Graduate Handbook

This handbook was developed as an informal guide for the convenience of our graduate students. Formally approved policies for the program can be found in UCR’s General Catalog.

• Handbook

Degree Timelines

These timelines help students visualize a path-to-degree for both the Ph.D. and the “incidental master’s” (for students entering without an M.A.). They also appear in the Handbook.

• M.A. Degree
• Ph.D. Degree

Forms

Frequently requested from the Graduate Affairs Assistant:

• GSA Travel Grant Application and related forms.
• General Petitions & Forms: For late enrollment adjustments, transfer or waive units or course work; extend the time limit for the removal of Incomplete grades, etc. Many petitions are now submitted online via R’Grad (click on the R’Grad icon in your R’Web menu).
• Form 291: Petition for Directed Studies Reading List. This form is used for exam preparation and units are not attributable toward course work for a degree.
• Form 292: Concurrent Analysis. Used for bundling an upper-division undergraduate course with 2 additional units to meet graduate-level requirements.
• Form 293: Research Topics in Comparative Literature & Foreign Languages.
• CPLT Required Course Chart
• Graduate Division FAQ
• CPLT Department Qualifying Exam Procedures

For additional forms not listed, please visit Graduate Division Petitions & Forms