Graduate students under the tutelege of Jeffrey Marion, Adjunct Professor, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, conduct research on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.
The Graduate Catalog contains an up-to-date list of policies and procedures related to graduate education at Virginia Tech. To help you find specific policies, we have listed them below with links to their pages in the catalog.
Student Life and Related University Policies
University Policies for Student Life
MEDEX Overseas Evacuation Program
Graduate Application and Admission
Admission Categories and Graduate Student Classifications
Provisional Admission (Master's only)
Visiting Graduate Student Status
Eligibility of Faculty/Staff for Graduate Degrees
Undergraduates Taking Graduate Courses
Enrollment and Registration Procedures
Course Enrollment and Changes in Enrollment
Graduate Cooperative Education Program
Registration at the Time of Examinations and for Degree Completion
General Academic Information
Grade for Thesis/Dissertation/Major Paper
Incomplete, X, NG and NR Grades
On-line Courses/Independent Study in Absentia/Continuing Education
Academic Progress
Probation due to Unsatisfactory Grades
Satisfactory Progress toward a Graduate Degree
Enrollment Limits and Requirements
Graduate Student Employment/Assistantships
Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients
Additional Employment for Students Holding a Graduate Assistantship
Academic Eligibility to Hold a Graduate Assistantship
Graduate Degree and Certificate Requirements
General Degree Requirements for Graduate Students
Scholarly Ethics and Integrity
Justification of ’Old’ Course Work
Grades on Plan of Study Courses
Repeating Courses on the Plan of Study
Credit Hour Requirements for Degrees and Certificates
Education Specialist Degree (Ed. S.)
Residency Requirements for Doctoral Degrees
Examinations
Successful Completion of Required Examinations
Qualifying Examination (Doctoral)
Preliminary Examination (Doctoral)
Thesis and Dissertation
Proprietary or Classified Theses and Dissertations
Advisory Committee Approval of the Thesis or Dissertation
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD)
Degree Completion and Graduate School Approval of the ETD
Graduation
Graduation Clearance Procedures
Appeals
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