This section is for graduate program directors, faculty, and administrative staff. It provides the necessary information on academic policies and procedures; policies related to graduate assistantships and tuition scholarships, and also the Presidential Fellowships for under-represented students; funding opportunities for graduate student research; thesis guidelines and procedures for submission; and graduation.
Academic and Administrative Policies and Procedures
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Probation
- Appeals Process
- Application Process
- Auditing Courses
- Complaints About Grades and Faculty Performance
- Comprehensive Examinations
- Drop/Add and Refund Policies
- Earning a Second Master’s Degree
- Enrolling in Two Programs Simultaneously
- Full-time and Half-time Enrollment Status
- Five-Year Bachelor/Master’s Programs
- Grading System
- Graduate Program Director Responsibilities
- Graduate Program Annual Report Form
- Graduation
- Incomplete Grades and Change of Grades
- International Applicant Requirements
- Language Requirement
- Leave of Absence
- Refunds
- Student Status Categories
- Time to Complete Degree
- Transfer of Credit from Another Institution
- Transfer Credit from Another Master’s Program at Villanova University
- Undergraduates in Graduate Courses
- Withdrawal from a Course
- Withdrawal from the University
Graduate Assistantship Policies
- Assignments of Graduate Assistants and Tuition Scholars
- Tuition Remission and Stipends
- Responsibilities of Graduate Assistants and Tuition Scholars
- Presidential Fellowship
Funding for Student Research
- Summer Research Fellowship
- Conference Travel Funding
Graduate Program Directors
Information about the responsibilities and administrative compensation of graduate program directors, as well as the Annual Report, is found here
