The Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff
Chapter I: Graduate Education at Illinois
A. Introduction
Graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are enrolled in the Graduate College. The College awards over 600 doctorates and 2,500 master’s degrees per year. With oversight responsibilities for the more than 10,000 students pursuing degrees in over 100 masters and doctoral programs in more than a dozen academic colleges, schools, and institutes, the Graduate College works to address a wide range of issues basic to graduate education at Illinois. More information about the Graduate College is online at www.grad.illinois.edu.
This Handbook covers campus, academic, and administrative policies and requirements pertaining to graduate students at the University, and is current as of September 2008. All graduate students must follow Graduate College policies. Individual graduate departments or units may have additional policies specific to students enrolled in their units, and students should become familiar with their departmental handbooks. Please consult the Web sites linked throughout this handbook for additional information.
Students are expected to be aware of and follow the policies and requirements in effect at their term of admission. Departmental and Graduate College policies may change subsequent to the term of admission, but subsequent changes in program and degree requirements may not be imposed on students.
