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• Suggested semester-by-semester plan of study
  
  
• Graduate Manual
  
  
• Checklist for M.S. in Sociology en route to Ph.D.
  
  
• Dates and deadlines this semester
  
  
• Course rotation revised 3/08
  
  
• Frequently asked questions . . . and answers, too 
  
  
• Graduate student professional travel 
  
  
• Establishing North Carolina Residency
  SEE CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.6 (10/04)
  
  
• TA funding system and Graduate Student Support Plan (5/3/07)
  
  
• Useful Forms 
  • Annual Review of Doctoral Students Form (.pdf file)
  • Diagnostic Review Form (first-year students only)
  • Extension of Incomplete Grade Form ( .pdf file)
  • Graduate Student Committee Change Form
  • Master's Student TA Evaluation Form
  • Plans of Work regulations
    • Master's Plan of Work Form ( .pdf file) (.doc file)
    • Doctoral Plan of Work Form ( .pdf file) (.doc file)
  • Propose Soc 591 or 791 Special Topics Course (for faculty)
  • Request to Schedule Oral Exam
    • Master's Request (.pdf file) (.doc file)
    • Doctoral Request (.pdf file) (.doc file)
• Special Topics /  Dissertation Hours Form
• TA-Visiting Instructor Syllabus Review and Classroom Observation Form
• Teaching Mentorship Form
• Patent Agreement Form
  
  
• Preliminary examinations
• Preliminary examination preparation checklist
• Computer use and lunch break 
  
• Non-academic careers
• Suggestions from Larry Solomon, 1990 graduate, now at US General Accounting Office
  
• The job search
• General suggestions
• Suggestions for students seeking a teaching-oriented position
• Suggestions for students seeking a non-academic position
  
• Useful links
• Tomorrow's Professor listserv (with archive)
• NCSU Graduate Catalog