Graduate Student Digest

Congratulations, you’re almost there! The Graduate School wants to help you on the final step of your graduation process, completing your thesis. The deadline for submitting your thesis via ProQuest is 04-29-2019. Students who submit their thesis after 04-29-2019 will automatically be deferred to Summer 2019 graduation.

Check out the Graduate School’s “How to Submit” page if you are unsure of the submission process. You can still upload your thesis if you’re not quite finished with the formatting, however, this will cause a longer formatting review process.

Once your thesis is submitted a Graduate School thesis reviewer will contact you with revision suggestions as soon as possible. Keep in mind that initial theses reviews are conducted in order of submission. If your thesis was submitted close to the deadline, it will take longer for your initial review.

If you have questions or problems about your thesis submission please email or call the Graduate School

This week is Graduate Student Appreciation Week!

The Graduate School will have a table at the Graduate Student Symposium Wednesday, April 3rd from 2:30-4 in the Goshen Lounge to thank our Graduate Students!   Not only will the outstanding achievements of SIUE graduate students be featured in the Symposium, but we will also be showing comments and pictures from faculty/staff about the amazing graduate students they get to work with! These comments will also be posted on the graduate school twitter account starting Monday, April 2^nd.  Click HERE to read the comments submitted by faculty and staff at SIUE.  

ADDITIONALLY, there will be a drawing for a FREE GREEN PARKING PASS for the 2019-2020 academic year! (must be a currently enrolled graduate student to enter)  Students must be present to enter the drawing at the Symposium. A winner will be announced Thursday, April 4. 

REMINDER: Graduate Assistants should not start working until their contract has been fully executed and they receive a notification from the graduate school. You will receive a confirmation email once your contract is processed. Any GA that starts working before this confirmation email is in violation of the Graduate School policy and may be at risk of reduced pay.

Former graduate assistants eligible to receive a summer tuition waiver (read policy 4F1 to determine eligibility) must submit the Earned Summer Tuition Waiver form.  Please submit the form at least two weeks before your summer courses begin. You will not receive a notification from the Graduate School once your waiver has been processed but you will be able to see it applied via CougarNet. If you don’t see your waiver applied once the summer term has started please emailgraduateschool@siue.edu.

Please remember that this tuition waiver is not automatically applied. All qualifying students wishing to utilize it must submit the Earned Summer Tuition Waiver form, available on the Graduate Assistantship Forms page. Forms can be submitted by email (graduateschool@siue.edu), in person, or via campus mail (campus box 1046).

Graduate Admissions Spring Open House

Know anyone interested in Graduate School?  Invite them to attend the Graduate Admissions Open House!

• Wednesday, April 11
• 10am - 1pm Morris University Center Meeting Room A

Apply for graduate admission at the open house, and we’ll waive the $40 application fee!

Register now!