GRADUATE SCHOOL POLICIES - Table of Contents
These policies are printed in the 2007–2008 Graduate Catalog. The policies are also available for print in PDF format.
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- Application Procedures
- Admission Classifications
- Degree Admission
- Non-Degree Admission
- Graduate Certificate
- Transient Admission
- Postdoctoral Admission
- Admission of International Students
- English Certification
- Fees for Sponsored International Students
- Admission of Faculty and Staff Members
- Readmission
- Revision of Admission Classification
REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Graduate Credit
- Undergraduate and Professional Students
- University of Tennessee Seniors
- University of Tennessee Veterinary Medicine Students
- University of Tennessee Law Students
- Law Courses
- Graduate Certificate Programs
- Senior or Disabled Citizens
- Auditors and Audited Courses
- Courses in Non-Standard Format
- Correspondence Study
- Proficiency Examinations
- English Proficiency
- Prerequisites
- Advisor/Major Professor
- Graduate Program Director
- Registration
- Registration for Use of Facilities
- Change in Registration
- Course Loads
- Grade Point Average and Grades
- Academic Standards
- Academic Honesty
- Appeals Procedure
- Minors
- Transfer Credits
- Theses and Dissertations
- Graduation
- Master's Degree
- Course Requirements
- Second Master's Degree
- Master's Committee
- Admission to Candidacy
- Thesis Registration
- Thesis
- Final Examination for Thesis and Problems in Lieu of Thesis
- Final Examination for Non-Thesis Students
- Time Limit
- Specialist in Education Degree
- Course Requirements
- Specialist in Education Committee
- Admission To Candidacy
- Research Requirements
- Final Examination
- Time Limit
- Doctoral Degree
- Residency Classification for the Purpose of Paying University Fees and for Admission Purposes
- University Fees
- Application Fee
- VOLXpress
- University Program and Services Fee
- Technology Fee
- Facilities Fee
- Transportation Fee
- Special Course Fees
- Graduation Fee
- Fees for Courses Not Taken for Credit
- Late Registration Fee
- Late Fee
- Returned Check Fee
- Deferred Payment Fee
- Refunds
- Refund/Charge of Fees for Withdrawal - (Drop All Classes)
- Financial Aid Withdrawals (Repayments)
- Refund/Charge of Fees for Dropped Courses - (Continue with a Reduced Course Load)
- Waiver of Fees
- Graduate Student Employee Insurance
- Student Health Insurance
- VolCard
- Financial Assistance
SPECIAL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Social Security Number Use
- EEO/Title IX/AA/Section 504 Statement
- Security Information
- Drug-Free Campus and Workplace
POLICY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
- Preamble
- Definition
- Types of Assistantships
- Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Graduate Teaching Associate
- Graduate Assistant
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Work Assignments and Related Factors
- Qualifications of Graduate Assistants
- SACS Requirement
- Implementation of the SACS 18-Hour Requirement at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Competency in English
- Rights/Responsibilities of Graduate Assistants
- Evaluation/Supervision of Graduate Assistants
- Orientation/Training of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Graduate Teaching Associates
- Orientation/Training of Graduate Assistants and Graduate Research Assistants
- Accepting/Declining An Assistantship