Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

• PDF version of Rackham Graduate School Academic Policies (164 KB)
• Preface
• Fundamental Tenets of Membership in the University Community

General Academic Requirements and Regulations

• 1 General Academic Requirements and Regulations
  • 1.1 Admission and Matriculation
    • 1.1.1 Admission Status
  • 1.2 Registration and Course Enrollment
    • 1.2.1 On-Campus and Off-Campus Enrollment
    • 1.2.2 Transfer of Credit
    • 1.2.3 Visiting (Auditing) a Course
    • 1.2.4 Adding, Modifying, Dropping or Repeating a Course
  • 1.3 Registration Status
    • 1.3.1 Full-Time Study
    • 1.3.2 Non-Enrolled Students
    • 1.3.3 Detached Study
    • 1.3.4 Dissertation Research/Writing
    • 1.3.5 Non-Candidate for Degree Status
    • 1.3.6 Extensions for Family Care
    • 1.3.7 Graduate Student Parental Accommodation
    • 1.3.8 Within-Semester Medical Accommodation
    • 1.3.9 Disenrollment and Withdrawal
    • 1.3.10 Readmission
    • 1.3.11 Change of Program
    • 1.3.12 Good Academic Standing
    • 1.3.13 Emergency Mental Health Withdrawal and Reinstatement
    • 1.3.14 Academic Probation and Dismissal
  • 1.4 Grades and Transcripts
  • 1.5 Tuition and Fees

Degree Requirements

• 2 Degree Requirements
  • 2.1 Doctoral Degrees
    • 2.1.1 Candidacy Requirements
      • 2.1.1.1 Cognate Requirement
      • 2.1.1.2 Advancing to Candidacy
    • 2.1.2 Doctoral Requirements
      • 2.1.2.1 Required Fee Total and Candidacy Course Registration
      • 2.1.2.2 Formation of the Dissertation Committee
      • 2.1.2.3 Time Limit for Completing a Doctoral Degree
      • 2.1.2.4 Human Subject and Other Research Approval
      • 2.1.2.5 Use of Copyrighted Material
      • 2.1.2.6 Dissertations in Languages Other than English
      • 2.1.2.7 Dissertation Formatting Requirements
      • 2.1.2.8 Oral Defense Preparation
      • 2.1.2.9 Final Oral Examination Report
      • 2.1.2.10 Post-Defense Meeting and Dissertation Revisions
      • 2.1.2.11 Binding of Dissertation
      • 2.1.2.12 Dissertation Embargo
      • 2.1.2.13 Final Dissertation & Degree Requirement Deadlines
    • 2.1.3 Student-Initiated PhD Programs
  • 2.2 Master’s Degrees
  • 2.3 Dual Degree Programs
    • 2.3.1 Student-Initiated Dual Degree Programs
    • 2.3.2 Double Counting Credit Hours for Dual Degree Programs
  • 2.4 Certificate of Graduate Studies Programs
  • 2.5 Sequential, Concurrent and Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Programs

Glossary

• Glossary

Appendices

• Academic and Professional Integrity and Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Academic & Professional Misconduct
• Rackham's Academic Dispute Resolution Policy and Procedures
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Statement on Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression
• University of Michigan Student Rights and Student Records
• Information for Students Regarding Religious-Academic Conflicts
• Policy Statement on the Integrity of Scholarship & Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Misconduct in the Pursuit of Scholarship & Research
• Sexual Assault Policy
• Sexual Harassment Policy
• Faculty-Student Relationship Policy
• Employee-Student Relationship Policy
• Use of Human Subjects in Research
• Policy Statement on Animal Research
• University Ombuds