Academic Policies
Please note that these policies are currently undergoing a revision process as the Office of Graduate Affairs restructures. If you have any questions, please contact Alyssa Canelli, Assistant Provost, Graduate Academic Affairs.
- Academic Status
- Accessibility
- Brandeis Bulletin, Rights and Responsibilities, and Program Handbooks
- Funding, Waivers, and Payments
- Graduation, Degree Application, Dissertations, and Theses
- Graduate Affairs Administration and Leadership Roles
- Registration
- Situations of Concern
- Teaching and other campus employment policies
Academic Status
- Extended Master's Status
- Full-Time and Part-Time Status (including part-time student policies)
- Good Academic Standing
- Leave of Absence (including health leave of absence, parental relief, personal leave of absence, and pregnancy accommodation)
- Readmission
- Residency Statuses
- Time to Degree Extension
- Withdrawal
Accessibility
Brandeis Bulletin, Rights and Responsibilities, and Program Handbooks
- Bulletin Subject Area Listings
- Graduate Section of the Brandeis Bulletin (including academic regulations and policies on degree and program requirements, grading standards, incompletes, registration, transfer credit, cross-registration, language proficiency, academic standing, readmission, residency requirements, teaching requirements for PhD students, time to degree, leave of absence procedures, fees and expenses, tuition waivers, and external funding)
- Rights and Responsibilities
Funding, Waivers, and Payments
- Annual Status and Funding Review
- Fellowship Waiver Policy
- Health Insurance Information and Process (including FAQs and voluntary dental plan)
- Out-of-State Payment Guidelines
- Tuition Waivers (including early dissertation/thesis/capstone completion, extended master's students resolving incompletes and other extended master's circumstances, external fellowships for PhD students, PhD students who transition to a master's program, summer enrollment, joint Sociology-Social Policy PhD students, and TAs/CAs/graders)
Graduation, Degree Application, Dissertations, and Theses
- Completing Your Program (including degree application process and exit interviews)
- Courtesy Research Appointments for PhD Alums
- Degree Application Forms (including master's thesis certification form, PhD dissertation defense form, and PhD revisions report form)
- Dissertations and Other Capstone Projects (including dissertation committee, defense, and submission)
- Thesis and Dissertation Guide (including all steps for thesis and dissertation submission process)
Graduate Affairs Administration and Leadership Roles
- Council of the Graduate School
- Directors of Graduate Studies by Program
- Faculty Handbook (pdf)
- Governance
- School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Norms and Expectations
Registration
Situations of Concern
- Academic Grievance Policy
- Academic Integrity
- Concerns About Faculty Behavior
- Consensual Relationships Between Faculty, Staff and Students
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence: Formal Complaint Process (pdf)
- Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence (pdf)
- Student Care Forms (including how to report incidents of discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct)
- Student Conduct Process
Teaching and Other Campus Employment Policies
- Center for Teaching and Learning Materials for Teaching Assistants, Course Assistants, and Teaching Fellows
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- PhD Students Supervising Each Other
- SEIU Local 509 Brandeis Information
- Teaching Opportunities at Brandeis
- Teaching Resources and Policies for Teaching Assistants, Course Assistants, and Teaching Fellows
- Training Requirements for Teaching Assistants, Course Assistants, and Teaching Fellows
- PhD Student Employment Policy