Services

The Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)— including the office’s headquarters, the International Students Office, and the Graduate Student Council—offers the following services to students and staff.

A graduate student may …

Request advice regarding financial support for approved student activities

Submit a petition to:

• Amend a program of study such as the election of a dual degree
• Complete an incomplete subject from a prior semester or year
• Choose a thesis field not currently on the list of departmental thesis fields
• Add or drop a course after the stated deadlines
• Request a joint thesis
• Establish special tuition rates
• Request approval for retroactive actions in unusual circumstances
• Appoint ad hoc departmental or interdisciplinary dissertation committees

or to apply for:

• Nonresident doctoral thesis research status
• Thesis research in absentia
• Medical withdrawal
• Childbirth accommodation

Submit a proposal for a Graduate Student Life Grant

Apply for a competitive fellowship

Request information on available fellowship funds

Request information on Graduate Student Dental Plan

Request an appointment to discuss a personal concern

Request advice on graduate policies and procedures and unique student situations

Submit a comment or question to the Dean

 

An international student (or dependent) may …

Request admission processing

Request a change in visa status

Seek advice regarding immigration regulations and concerns

Apply for post-completion employment authorization in the US

A current undergraduate student may …

Apply for the summer research program (MSRP)

Apply for the preview weekend (CONVERGE)

 

Any faculty or staff may …

Refer a student for personal or medical concerns

Submit a proposal for a Graduate Student Life Grant

Request information on available fellowship funds

Request clarification on US immigration regulatory policies and procedures