GPA/GPC Resources

Table of Contents:

Communication | Deadlines | Policies | Graduate School Memos | Admissions | Training: Webinars | Diversity Recruitment & Resources | Surveys, Statistics & Reports | Ethics & Rights | Other UW Resources | Academic Affairs & Planning | Fellowships, Assistantships & Awards | Mentoring | Teaching & Learning

Communication

• GEMS Blog for GPAs
• Graduate Advisor Guide
• Graduate and Professional Advisors Association (GPAA)
• GPAA mentor program
• GPAA listserv (subscribe/unsubscribe)
• Admissions Review Working Group — online admissions review | student

Deadlines

• Fellowships and awards
• Process dates and deadlines, including leave requests, master’s requests, probation letters, and so on.

Policies

• Doctoral
• Master’s
• General
• Graduate School representative role and eligibility

Graduate School Memos

• All memoranda
• Academic grievance procedure
• Memo 16: Academic Performance & Progress
• English language proficiency requirements for TAs
• On-leave status to maintain graduate status
• Supervisory committees for graduate students

Admissions

• AACRAO accreditation site to verify a U.S. institution’s accreditation per requirements
• World Higher Education Database to verify the accreditation of institutions worldwide.
• Admissions checklist for GPAs
• Admissions review manager — user tips for faculty reviewers
• Best practices for early admissions (international students)
• Converting an international GPA to a 4.0 U.S. grading scale
• International Grade Conversion Scales
• Creating an Admission Application in MyGrad
• Graduate admissions best practices
• April 2021 Guidance on Letters of Recommendation
• UW I-20 Request and Funding for International Applicants

Training: Webinars

• MyGrad Program Online Admissions Review Training Webinar (requires UW NetID login)
• My Grad Admissions Review Tools (PDF)
• Bridging the Enrollment Gap for New Students (Application Status Page: Next Steps for Enrollment) Presentation – updated May 2016
  • Watch the webinar video >
• Graduation Training for Graduate Advisors — May 2018
  • Watch the webinar video >
• MGP Basic Training (Student Services)
• MyGrad Program admissions profile webinar — setting up a denial email
• Special Webinar: Enrollment Confirmation System (ECS)
  • Watch the webinar video >
• Special Webinar: International Student Employment and Degree Level Changes
  • Watch the webinar video >

Diversity Recruitment & Resources

• GO-MAP
• GO-MAP Prospective Student Days
• GO-MAP recruitment and retention guide

Surveys, Statistics & Reports

• Admissions — decline offer survey
• Admissions — accept offer survey
• Exit survey — master’s, practice doctorate and educational specialist
• Exit survey — Ph.D. and Ed.D.
• Graduate education at the UW — reports on admissions, enrollment and financial support
• Graduate education data sources

Ethics & Rights

• Council of Graduate Schools resolution regarding graduate scholars, fellows, trainees and assistants
• Family and Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Human subjects and animal care approval
• Scholarly integrity
• UW CISO Online training for best practices around passwords, malware, social security numbers, and more

Other UW Resources

• Career Center
• Counseling Center
• Disability Services
• Safe Campus
• Veterans benefits
• Q Center

Academic Affairs & Planning

• Academic program review
• Calendar of upcoming reviews
• Creating/modifying programs

Fellowships, Assistantships & Awards

• Administering assistantships
• Administering fellowships
• Graduate student travel awards
• Other funding sources
• Questions and answers
• TA/RA salary schedules
• Top Scholar Awards
• Tuition rates
• UW policies for fellowships and assistantships

Mentoring

• Mentor Memos
• Mentoring — a guide for faculty

Teaching & Learning

• Center for Teaching and Learning