Staff and/or administrative/professional may pursue
programs of study leading to advanced degrees at WSU.
Requests to do so will be reviewed by the Dean of the
Graduate School. Approval is subject to all rules and
regulations, and requires
the concurrence of the Graduate Studies Committee.
Review of applications will include consideration of the following factors:
Abstention from service on the WSU Faculty Senate,
Graduate Studies Committee, and Research and Arts
Committee;
Avoidance of situations that may constitute a conflict
of interest.
Impact upon the unit in which a staff or administrative and/or professional member is appointed; Preparation in advance of admission of a general program of study with a stated timeline; and abstention from pursuit of degrees in one's own unit and those that are directly administratively related to the staff or administrative/professional member's unit.
Application and Review Procedure
Completed application, proposed program of study
approved by the academic department/program chair,
statement of intent including how the residency
requirement will be satisfied, and approval of the
employing unit supervisor indicating the impact the
study will have on the unit received by the Graduate
School.
Calculation of GPA by the Graduate School.
- Preliminary review of application by Associate Dean.
- Departmental Recommendation Form sent to the department and/or program.
- Departmental Recommendation Form received from the
department and/or program with recommendation
to admit or deny. - Review by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School with recommendation to approve or deny the application.
- Review by the Graduate Studies Committee and decision to approve or deny the application.
- In exceptional cases, review by the Graduate Studies Committee and recommendation to the Dean to approve or deny the application. Notification to the applicant and to the department/program.
NOTE: Since review by Graduate Studies Committee is required, it should be noted that the Committee meets bimonthly during the academic year only (September - May).
Guidelines for Faculty Working
Toward Advanced Degrees
In special circumstances, faculty members may pursue
programs of study leading to advanced degrees at WSU.
Requests to do so are considered on a case-by-case
basis
by the Dean of the Graduate School. Approval is subject
to all rules and regulations of the Graduate School and
requires the concurrence of the Graduate Studies
Committee.
Review of applications will include consideration of the following factors:
- Abstention from service on the WSU Faculty Senate, Graduate Studies Committee, and Research and Arts Committee;
- Avoidance of situations which may constitute a conflict of interest
- Impact upon the unit in which a faculty member is appointed
- Preparation in advance of admission of a general program of study with a stated timeline
- Abstention from pursuit of degrees in one's own unit and those which are directly administratively related to the faculty members unit.
Application and Review Procedure
- Complete application, proposed program of study and approval of unit supervisor received by the Graduate School.
- Calculation of GPA by the Graduate School. Preliminary review of application by Associate Dean including:
- proposed program; and impact on applicant's unit and unit to which application has been made.
- Departmental Recommendation Form sent to department.
- Departmental Recommendation Form received from the department and/or program with recommendation to admit or deny.
Review by the Dean of the Graduate School and decision
to approve or deny the application. Review by the
Graduate
Studies Committee and decision to approve or deny the
application. Notification to the applicant and to the
department/program.
See Also Faculty Manual