Information for Current Graduate Candidates

Appeals Process
Students may appeal any academic decision, including admissions decisions, course grades, and results of comprehensive examinations. To appeal, students should first present their reasons for appealing to the original decision maker, i.e. faculty member, faculty committee, or administrator. If the student remains dissatisfied with the result of the appeal, s/he may appeal next to the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, then to the Dean of the School of Education, and then to the Dean of the Graduate School. Students may also utilize the Boulder Campus Ombudsman in Willard Hall. For more information, see www.colorado.edu/Ombuds

Financial Aid
All doctoral and masters students are encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid. The funds available to the University are determined by the number of applicants. The Office of Financial Aid in conjunction with the Graduate School awards financial aid in the form of grants and work-study jobs on the basis of both need and merit criteria.

Leaving School/Time Out Program
Graduate students who have not passed their comprehensive examinations are eligible to enter the Time Out Program. This program guarantees you a place in the University upon your return for up to one year. There is a fee for Time Out but the fee is less than the cost of applying for readmission. Details of the Time Out program are available at the registration window in Regent Hall, or on the web: registrar.colorado.edu/students/timeoutprogram.html

Any semesters on Time Out are included in the time limit to complete the degree. Students who have received an IW or IF grade for a course have one calendar year in which to complete the work. Electing the Time Out Program option does not extend this time limit. Students who do not register during a given fall or spring semester and fail to sign up for the formal Time Out program must fill out a former student application form in order to return. Re-admission is not automatic. If program standards have changed, if a student had not been making satisfactory progress, or if enrollment levels have been reached readmission may be denied. Students who withdraw from school permanently must do so formally with the Registrar’s Office.

Student Ethics
All students in courses and programs in the School of Education are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Cheating, plagiarism, illegitimate possession and disposition of papers and examinations, alteration, forgery or falsification of official records, and similar acts, or the attempt to engage in such acts are grounds for suspension and/or expulsion from the University.

Change of Address
Please make sure your name, address, telephone number, and email are current on University records. Report changes to the Office of Student Services, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0249, Phone: (303) 492-6555 as well as to the Registrar’s Office in Regent Hall and/or on the PLUS system.

For Additional Information
Contact the School of Education Office of Student Services at (303) 492-6555, or e-mail: EdAdvise@Colorado.EDU