Stephen F. Austin State University is in compliance with this criterion. Significantly increased expectations are placed on the graduate student above those required at the undergraduate level. Section IV 164 Documentation for these graduate distinctions is provided in the various course syllabi, as well as in thesis and dissertation proposals. Stephen F. Austin State University is in compliance with this criterion. The presentation of research and research methods is integrated into the graduate curricula within all departments offering graduate training.
All programs offer a thesis option and many require it for the graduate degree.
The doctoral degrees require a research-based dissertation. Some departments require their students to take courses on research methodology and others recommend such courses. Students are encouraged to attend professional seminars on and off campus and frequently travel with faculty under staff development funding or with other university support to make presentations at regional and national professional meetings. Library resources are adequate and periodical collections are supplemented with extensive inter-library loan use. Some departments have access to exclusive research facilities such as those in the Arthur Temple Forestry Building, while others are more restricted in their research accommodations.