57.1.3
Time Limits. See Sections 7.42 (Masters), 7.51 (doctoral)
Transfer Credit. See Sections 3.32, 7.20
Transfer Credits. See Sections 7.20, 7.30
Tuition. See Section 6
Tuition Scholarships. See Section 12.40
Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens. See Section 12.80

U

University Manual. See Section 1
University of Rhode Island Catalog. See Section 3.10
University of Rhode Island Diversity Graduate Fellowships. See Section 12.25
University of Rhode Island Foundation Minority Fellowships. See Section 12.24
University of Rhode Island Graduate Fellowships. See Section 12.23
University Ombud. See Appendix A.23

V

Veteran’s Benefits. See Section 12.60

W

Withdrawal. See Section 4.50
Work Study Program. See Section 12.53
Written Master’s Examination. See Sections 7.44.2, 7.45.2