Current Student Resources

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

Resources from the Graduate School

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

Graduate Student Life

Need Help?

If you are going through personal difficulties, you don’t have to go it alone. Navigating graduate school is challenging enough without having to worry about life’s essentials. Whether you are facing an unexpected financial bump or trying to keep your pantry stocked through research crunch time, you do not have to carry the load alone. Explore our resources below to access the practical support you need to thrive both in and out of the classroom.

Please also feel free to reach out to the Assistant Director of Graduate Student Success and Retention Aylah Ireland at aylah.ireland@maine.edu.

Forms & DOcuments for Graduate Students

A compendium of all the forms and documents that you might need during your time as a graduate student at UMaine.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your program’s graduate coordinator, or email graduate@maine.edu.

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

Graduate School Events

Academic Calendar