The Graduate Catalog , issued annually, details information on general university regulations and procedures. The Graduate School Survival Guide is a compilation of all regulations about graduate programs, examinations, and graduation requirements. All applicants and returning graduate students are automatically considered for financial assistance. No special application or additional material is required. Notification of an award of financial aid is sent together with that for admission, or at a later date if new sources of support arise.
Appointments can also be for one or two quarters rather than for an entire year.
Assistantships are attached to individual faculty research projects, work usually is supervised by the major professor. Normally, these duties serve as the basis for the student's thesis, although the student may also be expected to perform other research tasks. The number of assistantships vary from year to year depending on the research program of the Department and the availability of funds. The assistant must register for at least nine but no more than twelve credits for each fall, winter, spring, and summer term. The number of credit hours allowed each term for a teaching assistant depends on the appointment level.