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TF Handbook Correction
Page 9, Incompletes:
All incompletes must be made up by the date listed in the Registrar's Academic Calendar. 

The GSAS 2008-2009 Student Handbook will be available July 2008. 

GSAS Orientations 2008
Tuesday August 26: New Student Orientation, Golding, 9 a.m.-noon.

Wednesday August 27: First-Time Teaching Fellow Orientation (required for new TFs), Golding, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

GSAS Student Handbook

The 2007-08 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Handbook is available, by section, in PDF format. 

Dean's Letter of Welcome


Arriving on Campus

  • GSAS Orientation for New Students and Teaching Fellows
  • Departmental Offices
  • Newsletters
  • ID Cards, Compters, Phones
  • Graduate Student Services
  • Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Financial Aid Information

  • Cost of Attendance
  • Student Employment
  • Health Insurance
  • Financial Assistance
  • GSAS Awards for Doctoral Candidates
  • Student Billing
  • Stipend Payments for Teaching Fellows

GSAS Workshops and Career Services

  • GSAS New-Student Orientation
  • Teaching Fellows' Orientation
  • Dissertation Writing Workshops
  • Other Workshops
  • Language Courses

Registrar's Office

  • Registering for the Semester
  • Enrolling in Courses
  • Failure to Register and/or Enroll
  • Auditing Courses
  • Dropping Courses and Changing Grading Option
  • Grades and Course Standards
  • Incompletes
  • Graduate Summer Term
  • Graduate Cross-Registration
  • Transfer Credit
  • Transcripts
  • Changes of Address and Personal Data
  • Class Cancellations

Academic Status and Regulations

  • Admission and Readmission
  • Status Criteria
  • Change of Status
  • Time to Degree
  • Change of Graduation Expectation Date
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Withdrawal
  • Academic Integrity
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • Academic Grievance Procedure

Completing Your Program

  • Application to Graduate
  • Qualifying Exam and Language Requirements
  • Dissertation Policies
  • Commencement Ceremonies
  • Obtaining Your Diploma

Academic Calendar