Graduate Student Policies

The following are up-to-date policies and procedures that affect students of the Penn State Graduate School.

Conduct and Integrity

• Code of Conduct (Appendix I)
• General Standards of Professional Ethics (AD-47)
• Academic Integrity Policy (49-20)
• Academic Integrity (G-9)
• Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking (AD-12)
• Statement on Intolerance (AD-29)
• Sexual Harassment (AD-41)
• Non-Discrimination and Harassment (AD-42)
• Handling Inquiries/Investigations into Questions of Ethics in Research and in Other Scholarly Activities (RA-10)

Grading

• Basis for Grades (47-20)
• Grade Mediation and Adjudication (G-10)
• Termination-Procedures for Termination of the Degree Program of a Graduate Student for Unsatisfactory Scholarship (Appendix III)

Graduate Assistants

• Graduate Assistants (PR-06)
• Termination of Assistantships Due to Inadequate Performance (Appendix IV)

Intellectual Property

• Patents and Copyrights (RA-11)
• Coauthorship of Scholarly Reports, Papers and Publications (RA-13)

Privacy/Confidentiality

• University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records (AD-11)
• Privacy Statement (AD-53)

Residency

• Residency for Tuition Purposes at Penn State (Appendix V)
• Ph.D. Residency Requirement Statement

Other Topics

• Late Drop Policy (34-89)
• Resolution of Problems (Appendix II)

Additional policies may be found from the following sources:

• Graduate Faculty Policies
• Graduate Degree Programs Bulletin
• Research Policies and Procedures
• University Policy Manual (GURU)
• University Faculty Senate Policies
• Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures