Sep. 9, 2025
Chair/Director Role in Advisor Selection and Faculty Workload
The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) will sign off on advisor changes for graduate students. As appropriate, the DGS will inform the department chair or responsible person for workload assignments in programs that are within a department for workload assignment purposes.
Aug. 6, 2024
Graduate Program Restart
To help graduate students who were unsuccessful previously to have a fresh restart for the same graduate degree program at MU. The student must apply to the restart program and meet the following criteria: Previously admitted and enrolled in a graduate program at MU. A GPA below 3.0 in their previous MU graduate program. At least 3 years since the student’s last enrollment in an MU graduate program. Applying for the same MU graduate degree or graduate certificate program. A clear justification and an academic plan. An endorsement from the chair/director or DGS of the graduate program. Status of credits…
July 19, 2024
Vacation Policy for Graduate Assistantships
All graduate students in qualifying assistantships (graduate teaching assistantship, graduate research assistantship, graduate instructor, graduate library assistant, graduate fellow, and graduate professional assistantship) are entitled to paid vacation time. Students with a 12-month stipend are entitled to two weeks (10 working days) of paid vacation time per academic calendar year (August 1 through July 31 of the following year). Students with shorter appointments are entitled to a pro-rated amount of paid vacation time per academic year. This additional vacation time is separate from the standard MU holidays, which do not include the Spring or Summer recess periods. In cases where…
Aug. 25, 2023
Doctoral Students as Principal Investigators (PIs) on Grants (Sponsored Projects)
Summary: Grant (sponsored projects) and fellowship applications submitted through sponsored programs at the University of Missouri with the student as the principal investigator should show the student as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator in the PeopleSoft Grants Module. Students should be made “PI eligible” to reflect accurately their association with and authorship of the fellowship or grant submission. Background: Definitions: Grants are one type of sponsored project. Sponsored Projects are activities funded by an entity outside the University of Missouri for a specific purpose, including, but not limited to, research, scholarly, instructional, travel, conference, training, or public service activity.
June 2, 2022
Academic Dishonesty
Academic honesty is essential to the intellectual life of the University. Thus, academic dishonesty is a basis for disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, falsifying and fabricating data, or submitting any fraudulent document in academic work, research, and creative activity. In all cases of academic dishonesty, the supervising faculty member makes a judgment about the student’s academic performance and reports all incidents to the Office of the Provost. Refer to the Collected Rules and Regulations, Section 200.010, Standard of Conduct, Section 200.020, Rules of Procedures in Student Conduct Matters, and the Academic…
July 26, 2021
Travel Approval
All university-related travel that is supported fully or in part by university funds, including any travel awards, departmental or program funding, or faculty support, must be authorized in advance of the travel. Please consult your department or program about the process they will follow for supervisor approval. To report planned and submit travel authorization for approval, please go to the domestic or international travel registry.
June 29, 2021
Qualifying Examination – Remediation
Qualifying Examination – Remediation For any degree program that utilizes a non-coursework based qualifying examination, a student may have a minimum of four weeks, but not more than one additional semester, to remediate a qualifying exam failure. Failure of a coursework-based qualifying examination falls under policies specific to Grade Point Average and GPA and Probation.
June 29, 2021
Sick Leave
Sick Leave During an academic year, which includes the summer, enrolled graduate students may be absent from normal student responsibilities for up to (but no more than) ten workdays in succession for reasons of illness or illness-related care. Students who are receiving University of Missouri financial support will continue to receive support during that period. Graduate students should inform the relevant faculty who supervise their coursework, research, and/or teaching obligations about any absence due to illness as soon as possible; normal course and grading policies for the relevant department(s) and course instructor(s) will apply. Students who must be absent due…
Sep. 10, 2020
Scheduling Exams
Exams (e.g., qualifying, comprehensive, thesis/dissertation defenses) are to be administered only when MU is officially in session. If an exam requires a written and oral section, both can only be administered during a regular semester session, i.e., the period between start and end date (including exam week) of Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions, excluding holidays and weekends. It is important to note that some faculty members are 9-month employees, thus a student and their advisor should discuss with committee members their availability for the comprehensive examination during the Summer session.
July 29, 2020
Assistance, Accommodation, and Leave Policy for Pregnant Students, Students with Pregnancy-Related Conditions, and Parenting Students
Eligibility Graduate students who are full-time, in good academic standing, and progressing toward degree completion are eligible for the assistance, accommodation, and leave policy. The policy applies to students currently experiencing pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions and/or parenting. Pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions include (but are not limited to) pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, and conditions arising in connection with pregnancy or recovery from any of these conditions, in accordance with federal law. A Parenting Student is a student with the legal or voluntary responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of a child and includes: Birth and non-birth parents Adopting…