SCHOOL of INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

American University · Washington, D.C.

GRADUATE ADVISING

The SIS Graduate Student Information Center

• Academic Probation
• Campus Resources for Students
• Comprehensive Examinations
• Engaging the Academic Community--Information about Conferences, Publications, and Professional Memberships
• Forms
• Grading: Types, meanings, calculating your GPA, Academic Standing
• Graduating: applying to graduate, meeting requirements, diplomas, Commencement Ceremony information
• Language Requirement
• Master's Theses: proposal, preparation, approval and submission
• Program/Degree Requirements/Advising Worksheets
• Registration: Fall/Spring registration, Summer registration, registering for an internship, registering for an independent study/SRP, stops, audits
• Student Status: Remaining in active status, school and university requirements, certification of full-time or half-time status