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Graduate Student Manual<\/a>
Progress & Timelines<\/a>
Coursework<\/a>
Award Applications<\/a>
Brian Lamb Research and Professional Development Fund<\/a>
Awards and Recognition<\/a>
Graduation Information<\/a>
Graduate Student Research Leave<\/a>
C. L. Book Endowment for PhD Students<\/a><\/p>\n

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Graduate Student Research Leave<\/h1>\n

All Ph.D. students in good standing can enroll in a one semester .25 research leave in either the fall or spring semester of their 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>or 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>year in the program. \u00a0The research leave takes the place of .25 teaching assignment. Students may work on a faculty member\u2019s project or they may pursue their own line of research.\u00a0 All research assistants (RAs) must be supervised by a faculty member. Faculty members will provide guidance throughout the research assistantship and ultimately assign a grade of satisfactory\/unsatisfactory at the end of the semester.<\/p>\n

Process<\/h2>\n
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  1. The student contacts a faculty member (does not have to be the advisor) to discuss the possibility of working with her\/him. \u00a0The faculty member must agree to work with the student on the research leave project. However, your advisor must approve the research leave.<\/li>\n
  2. Once an agreement has been reached, the student fills out a form that requires:\n
      \n
    1. A brief description of the project<\/li>\n
    2. Timeline\/Deliverables for completion<\/li>\n
    3. Signature of supporting faculty member<\/li>\n
    4. Signature of advisor<\/li>\n
    5. The form can be requested from the Graduate Secretary or\u00a0<\/span>accessed here<\/a>.\u00a0
      This step must be completed by October 15 for Spring and March 15 for Fall.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    6. The student registers for 1 hour research credit (COM 699)<\/li>\n
    7. The student submits a brief summary of the work completed to the coordinating faculty member at the end of the semester<\/li>\n
    8. Faculty member assigns S(satisfactory)\/U(unsatisfactory) grade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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