The Graduate School, through graduate offerings of the various colleges and schools, prepares students for careers in a wide range of teaching, research, creative, and service activities. The Graduate School assists the graduate faculty in offering programs of study leading to more than 120 master’s, Educational Specialist, and doctoral degrees. It works with the office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to coordinate the ongoing program review of all academic departments and programs of the University.
Personnel of the Graduate School work with departments to identify prospective graduate students and enroll a graduate student population consistent with the enrollment objectives of the University. The objectives include not only overall enrollment, but also the enrollment of a diverse student body. The Graduate School operates in cooperation with the other colleges and schools of the University to foster the development of teaching by graduate teaching assistants.
