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  • Definitions
  • Section I. Admission to the Graduate College
  • Section II. Registration
  • Section III. Traveling Scholar Program
  • Section IV. Academic Standing, Probation, and Dismissal
  • Section V. Credits
  • Section VI. Marking System
  • Section VII. Graduate Appointments
  • Section VIII. Advanced Programs Offered in the Graduate College
  • Section IX. General Requirements for Advanced Degrees
  • Section X. Master's Degrees
  • Section XI. Graduate Certificate Programs
  • Section XII. Doctor's Degrees
  • Section XIII. Combined Degrees
  • Section XIV. Procedures for Approving New Certificate, Subprogram, and Degree Programs
  • Section XV. Exceptions
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