Advising

All students must contact their departmental/program Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) graduate advisor before registering for courses. This is especially important for those admitted conditionally; failure to meet the conditions specified upon admission will result in termination from the degree program.

English Language Requirements for International Students

Degree candidates who are citizens of countries in which English is not an official language are required to take the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Placement Test prior to registration for their first semester. The placement test is offered by the Language Center. Those with TOEFL scores of at least 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) or 100 (Internet-based) or an overall hard score of 7.0 on the academic IELTS with no individual hard score below 6.0 are exempted. Students placed in EAP 6109, 6110 or 6111 must register for these courses in their first semester.  EAP course credits do not count toward GPA or graduate degree requirements.  For additional information, please refer to the section on University Regulations in the University Bulletin for Graduate Programs.

Program of Studies

Students should meet with their Director of Graduate Studies in their first semester in order to draw up a Program of Studies. This should be a detailed statement of the individual requirements of each degree program and the dates by which each requirement should be completed. It should include a list of all courses that the student will take each semester and a list of all exams that the student must pass, with dates by which the student intends to pass them. The student and department should keep copies of this Program of Studies and consult it regularly as the student progresses through the program.

Note that Master's students must complete all requirements within four years, PsyD students within five years, and PhD students within eight years. Certificate students must complete all academic requirements within a maximum of three calendar years from admission.