Current Student Resources

Here you’ll find all the information needed to advance through your graduate education, whether online or on-campus. 

Frequently Asked Questions

The main difference is the number of credits you must enroll in within a specific time period in order to maintain continuous enrollment. With full-time status, you have to register every fall and spring semester at a minimum of 6 credits, until your degree is awarded. With part-time status, you have to register for at least one 3-credit course each academic year.

The part-time status allows for taking the occasional semester off without breaking the continuous enrollment policy or completing the request to take a leave of absence.

Master’s degrees must be completed within a six-year period regardless of your enrollment status (full or part-time).

Doctoral degrees must be admitted into candidacy (successfully completed their comprehensive exams) within the first four years from the time of admission and the dissertation defended within four years of being admitted into candidacy for a total of 8 years maximum to complete a doctoral degree.

Graduate School Events

Thesis Defense: Emily Currie
Emily Currie, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, “GaN HEMT Quartz Crystal Oscillator Topologies for High Temperature Applications.” Zoom meeting: For […]
Dissertation Defense: Komala Shivanna
Komala Shivanna, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics will be defending her dissertation titled, “SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY TO PROBE THE MOLECULAR PROCESSES IN MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND INFLUENZA VIRAL INFECTION.” […]
Thesis Defense: Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux
Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, “AGENCY AND RESISTANCE AS SHOWN IN THE POCKET DIARIES OF EMILIE DAVIS (1839-1889) AS […]
Thesis Defense: Susan Dickson-Smith
Susan Dickson-Smith, a candidate for Master of Arts in History will be defending her thesis titled, “No Body of Men Can Do This So Effectually, as We Can Do for […]
Thesis Defense: Tristan Zippert
Tristan Zippert, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Science will be defending his thesis titled, “TOWARDS GENERALIZED SPEECH SEPARATION FOR HEARING AIDS: DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR COMBINED MUSIC […]
Dissertation Defense: Elizabeth Duncombe
Elizabeth Duncombe, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies will be defending her dissertation titled, “Whole: Interconnectedness explored by people, system-wide, in a jail.” Zoom meeting: For the […]