The Graduate School, through its various colleges and schools, prepares students for careers in a wide range of teaching, research, creative, and service activities. The Graduate School supports the graduate faculty in offering programs of study leading to more than 150 master’s, Educational Specialist, and doctoral degrees as well as certificate programs.
Personnel of the Graduate School work closely 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, and to offer robust professional development programming for students planning for a broad variety of careers.