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The Graduate College Handbook
for Students, Faculty and Staff
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This handbook contains policies set forth by the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is current as of September 2007. Previous versions of the handbook are available in the archives. Individual graduate programs or departments may have additional policies. Please consult the Web sites and contacts given throughout this handbook or at the University of Illinois homepage for current policies in other units.

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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX

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Chapter I: Graduate Education at Illinois

  1. Introduction
  2. Administration and Governance
  3. Academic Integrity and Intellectual Property
  4. Academic Resources
  5. Terms and Definitions

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Chapter II: Student Status and Registration

  1. Student Status
  2. Changing Departments or Programs
  3. Registration
    1. Deadlines
    2. Leaves
    3. Audit
    4. In absentia Registration
    5. Credit-No Credit
    6. Off-campus and Online Courses
    7. Verification

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Chapter III: Academic Record

  1. Grading System
    1. Course Grades
    2. Repeated Courses
    3. Transfer of Credit
    4. Holds
  2. Academic Standing
    1. Grade Point Average (GPA) Computation
    2. Minimum GPA
    3. Good Standing/Academic Progress
    4. Probation
    5. Dismissal
  3. Credit Loads
    1. Full-Time
    2. Off-campus and Online Courses
    3. Maximum and Minimum Enrollment

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Chapter IV: General Graduate Degree Requirements

  1. Departmental Expectations
  2. Credit, Registration, and Residence Credit
  3. Proficiency Examinations
  4. Degree Conferral
  5. Second Degree
  6. Research Credit and 599
  7. Theses and Dissertations
  8. Certificate of Advanced Study
  9. Joint Degree and Dual Degree Programs

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Chapter V: Requirements for the Master's Degree

  1. Examinations
  2. Master’s Adviser
  3. Time Limits

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Chapter VI: Requirements for the Doctoral Degree

  1. Doctoral Degree Stages
  2. Doctoral Committees and Examinations
  3. Time Limits

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Chapter VII: Tuition and Fees

  1. Assessment
  2. E-bills
  3. Adjustments, Cancellation, Withdrawal and Refunds
  4. Tuition and Fee Waivers

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Chapter VIII: Assistantships and Fellowships

  1. Campus Assistantship Policies
    1. Hours of Work
    2. Waivers
    3. Stipends
    4. Leaves
    5. Orientation and Training
    6. Renewal, Resignation, and Termination of Appointments
    7. Teaching Assistants
  2. Campus Fellowship and Traineeship Policies
    1. Registration
    2. Concurrent Awards
    3. Concurrent Appointments
    4. Taxability of Stipend
    5. Thesis Deposit/Graduation

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Chapter IX: Problem Solving

  1. Standards of Conduct
  2. Petitions
  3. Conflict Resolution
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