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• Academic Probation: Exceeded Time Limit for Degree Completion
• Academic Probation: GPA
• AMP Course Update
• Change of Catalogue Edition Request
• Change of Graduate Program Request
• Currency of Credit
• Defense Committee Membership
• Extension to Time Limits for Graduate Degree or Certificate Completion
• Incomplete Grade Request: Additional Information
• Intent to Graduate
• Permission to Take 3000/4000 Level Course for Graduate Credit
• Transfer of Credit
• Visiting Graduate Student Request

Leave and Withdrawal Requests

• Late Withdrawal
• Leave of Absence
• Medical Withdrawal
• Reactivation
• Graduate Student Parental Accommodation Request
   

• Academic Integrity (PDF)
• UVM Libraries
• Graduate Writing Center

Theses, Dissertations, Graduation

• Timetable for Thesis/Dissertation Students (PDF)
• Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Policy (PDF)
• LaTex Thesis & Dissertation Template and Style Files (zip)
• Defense Notice Template (Word)
• Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines (PDF)
• Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Rights and Permissions Form (PDF)
• Thesis and Dissertation Upload (ProQuest)
• Thesis/Dissertation Template (Word)
• Proof of Successful Completion of Comprehensive Exam Form (InfoReady)
• Defense Committee Membership Form (InfoReady)
• Intent to Graduate / Commencement Information (InfoReady)

Strong academic advising and developing a supportive network of diverse mentors is critical to every graduate student’s success. The Graduate College champions a culture of mentoring in which graduate students are supported in forging effective mentoring relationships with multiple mentors.

• Graduate Faculty Roster (opens Graduate Catalogue)

Promising Practices in Mentoring: Resources for Graduate Faculty and Graduate Students

• CGS, Great Mentoring in Graduate School: A Quick Start Guide to Proteges (PDF) – a practical, student-oriented perspective; tips on topics such as identifying a mentor, engaging with mentors to develop a professional identity, cultivating networks, serving as mentor to others. Includes self-assessments.
• CGS, Ph.D. Completion Project: Promising Practices in Mentoring and Advising (PDF)
• Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, Quick Tips for Promising Practices in Mentoring (PDF)
• Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, How to Mentor Graduate Students. A Guide for Faculty (2018) (PDF)
• Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students (2018) (PDF)
• Inclusive Mentoring: Effective Graduate Student Mentoring Practices (Brown University)
• Vanderbilt Center for Teaching - Mentoring Graduate Students
• Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
• Advising and Mentoring Resources for Faculty (Brown University)
• Montgomery, B. L., “Mapping a Mentoring Roadmap and Developing a Supportive Network for Strategic Career Advancement” (2017)
• Mentoring Graduate Students for a range of professional careers (UM, Humanities focus)
• National Research Mentoring Network
• curated mentorship playlist
• Duke University Graduate School’s toolkit for cultivating a culture of mentoring
• Graduate Student Mentoring Map (PDF)

Additional resources provided by the Graduate College

• Professional Development and Career Planning
• Individual Development Plan (IDP)
• Selecting a Defense Examination Committee (PDF)
• Ombudsperson for Graduate Students

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