The forms required for Master’s capstone reporting have been consolidated into a single DocuSign form to simplify reporting.
The new Master’s Capstone Report for Comprehensive Exam, Portfolio Presentation, Study Report and Project can be found on the Graduate School’s Forms page. The new form replaces the Exam Report for Comprehensive, Portfolio Presentation, and Study Report for Master’s Students.
Thesis students will continue to submit the Final Defense Report.
If you have questions, please contact Sandra Krause, Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs, skrause1@uncc.edu.
Information on graduation clearance is available from the Graduate School.
Questions about thesis and dissertation forms may be sent to gradschoolforms@uncc.edu.
Questions regarding these organizational changes may be sent to Sandra Krause, skrause1@uncc.edu.
To provide accommodations during the spring 2021 semester, UNC Charlotte has expanded its withdrawal practices to allow students to withdraw with extenuating circumstances (WE) if they have personal issues that have negatively impacted their studies as a result of COVID-19. Graduate students should submit their withdrawal request directly to the Graduate School using the Graduate Academic Petition rather than through the Dean of Students portal. For more information on withdrawals, please visit the Graduate School website.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following statistics for fall 2020 graduation:
Doctoral Students – 52
Master’s Students – 495
Graduate Certificate Students – 262
Congratulations to our hard working faculty and staff for moving the class through during these difficult times.
Final graduation clearance begins on Wednesday, January 6. In order to be cleared for graduation students must have satisfied all degree requirements. All milestone forms and petitions must be received by the end of the day Tuesday, January 5th in order for degrees to be awarded.
Advisor assignments in Banner must be manually updated for accurate information to appear in DegreeWorks. If the advisor appearing in DegreeWorks is not accurate, please make corrections on the Academic Affairs Advisor Assignments page.
For questions, please contact Michelle Hypki (mlhypki@uncc.edu) in the Graduate School.
The Graduate School will be transitioning Master’s forms to DocuSign during the first week of December to align with the Doctoral form procedure. DocuSign, a University-supported digital system, allows for the secure collection of signatures and proper electronic routing. These forms can be accessed on the Graduate School Forms website.
Scanned paper forms will still be accepted throughout the Spring 2021 semester.
Important: To ensure proper routing, please use the Graduate School’s form series and NOT a form previously developed by an academic unit or others. In addition, DocuSign recognizes only the UNC Charlotte NinerNet username email address and NOT an alias email address (use format: jdoe@uncc.edu, NOT jane.doe@uncc.edu).
Please refer to the university’s FAQ website for more information about DocuSign.
From the Center for Teaching and Learning: The two biggest learning challenges our students face this fall are managing their course workload and communicating with instructors about their courses. Here are some quick and easy ways to help you address these concerns with your students:
Managing Course Workload
Communication
The latest graduate student exit surveys have been updated on GPDNet under Assessments. The results are published by college along with 2019 results for comparison.
Graduate students are asked to complete the exit survey prior to completing their application to graduate.
To provide accommodations during the fall 2020 semester, UNC Charlotte has expanded its withdrawal practices to allow students to withdraw with extenuating circumstances (WE) if they have personal issues that have negatively impacted their studies as a result of COVID-19. Course withdrawals for this reason will not count against any institutional limits. Withdrawals prior to the deadline of November 3 are automatically converted to a WE. No additional documentation will be necessary. After November 3, students must submit a Graduate Academic Petition to the Graduate School. Please note that graduate students are not held to a withdrawal cap.
The Graduate School is happy to announce the end of yet another paper-based system. Also known as the Doctoral Form Series, all Exam Reports, Committee Appointment, Proposal/Final Defense, ETD and Embargo forms will be transitioning to DocuSign, effective October 14. DocuSign, a University-supported digital system, allows for the secure collection of signatures and proper electronic routing. These forms can be accessed on the Graduate School Forms website. Scanned paper forms will still be accepted throughout the Spring 2021 semester however.
Important: In order to ensure proper routing, please make sure to only use the Graduate School’s Form Series and NOT a Form previously developed by an academic unit or otherwise. In addition, DocuSign’s routing system only recognizes UNC Charlotte NinerNet username email addresses and NOT alias email addresses (use format: jdoe@uncc.edu, NOT jane.doe@uncc.edu).
Please refer to the university’s FAQ website for more information about DocuSign.
Faculty may nominate students for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award through Oct. 15, 2019.
The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award is a part of the Graduate School’s focus on enhancing research skills. For more information, please visit the Center for Graduate Life’s Research Skills website.
Nomination information, fields of competition and more is available from the Graduate School.
If you have questions, please contact Julie Green, jhgreen@uncc.edu, Master’s Thesis Student Services and Fellowship Specialist.
The ISSO has fielded several inquiries related to the Chancellor’s recent announcement and its impact on international student enrollment. They offer some clarifications as follows:
Per Tarek Elshayeb, ISSO Director, “Based on our standing interpretation of the Fall 2020 SEVP-issued immigration guidance, newly admitted international students (excluding transfers and change of education level) who entered the U.S. before the Chancellor’s September 22nd announcement, and who meet both requirements below, remain in valid F-1 status.”
The requirements are:
“As long as these students meet the criteria above, their immigration status will not be adversely affected if their courses classified as either “in-person” or “hybrid” remain fully online from October 1st to December 23rd in light of UNC Charlotte’s September 22nd announcement, adds Elshayeb. “These students will be able to fulfill the U.S. government’s Fall 2020 COVID-19 enrollment requirements and maintain their F-1 status.”
Additional questions can be sent to ISSO or found on their FAQs.
Recognizing students may need additional time to make payment arrangements for the Fall term, the University has extended the payment deadline to September 1. Students can view their eBill in my.uncc.edu. A Payment Plan can be set up to split the amounts into 4 installments. Additional information and FAQs can be found at NinerCentral.
The Graduate School is working with IT Services to provide a secure, digital solution for collecting signatures and routing the forms required when a graduate student has completed a milestone.
Forms will be revised to create a better user experience and streamline the process. In the meantime, please continue using existing forms on the Graduate School Forms website. Updates will be shared as revisions are completed.
Two online mentoring sessions set for August are already full.
Additional sessions have been scheduled for October 1 & 2 (9:30 – 12:30 each day) and January 13 & 14 (9:30 – 12:30 each day).
We have started summer graduation pre-clearance. Please review DegreeWorks to ensure your summer graduates have satisfied all degree requirements.
Resources for planning for the Fall 2020 reopening are available on the Office of the Provost website. This includes new information about faculty training and classroom technology upgrades, as well as FAQs related to course delivery.
