{"id":2457,"date":"2025-07-29T15:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?page_id=2457"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:11:08","slug":"graduate-school-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/policies-procedures\/graduate-school-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate School Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-degrees-and-milestones\">Academic Degrees and Milestones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/transcript-designated-graduate-degree-concentrations-and-options\/\">FD3133R1: Transcript-Designated Graduate Degree Concentrations and Options<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/doctoral-degree-time-limits\/\">FD3181: Doctoral Degree Time Limits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/doctoral-degree-policies-and-procedures\/\">FD3183: Doctoral Degree Policies and Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/phd-residency-requirements\/\">FD3185: PhD Residency Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/masters-thesis-time-limits\/\">FD3188: Master\u2019s Thesis Time Limits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/doctoral-minor-option-a-requirements\/\">FD3189: Doctoral Minor Option A Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/graduate-maximum-creditload\/\">FD3190: Graduate Maximum Credit Load<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/doctoral-preliminary-examination-time-limit\/\">FD3194: Doctoral Preliminary Examination Time Limit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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Courses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/graduate-admission-continuation-and-dismissal\/\">FD3203R2: Graduate Admission, Continuation, and Dismissal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/academic-leave-of-absence-ala-accommodation-for-graduate-students\/\">FD3319: Academic Leave of Absence (ALA) Accommodation for Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/graduate-transfer-credit\/\">FD3573: Graduate Transfer Credit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/non-degree-student-status-and-graduate-credits\/\">FD3574: Non-Degree Student Status and Graduate Credits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/english-proficiency-requirements\/\">FD3588: English Proficiency Requirements for Graduate Admission and New Graduate Teaching Assistants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduate-programs-credentials-and-pathways\">Graduate Programs, Credentials, and Pathways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/graduate-program-review\/\">FD3197R2: Graduate Program Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/self-study-format-for-coordinated-program-reviews\/\">FD3198: Self-Study Format for Coordinated Program Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/graduate-certificate-programs\/\">FD3206R3: Graduate Certificate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/accelerated-graduate-degrees\/\">FD3225R1: Accelerated Graduate Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/microcredentials\/\">FD3393R1: Microcredentials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduate-school-functions\">Graduate School Functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul 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