UFCD Advanced & Graduate Students: 
Graduate Student Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the graduate student to become informed and to observe all regulations and procedures required by the program the student is pursuing.  The student must be familiar with those sections of the Graduate Catalog that outline general regulations and requirements, specific degree program requirements, and the offerings and requirements of the major department.  Ignorance of a rule does not constitute a basis for waiving that rule.  Any exceptions to the policies stated in the Graduate Catalog must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

After admission to the Graduate School, but before the first registration, the student should consult the college and/or the graduate coordinator in the major department concerning courses and degree requirements, deficiencies if any, and special regulations of the department.  The dean of the college in which the degree program is located or a representative must approve all registrations.  Once a supervisory committee has been appointed, registration approval should be the responsibility of the chair.
Graduate students are subject to the same rules of behavior that govern undergraduates. 

Electronic Thesis Requirement

The Graduate Council voted at its October 19, 2000 meeting to
require all graduate students seeking thesis degrees admitted
for Fall 2001 and thereafter to submit theses and
dissertations in electronic form following procedures
specified by the Graduate School.  Exceptions will be
considered on a case-by-case basis when submitted in writing
by the department to the Graduate School.  Exceptions will be
considered when the student is off-campus during the semester
the thesis is to be considered.

For students entering prior to Fall 2001, guidelines for paper submission can be found in the Guide for Preparing Thesis and Dissertations.

Thesis and dissertation graduating students can find a detailed listing of deadlines for each semester at: http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/etd/editorial.html#deadlines.

Graduate Student Planner & Change in Policy for Yellow Deadline Dates 

The new graduate student planner is now accessible online.  Due to this development, the graduate school will no longer send yellow paper copies of semester deadline dates.  You can access these dates in the planner, or view at each of the following links:

2004/2005 Graduate Student Handbook
UF Critical Dates