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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION 2015

HUMANITIES OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDY (OGS)

179 Humanities Instructional Building (building #610) https://www.humanities.uci.edu/graduate/index.php Monday-Friday 9:00am – 12:00pm; 1:00pm – 4:00pm

GRADUATE RELATED OFFICES

Humanities Office of Graduate Study Associate Dean Director Graduate Counselor Graduate Division Graduate Dean Department / Program Graduate Advisor Graduate Coordinator

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

In order to remain in the PhD or MFA program, all students must maintain good academic standing which includes the following:

• GPA – Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Enrollment of Units – Students must maintain continuous

registration (at least 12 units) each quarter throughout graduate career

• Normative Time to Degree – Students must advance to

candidacy and complete the degree within the limitations established per their program. A student exceeding the maximum time may not be able to receive University resources (e.g., financial aid, TA-ships, housing, etc.)

GRADING

• Acceptable grades are: A+ through B and “S”
• Always choose “Grade Option” – “P” / “NP”

courses will not count toward graduate course (200+) requirements

• Grade Reports – Check your transcript!
• Incomplete (I)
• SOH Policy requires all Incomplete grades to be

changed by August 31 to receive funding.

• No Report (NR)
• Withdrawal (W)

FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT

• 12 units MINIMUM
• 16 units MAXIMUM
• 17+ units – Email Graduate Coordinator
• Students must register in at least 12 units before fee

payment deadline in order for fees to be paid

• Teaching Assistants/Associates (TA) must enroll in 399:

University Teaching units under the appropriate department/program

ENROLLMENT DEADLINES

ADD/DROP/UNIT CHANGE Deadline: Friday of Week 2 @ 5:00pm Missed Deadline?

• Submit electronic Enrollment Exception through

StudentAccess

• No guarantee that request will be approved
• Automatic $3.00 processing charge for any late

add/drop/change

ALTERNATE ENROLLMENT OPTIONS

Intercampus Exchange Program

• Allows students to concurrently register at another UC

campus

• Must submit paperwork at least 4 weeks prior to start of

quarter

In-Absentia

• Conducting research outside of California
• Renewable for up to 6 quarters
• Must have advanced to candidacy for PhD

ALTERNATE ENROLLMENT OPTIONS (CONT.)

Leave of Absence (LOA)

• 3 quarter maximum without exception
• Must complete at least one quarter of work at UCI

Filing Fee

• One-time only option for students who are ABD
• Maintains active student status without having to

register or pay full-time fees

• Campus-wide graduate policies — Graduate

Policies and Procedures Handbook

• Catalogue and course requirements — 2015-16

UCI General Catalogue

• Graduate program requirements — Graduate

Student Handbook

Requirements and Policies

Helpful Hints

Check your ZotBill

• Be aware of your costs and financial aid offers
• Ensure all late fees have been paid

Check your enrollment and transcript via StudentAccess Be aware of deadlines and read your emails

Communicate with your program and OGS on a regular basis

COMPOSITION & HUMANITIES CORE

Composition:

• Balance between structured curriculum and your own course design
• Strong community of fellow instructors provides guidance and support
• Required English 398: Pedagogical techniques for composition

instructors

• Open to all Humanities graduate students

Humanities Core:

• The “Crown Jewel” of UCI undergraduate education
• Interdisciplinary course with instructors from many fields
• Like Composition, strong supportive community
• Adds clear interdisciplinary credential to your job application portfolio

5+2 PROGRAM

• A national problem in Humanities: Longer time to

degree

• Two pilot programs: Philosophy and Visual Studies
• Additional funding during first five years
• Reason to finish in five years: Mellon Humanities

Faculty Fellows (MHFF)

• All Ph.D. students in Humanities who complete in five

years are eligible for MHFF

HUMANITIES EMPHASES

Asian American

• http://www.humanities.uci.edu/aas/graduate/index.php
• Chair Julia Lee juliahl1@uci.edu
• Applications to jasmine.robledo@uci.edu

Critical Theory

• http://www.humanities.uci.edu/critical
• Director James Steintrager jsteintr@uci.edu
• Applications to showler@uci.edu

Graduate Feminist

• http://www.humanities.uci.edu/genderandsexualitystudies/graduate/about.php
• Graduate Director Lilith Mahmud lmahmud@uci.edu
• Applications to connie.cheng@uci.edu

Visual Studies

• http://www.humanities.uci.edu/visualstudies/program/emphasis.php
• Director Lucas Hilderbrand lucas.h@uci.edu
• Applications to quijanoc@uci.edu

Humanities Financial Support

TA Campus Fee Coverage

• Humanities OGS pays TA Campus Fees for first five

years

• Students responsible for TA Campus Fees after five

year period

External Fellowship Fee Coverage

• Fellowship award must be $5,000+ per quarter
• Must inform Humanities OGS at the time of award
• Humanities OGS will cover in-state tuition for duration
• f fellowship

Conference Travel Grant

• Fall and Spring calls
• Awards range $500 - $1,000

Summer Dissertation Fellowships

• $3,000 Fellowship Stipend
• Must have Advanced to Candidacy

Summer Language Travel Grant

• $1,000 Award
• Defray costs of taking language courses not
• ffered at UCI

Humanities Fellowship Opportunities

OTHER STUDENT RESOURCES

• Career Center
• Counseling Center
• Graduate Division
• Graduate Resource Center
• International Center
• Libraries