College of Graduate Studies

To work responsibly toward completion of the degree in a timely fashion
To learn the research methods, ethical dimensions, and historical knowledge bases of the discipline
To communicate regularly with faculty mentors and the masters/doctoral committees, especially in matters relating to research and progress within the degree program
To discover and pursue a unique topic of research in order to participate in the construction of new knowledge in the chosen field and application of that knowledge to new problems/issues
To exercise the highest integrity in all aspects of their work, especially in the tasks of collecting, analyzing, and presenting research data

To obtain appropriate training, compensation, and evaluation for all instructional roles graduate students are asked to take on
To acquire an appropriately sequenced variety of teaching opportunities relevant to their career expectations and likelihoods
To devote the same seriousness to undergraduate or graduate instructional duties that they would expect from their own instructors

To develop, to the extent possible, a broad network of professional relations
To contribute, wherever possible, to the discourse of the scholarly discipline through conference presentations, publications, collaborative projects, and other means
To seek out a range of faculty and peer mentors that can help them prepare for a variety of professional and career roles and responsibilities
To take responsibility for keeping informed of regulations and policies governing their graduate studies and to complete all required paperwork and other degree obligations in a timely fashion

To create, in their own classrooms and laboratories, an ethos of collegiality and collaboration
To realize their responsibilities as individual and professional representatives of both the university as a whole and the department or program in which they are studying
To assist graduate student peers in their own professional and scholarly development

Expectations of Graduate Students