This is a list of PDF checklists and required forms. Some programs (the School of Education, for example) require advisor approval before being reviewed by the Graduate Program Director. Please check with the department if unsure what approval is required.
Academic policies, procedures and deadlines for enrollment, educational records and degree certification.
An online, searchable version of the current Graduate School Bulletin.
The Accelerated Master’s Degree Option is created to encourage undergraduate students with top academic records to remain at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst for a Graduate Degree. The Accelerated Master’s Degree Option is designed to enable graduate programs to identify potential candidates as early as the junior year of study by extending an “early” (conditional) offer of admission.
The areas of study for the graduate certificates are created within the mission of graduate education. Students will be awarded certificates upon completion of specific course work, approved by the Graduate Council. The graduate certificate is not defined as a degree by the Graduate School; rather, it is a focused collection of courses that, when completed, affords the student some record of distinct academic accomplishment in a given discipline or set of related disciplines.
Follow this link to a detailed checklist of requirements that must be submitted in support of any course to be approved by the Graduate Council. This checklist is an addendum to Course Approval Forms B (courses numbered 500-599) and C (courses numbered 600-999) available online from the Faculty Senate.
Information required for nomination and recommendation of students to the Graduate School Fellowship Program, including necessary forms.
This document incorporates policies and procedures established by the University Trustees, campus administration, and those set forth in the negotiated collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO). These supersede previous procedures and guidelines as well as previous policies on these matters.
The Graduate School provides funding to support graduate student travel for presentations at conferences, professional meetings and exhibitions. Administration of the program has been revamped: each program receives a block grant based on enrollment, and Graduate Program Directors are in charge of distributing the funds. More information is available here.
Links:
[1] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/forms-graduate-students
[2] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/graduate-student-handbook
[3] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/graduate-school-bulletins
[4] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/accelerated-master%E2%80%99s-degree-options
[5] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/certificate-program-guidelines
[6] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/policies-forms/course-approvals
[7] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/sites/default/files/fellowship_guidelines_2012-13.pdf
[8] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/funding-support/graduate-assistantship-office/policies-and-procedures
[9] http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/funding-support/travel-grants