Within 48 hours, the departmental recommendation form needs to be signed and returned to the Graduate School. The Admissions Section will make every effort to have the admission certificate in the mail within 24 hours of receipt of the signed departmental recommendation form. The Graduate School would like to ask that the rush policy not be abused. Please do not use the rush procedure for the majority of applications or for denials. Although we are glad to do rushes when necessary, they do slow down regular processing.
International students have a limited amount of time in which to obtain visas.
After months of hard work, the Graduate and Professional Students Association Senate approved changes to the GPSA ByLaws. These include new guidelines for graduate and professional student organizations that wish to affiliate with GPSA, a new professional code of ethics for GPSA senators and officers, revised guidelines for the budget committee and revised procedures for the elections of GPSA officers. Although there have been some tense moments during the past year, GPSA is to be congratulated on its progress toward more efficient operations. Although the course was developed with graduate TAs new to WSU in mind, it should be useful for all TAs who are or will be teaching undergraduate students in any discipline. Time will also be spent on what to expect when entering graduate school, and related issues.