Resources

New Student Information

SLA Academic Policies and Procedures

• Graduate Programs Catalog/Handbook
• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Proposal Guidelines
• School of Liberal Arts PELP (Planned Educational Leave Program – Medical, Pregnancy/Parental, Personal) General Guidelines
• Medical Withdrawal, Medical Leave & Return detailed policy information
• Pregnancy and Parenting Resources – resources & detailed policy information
• Personal/Other Leave of Absence - policy information
• Procedures on grade and other academic complaints
• Unified Code of Graduate Student Academic Conduct

Graduate Assistant Support

• Graduate TA Resources (CELT)
• Guidelines and Policies for Graduate Assistants *  
  * (Subject to minor changes by the Graduate Studies Committee.)

Funding and Fellowships

• Fraud in Research
• Barry H. Shafer Scholarship Fund
• (CELT-Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching) Graduate Student Research Funding Opportunities
• Dissertation Completion Fellowships (DCF)
• Links to External Funding Resources (provided by Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
• Freie Universität Berlin Exchange not open for 2024-2025 academic year
• Graduate Student Summer Research and Write-Up Awards
• Liberal Arts Graduate Student Travel Funds (J.E. Land Fund)
• Ruth Engmann Korotaeff Loan Fund For Graduate Students
• Tulane Travel Funds for Graduate and Professional Students (GSSA & OGPS funding)

Grant Writing

• Routine Practices that Improve Grant Writing

• Graduate Student SLA Grant Writing Workshop – To be announced

Forms for Graduate Students

• Admission to Candidacy – upload this signed form below
• Approval of the Dissertation Prospectus – upload this signed form below
• Dissertation or Thesis Defense/Recommended for Degree – upload this signed form below

• Completion of Degree Requirements Form – Use THIS to report requirements below:

  • Confirmation of language proficiency
  • Comprehensive exam passed
  • Approval of Dissertation Prospectus – upload signed form and copy of prospectus
  • Admission to Candidacy – upload signed form
  • Dissertation or Thesis Defense/Recommended for Degree – upload signed form

  The above degree requirements must be reported via the COMPLETION of DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FORM. Submission of forms via e-mail will NOT be accepted.

• Drop/Add form to drop or add a class (including 9980 or 9990) if online registration is closed for the semester.

• Forms Required for Graduation/Certification for Degree

  • Application For Degree for MA, MS, MFA, Ph.D. – located on your Student Tab in Gibson  
    School of Liberal Arts policy requires students maintain continuous registration every semester until degree received except for summer semesters. If you are not registered for the semester in which you apply to graduate (or for the spring semester prior to a summer application), your Student Tab will disappear and you will first need to register online or via Drop/Add Form before you will be able to apply for degree.

  • Dissertation or Thesis Defense/Recommend for Degree (REQUIRED for degree certification)

    Submit via COMPLETION of DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FORM after all signatures are obtained.

  • Graduate Commencement Participation Form (for participation in Hooding and Recognition Ceremony ONLY)
  • Survey of Earned Doctorates
• Guidelines for Preparing Theses and Dissertations
• Dissertation/Thesis Digital Repository Policy
• Medical Leave Request Form
• Student Childbirth, Pregnancy and Parental Leave Request Form
• Personal Leave Request Form
• Transfer of GRADUATE Credit from ANOTHER University Request
• Transfer of TULANE Undergraduate Credit to Tulane Graduate Credit Request