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Academic Enrollment and Policies2019 New Graduate Student Orientation
wustl key
Every Washington University student is assigned a unique username when they are admitted. This username is called a ‘WUSTL Key’.
The WUSTL Key gives individuals access to important Washington University systems including WebSTAC, campus email, HRMS, and University Libraries.
Washington University Systemsintroduction: this is not a complete list of Washington University systems that use a WUSTL Key. This is a basic overview to familiarize you with the systems we find students use most frequently.
WebSTAC
- student portal
- access courseregistration andgrades
- access financialinformation
- update accountinformation
Campus Email
- all graduate schoolcorrespondence willbe sent to your wustlaccount
- email is accessiblethrough the onlineplatform at:
email.wustl.edu
Registration
How to Register
STEP 1
Meet with your advisor prior to registration each semester to discuss your plan of study.
STEP 2
After you meet with your advisor, they will authorize your ability to register for courses in WebSTAC.
STEP 3
Use your WUSTL Key to log in to WebSTAC and enroll in the courses you discussed with your advisor.
graduate students are responsible for their own registration each semester.
Policies
To maintain full-time status, you must be enrolled in 9-units (or more) or enrolled in Graduate Research/Study (LGS 9000) every fall + spring semester.
Courses taken for a letter grade or ‘Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory’ may count toward the graduate degree.
Courses taken Pass/ Fail, Audit, Credit/ No Credit, and Undergraduate Courses (300-level and below) are not eligible for the graduate degree.
Satisfactory Academic Progressacademic policy
At a minimum, graduate students are expected to maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.*
* Your department mayrequire higher standards.
Students may not carry any more than 9 units of:
- I (Incomplete)- N (No grade awarded)- X (Final exam missed)
grades at one time on their records.
With permission from the department, a student can retake a course once.
The first instance of the course will be replaced with a grade of R and the second instance will be calculated in the student’s GPA regardless of the outcome.
Failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the department minimums may result in academic probation.
Students should review the full academic probation and dismissal policy.
Probation + Dismissalacademic policy
Students may be placed on probation for not meeting the minimum standards laid out in the department handbook, other internal materials, or minimum standards of the Graduate School.
Ask your Director of Graduate Studies where your department’s academic standards and regulations are housed.
When placed on probation the student will receive a warning regarding their status, be provided with clear guidelines necessary to return to good standing, and receive reasonable time to meet those expectations.
After a probation, students may be returned to good standing, placed on a second consecutive probation, or be dismissed from the program.
In instances of dismissal, students may appeal the determination to the Dean of the Graduate School.
Students should review the full academic probation and dismissal policy.
Tuition Remission
The Graduate School provides tuition remission for fully-funded students (PhD and MFA students) up to 72 units.
Undergraduate courses are not eligible for tuition remission.
Courses taken from University College are not eligible for tuition remission.
Courses taken during the summer term are not eligible for tuition remission.
Interdisciplinary Opportunities for PhD Students
Depending on the discipline, your department may allow you to broaden your educational experience by pursuing a graduate certificate in addition to your PhD studies.
American Culture StudiesData Science in HumanitiesEarly Modern StudiesFilm + Media StudiesImaging ScienceLanguage Instruction
Latin American StudiesQuantitative Data AnalysisTranslation StudiesUrban StudiesWomen, Gender + Sexuality Studies
The Following Certificates Are Currently Offered
graduation requirements
Graduate School graduation requirements for PhD students
Graduation Requirements for PhD Students
To earn a PhD at Washington University, the following requirements must be met:
complete the Title, Scope + Procedure Form
submit an Intent to Graduate
defend The Dissertation
residency
department [unit, language + any other department defined requirements]
maintain department's cumulative minimum GPA or 3.0[whichever is higher]
mentored experience [be sure to review your departments implementation plan]
pass qualifying exam
submit dissertation to ProQuest
Graduation Requirements for AM Students
residency
department
maintain department's cumulative minimum GPA or 3.0[whichever is higher]
unit minimum for the degree
submit an Intent to Graduate
complete the Title, Scope + Procedure Form
completion of a thesis and submission of thesis to library repository
To earn an AM with thesis, the following requirements must be met:
To earn an AM without thesis, these additional requirements must be met:
residency
department
maintain department's cumulative minimum GPA or 3.0[whichever is higher]
unit minimum for the degree
submit an Intent to Graduate
passage of the qualifying or comprehensive exam
contact us
Diana Hill Mitchell Associate Dean
- Policies
Angela WilsonAssistant Dean
Registrar
- Academic Policies- Academic Records
Angie MahonAssistant Registrar
- Registration- Enrollment Statuses
- Graduation Progression
Your Director of Graduate Studies and your Graduate Program Administrator within your respective department are normally the first (and best) source of information related to your specific degree program.
All Graduate School policies can be found on the graduate school website and in the academic bulletin.
