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Graduate Handbook
Program Requirements and Department Policies
- General Policies Applying to All Ph.D. and M.S. Students
- Background Requirements
- Deficiency Courses
- Transfer of Graduate Courses
- Background Examinations
- Research Advisor Selection
- Advisory Committee Selection
- Seminar
- Ph.D. Dissertation and M.S. Thesis Defense Public Announcements
- Committee Approval of Ph.D. Dissertations and M.S. Theses
- Master of Science
- M.S. Limitation of Time
- Thesis Option
- General M.S. Thesis Option Lecture Course Requirements
- M.S. Thesis and Independent Study
- Essay Option Educator Licensure Option
- General M.S. Educator Licensure Option Lecture Course Requirements
- Comprehensive Examination
- Doctor of Philosophy
- General Ph.D. Lecture Course Requirements
- Language/Research Skill
- Ph.D. GPA Requirement
- Ph.D. Qualify Exam
- Ph.D. Candidacy Exam
- Annual Review of Research (Research Update)
- Additional Consideration Regarding Candidacy Examinations and Research Updates
- Appeals of Negative Qualifying Exam and Candidacy Exam Decisions
- Ph.D. Dissertation
- Ph.D. Limitation of Time
Teaching and Research Assistantship Policies
- Appointment Paperwork and Initial Employment Stipulations
- Appointment Types
- Teaching Assistant Responsibilities
- Research
- TA Eligibility Period
- Appointment Dates
- Course Loads
- Stipends
- Tuition Scholarships, Fees and Health Insurance
- Outside Employment
Graduate Advising
James R. Horn
La Tourette Hall 432
jrhorn@niu.edu