The Graduate College

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The Graduate College

• University of Oklahoma
• Health Sciences Center

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Welcome

• What role does the Graduate College play in my
  program?
• What do I have to do to graduate?
• What activities, opportunities, or services are
  there for graduate students?
• What is the Graduate Student Association?
• Other things you should know!

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Who Are We?
James J. Tomasek, Ph.D. Dean Jane Bowers,
Ph.D. Assistant Dean Karolyn Ruffin Graduate
Program Coordinator Karen Bentley Administrative
Coordinator Melissa Pinkston Staff
Assistant Angela Grant Senior Administrative
Manager
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What Do We Do For Students?

• Accept and admit graduate students into Health
  Sciences Center Graduate Programs
• Monitor graduate student progress
• Approve and process the appointments of Graduate
  Assistants (GRAs, GAs, GTAs)
• Perform final degree check
• Grant graduate degrees certificates
• Oversee academic appeals and cases
• of academic misconduct where
• appropriate

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Where Are We?

• Graduate College
• 1000 Stanton L. Young Blvd.,
• Bird Library, 258
• Oklahoma City, OK 73190
• Website http//www.ouhsc.edu/graduate
• E-mail grad-college_at_ouhsc.edu
• jane-bowers_at_ouhsc.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Graduate College Governance

• Graduate Council
• Composed of representatives from each of the six
  colleges
• Representative number based on number of graduate
  faculty number of graduate students enrolled
  each academic year
• Meet monthly to determine policies, review new
  and proposed courses, appoint graduate faculty

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OUHSC Graduate Student Enrollment

• 566 Graduate College students enrolled in 59
  degree plans
• Ph.D. Students 167
• M.S. Students 393
• Unclassified/Special 6
• Nursing Grad 271

Spring 2008
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MS/PhD
MS/PhD
MS/PhD

MS/PhD
PharmD MS/PhD
MS
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Graduate Nursing Programs

• Graduate Degrees PhD, MS
• 271 graduate Nursing students enrolled in
  2007-2008

Graduate Nursing Programs

62 Graduate Faculty 271 Graduate Students
MS/PhD
Professional Nursing Programs
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Graduate College Web Page
http//www.ouhsc.edu/graduate/
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Graduate Nursing Faculty
http//ouhsc.edu/facappt/
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Graduate College Bulletin

• Graduate College Bulletin

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Graduate Student Forms

• Graduate CollegeCurrent StudentsGraduate
  Student Forms

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Graduate College Deadlines Refer to Academic
Calendar
www.ouhsc.edu Under the title bar Students
go to Admissions and Records

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Graduate College Forms Non-Thesis Masters
Degree RequirementsThesis Masters Degree
RequirementsDoctoral Degree Requirements
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Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines

• Specific requirements must be met
• Found on the Graduate Student Forms page

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OUHSC Student Governance

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Graduate Student Association (GSA)

• Student governance board of graduate students at
  the Health Sciences Center. 
• Every Graduate College student is a member
• Portion of the fees paid each semester funds GSA
  and its activities
• Graduate College serves as
• advisor
• Meet monthly at noon

Graduate Student Association Web
Page http//w3.ouhsc.edu/gsa/default.asp
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Graduate Student Association (Cont.)

• GSA Annual Activities
• Graduate Research, Education, and Technology
  Symposium held in spring of each year
• Distinguished Lecture Awards
• Dissertation/Thesis Awards
• Travel Grants for Graduate Students Research
  Grants for Graduate Students
• 2 _at_ 1,000/ 8 _at_ 500
• AEL Distinguished Graduates Awards Luncheon
• Various social events throughout the year

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Graduate Student Association (Cont.)

• GSA Graduate Campus-wide Committees
• Graduate Research, Education, and Technology
  Symposium (GREAT) Steering Committee
• Graduate Research, Issues, and Awards Committee
• GSA Budget Committee
• Graduate Council Voting Members
• Curriculum Review Committee
• Graduate Faculty Appointment Committee
• Graduate Student Appeals Board
• Preparing Future Faculty Committee
• Library Advisory Board
• HSC Student Association Senators

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GREAT Symposium

• GREAT Graduate Research Education and
  Technology Symposium 2009
• March 31st April 2nd
• All HSC students invited to participate
• Competitive poster oral presentations
  categories
• 17,500 in travel grants awarded for
• winners in 2008
• Pre-GREAT Workshops
• Keynote speaker
• Career Development Workshop
• Wine and Cheese Alumni Social

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Preparing Future Faculty

• One-year interdisciplinary program comprised of a
  two-course sequence designed to offer students a
  specialization in the professorate
• Open to 2nd yr MS/ PhD after general exam
• Fall
• "Methods" course contains didactic and
  demonstration
• units to familiarize students with the
  research,
• teaching, and service demands of an
• academic position.
• Spring
• Laboratory or practicum participants
• teamed with mentor to gain teaching
• experience. Experiences may be at
• neighboring institutions.

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Academic Issues

• Probation
• GPA falling below 3.0 GPA
• Failure to maintain satisfactory progress on
  annual evaluations
• Receive grade of U in 5980 or 6980
• Hold placed on future enrollment Permission of
  the Graduate College required to continue
• Evaluation at the end of each subsequent semester
  
• Probationary requirements must be met within 9
  credit hours of graded graduate course work or
  one calendar year from being placed on probation
• Students who fail to meet criteria during
  probationary period may be denied future
  enrollment
• Academic Appeals
• Academic Misconduct

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Summary

• Bookmark and become familiar with the Graduate
  College website at http//w3.ouhsc.edu/graduate/
• Bookmark the Graduate Student Forms section under
  Graduate CollegeCurrent StudentsGraduate
  Student Forms
• Download the timeline appropriate
• to your track
• MS Thesis
• MS Comprehensive Exam
• PhD
• Be proactive and self-directed

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Graduate College - OUHSC
Graduate College 1000 Stanton L. Young
Blvd., Library 258 Oklahoma City, OK
73190 Website http//www.ouhsc.edu/graduate e-
mail grad-college_at_ouhsc.edu
jane-bowers_at_ouhsc.edu Phone [phone] Fax
405-271-1155