The Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff
Chapter I: Graduate Education at Illinois
A. Introduction
The Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has oversight responsibilities for the more than 9,000 students pursuing degrees in over 100 masters and doctoral programs in more than a dozen academic colleges, schools, and institutes. The College awards over 600 doctorates and 2,500 master’s degrees per year. The College works to address a wide range of issues basic to graduate education at Illinois. More information about the Graduate College is online at www.grad.illinois.edu.
This Handbook covers campus, academic, and administrative policies pertaining to graduate students at the University, and is current as of September 2007. Individual graduate departments or units may have policies specific to students enrolled in their units, and students should become familiar with their departmental handbooks. Please consult the Web sites linked throughout this handbook for additional information or the University of Illinois homepage for current policies in specific units.
Students are expected to be aware of and follow the policies and requirements in effect at their term of admission. Departmental and Graduate College policies may change subsequent to the term of admission, but subsequent changes in program requirements may not be imposed on students.
