Training Materials

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS TRAINING MANUAL

This document serves as a general introduction for departmental staff managing academic affairs of graduate students. Clicking on the link above will take you to a page where you can download or review the main chapters of this document.

TUTORIALS

The three tutorials below are PDF documents that contain information about selected topics important for Graduate Program Directors and Administrators to be aware of, and can serve as a refresher for procedures.

• Part 1: The Role of the Graduate Academic Affairs Office

This PDF document contains slides that describe, for graduate department and program administrators, the role of the Graduate School's Academic Affairs office.

• Part 2: Theses & Dissertations

This PDF document contains slides that provide an overview of the Thesis and Dissertation process for graduate department and program administrations, and how the Graduate School's Academic Affairs office interacts with the student and department/program during the submission process. It also provides resources and links to tools needed by everyone involved in the thesis and dissertation development process.

• Part 3: Graduation Clearance and Diplomas

This PDF document contains slides that provide an overview of the Graduate School’s graduation clearance and diploma ordering processes.