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Graduate College Updates & Information. Kara Wada, Director of Graduate Admissions & Records Kate Korgan , Sr. Associate Dean. MyUNLV Degree Audit for Graduate Students. What is Degree Audit (DA)?
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Graduate College Updates & Information Kara Wada, Director of Graduate Admissions & Records Kate Korgan, Sr. Associate Dean
MyUNLV Degree Audit for Graduate Students • What is Degree Audit (DA)? • DA, also known as Academic Advisement, gives students, faculty, and staff the ability to track students’ progress through their degree programs via MyUNLV. • Building Degree Audit • Two phases • Build finalized and released to students and departments for use by fall 2013
MyUNLV Degree Audit for Graduate Students • Immediate Impacts • Reformatting and standardization of Graduate Catalog • Transfer all graduate students to fall 2012 Catalog • Elimination of Degree Plan Requirements form • Merger of Degree Program Forms into new DA form • Oral Defense & Final Exam Results forms merging into new culminating experience form • Policy modifications to support DA
MyUNLV Degree Audit for Graduate Students • Implications for Graduate Departments • Provide quick feedback on new Catalog text • Provide quick response re: Catalog clarifications • Review & respond in timely manner to DA template • Expedite program change forms if necessary
GC Research Certificate Program • A Free, Value-Added Training Opportunity • Simple application process • Six, free, campus workshops required (flexible) • Culminating research presentation • Available to: • Admitted graduate students in good standing • Honors students & McNair scholars w/ 90+ credits and a 3.0 minimum GPA • Benefits • Certificate, transcript note, and fodder for CV
Additional News • New GA College Allocations coming soon • New Recruitment Awards available for Fall 2013 Admissions • New Retention Awards available soon • New McNair Scholar Fellowships & STEM Fellowships coming in 2013