Current Student Resources

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

new student orientation
student life
progressing through your program
professional development services
graduation & commencement
graduate student government

International Programs

Student Financials

Insurance Information

Forms & Documents

Thesis Resources

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.

title ix information

The University of Maine Policy Manual – Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Retaliation, and Title IX Sexual Harassment can be found here: https://www.maine.edu/board-of-trustees/policy-manual/section-402/

Deputy Title IX Coordinator: Cameron (Cam) McDonnell

Title IX and Institutional Equity Services Coordinator: Elizabeth (Liz) Lavoie

UMaine’s Title ix website

Graduate School Events

Thesis Defense: Lydia Roy
Lydia Roy, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled “Investigating the Relationship Between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Tray Waste […]
Thesis Defense: Emma Whitney
Emma Whitney, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders, will be defending her thesis titled “Exploring Childhood Concussion Through a Return-to-Learn Tool.” For the Zoom link […]
Dissertation Defense: Benjamin Johnson
Benjamin Johnson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his dissertation titled “Integrating Novel Sustainable Approaches for the Control of the Invasive Spotted-Wing […]
Dissertation Defense: Mackenzie Roeder
Mackenzie Roeder, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending her dissertation titled “Form, Function, and Fitness: Investigating the Role of Bill Morphology in […]
Thesis Defense: Patrice Elline Gutierrez Sison
Patrice Elline Gutierrez Sison, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science, will be defending her thesis titled “Drone Experiments for Targeted Weed Control in Maine […]