Graduate Education Policies

Introduction 

• History of the Graduate School at Texas Woman's University [Word] 
• Responsibilities of the Graduate Council [Word] 

Admissions 

• General Requirements for Graduate Admissions
• Review of Graduate Admission Criteria [Word] 

Certificate and Degree Programs 

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs [Word] 
• Post-Masters Certificate Programs [Word] 
• Dual Degrees [Word] 

Committees 

• Associate Members as Chairs of Master’s Professional Paper Committees [Word] 
• Chairing Graduate Student Committees [Word] 
• Doctoral Committee Composition [Word] 
• Master’s Students’ Advisory Committees [Word] 
• Master’s Students’ Research Committees [Word] 

Doctoral Degree Programs 

• Doctoral Degree Plans [Word] 
• Research Tools [Word] 
• Residency Requirements for the Doctoral Program [Word] 

Graduate Council: Size, Organization, & Responsibilities

• Graduate Council: Size, organization and responsibilities [pdf]

Graduate Assistants

• English-Speaking Proficiency of Graduate Teaching Assistants [Word] 
• Graduate Assistant Policies [PDF] 
• Number of Hours of Coursework Required for a Graduate Assistantship [Word] 
• Standards of Conduct, Discipline, and Separation for Graduate Assistants [Word] 
• Videotaping International Graduate Students for English Speaking Proficiency [Word]

Graduate Student Handbook

• Graduate Student Handbook [Word] 

Master’s Degree Programs

• Course Work Option for Master’s Students [Word] 
• Final Examination in Master’s Degree Programs [Word] 
• Differentiation between Thesis, Professional Paper, and Project [Word] 

Miscellaneous

• Cooperation Between Departments in Directing Graduate Research [PDF] 
• Differentiation between 5000 & 6000 level courses [PDF] 
• TWU Policy on Electronic Dissertations and Theses [Word] 
• Writing Requirement for All Graduate Degrees [Word]
• TWU Policy on Final Submission of Dissertations and Theses [PDF]

Periodic Graduate Program Reviews

• Policy on Periodic Graduate Program Reviews [PDF]

Research 

• Responsible Conduct of Research Policy [Word] 

Transfer Credit and Time Limits

• Transfer Credit & Time Limits [Word] 
• Transfer of Credit Hours from a Completed TWU Master’s to a New TWU Master's [Word]

(Edited, September, 1995; April 1999; October 2001; May, 2008; March, 2015)