Keys to Success in Graduate School at UNI

Keys to Success in Graduate School at UNI Don t let this happen to you! Shoshanna Coon, Associate Dean Graduate College

Graduate School is not like Undergrad Shorter degree (fewer credits) Less room for mistakes in course selection or course performance Courses you take may not automatically apply to your degree You may need to request them to apply to degree Some rules are different Minimum GPA, repeated courses, time limit, etc.

More differences Courses aren t all you do Culminating Project Thesis, dissertation, research paper, portfolio, etc. May have practicum, internship Research may be required Can be more difficult (than undergrad) to predict when you will graduate

Your academic information Your Student Center tab in MyUNIverse grades, financial aid, your bill, student requests, tracking your progress to degree, applying to graduate, etc. Your Academic Requirements Report Available through Student Center Also called your Advisement Report Formerly called Program of Study or Degree Audit

Academic Requirements Report Your map and tracking document Contains the degree requirements from the catalog You can register from it You can see how your courses are applying to the degree (or not) Change needed? Submit a student request. You can see what requirements remain to be satisfied You can see your Plan GPA (program GPA) Reported along with your cumulative GPA when your degree is awarded

Courses in Progress The Advisement Report will treat a course In Progress as satisfying credits and requirements. Once the term has passed, classes with insufficient grades, no grade, I (Incomplete), RC, will be moved to Courses Not Used. For I, RC, or no grade, the course will return to its place in the Advisement Report once the professor reports a grade.

Keep It Up To Date Keep your Academic Requirements Report up to date No mad scramble at graduation time No last minute problems with eligibility for assistantship and/or scholarship Your registration, your advisement report, and your degree progress are your responsibility. Your department/faculty are there to help and advise, not to do it for you.

Student Requests How you keep your Advisement Report up to date Get into this routine 1. Register for classes 2. Look at the Advisement Report with your advisor and/or graduate coordinator 3. If any courses are not plotting on the report the way they should, submit a student request right away.

Submitting a Student Request In MyUNIverse

Student Request System

Completing a Student Request Consult your advisor about wording. See the Student Request Workshop Powerpointat www.grad.uni.eduunder List of All News and Announcements Address, phone and email you select are just for this request it doesn t update the SIS. Click Submit just once

After Submitting Submit Advisor Approved Graduate Coordinator Associate Dean, Grad College You can check the status of a request by going back into the Student Request System Advisement Report Processed Registrar s Office for Processing Processing Note on Student Request (Policy violation not caught previously)

Tips for Success Read your email from university personnel carefully!! All official correspondence is sent to your UNI email Students who don t read their email lose out on money or worse Look at your records The accuracy is your responsibility. Meeting degree requirements is your responsibility. Know the rules Read the info from your department, but also read the university policies and graduate policies. When in doubt, ask me! Don t leave campus until your paper, thesis, or dissertation is nearly finished!

Resources for Students Handouts today The UNI Catalog (online) Read the Graduate Information section particularly Common Regulations and Requirements for All Graduate Programs and the requirements for your type of degree (MA, MS, etc.) Resume, cover letter, interview advice Susie Schwieger, Director of Graduate Student Life Financial help Graduate College Summer Tuition Scholarships (watch your email for instructions on how to apply, funds are limited) Graduate Student Travel Fund (to support students to present at conferences apply early, funds are limited) Your department or dean may have support for graduate student research or creative activity.

UNI Catalog Catalog.uni.edu

Questions-Who to call? About your courses, degree requirements, what to write in a student request, etc. Contact your advisor and/or graduate coordinator About policies, procedures, how do I?, etc. Contact the Graduate College About the status of your assistantship or scholarship Contact your department/program About the status of loans or other types of aid Contact Financial Aid Don t know who to ask? Contact the Graduate College

Questions now or later Ask our student panelists Ask me after the panel On the Internet or phone 319-273-2748 www.grad.uni.edu This presentation (both Powerpoint and video) Online Orientation Lots of other information! Thanks, and stick around for more fun!