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
- Graduate Academic Fresh Start Program Policy [PDF]
- Review of Graduate Admission Criteria [Word]
Certificate and degree programs
- Accelerated Graduate Degree Programs [PDF]
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs [PDF]
- Post-Masters Certificate Programs [PDF]
- Dual Master’s Degree [PDF]
Committees
- Chairing Graduate Student Committees [Word]
- Doctoral Committee Composition [PDF]
- Master’s Students’ Advisory Committees [PDF]
- Master’s Students’ Research Committees [PDF]
Doctoral degree programs
- Doctoral Degree Plans [Word]
- Research Tools [Word]
- Residency Requirements for the Doctoral Program [Word]
Graduate Council: size, organization, & responsibilities
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 Intl. Graduate Students for English Speaking Proficiency [Word]
Graduate Student Handbook
Master’s degree programs
- Graduate Course Revalidation Policy [PDF]
- 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]
- Credit for Prior Learning [PDF]
Periodic graduate program reviews
- Policy on Periodic Graduate Program Reviews [PDF]
- Schedule of Graduate Program Reviews [PDF]
- Principles of Good Practice for Distance Education [PDF]
Research
Theses and dissertations
- Final Submission of Dissertations and Theses [PDF]
- Theses or Dissertations Written in Languages Other than English [PDF]
- Thesis and Dissertation Design Option [PDF]
- TWU Policy on Electronic Dissertations and Theses [Word]
- Multi-Article Dissertation Resources for Programs [PDF]
- Embargo Procedure [PDF]
- Multi-Article Dissertation FAQs [PDF]
- Multi-Article Dissertation Policies and Procedures [PDF]
Transfer credit and time limits
- Time Limits [Word]
- Transfer Credit [Word]
- Transfer Credit Hours from a Completed TWU Master’s to a New TWU Master's [Word]
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