Faculty Forms and Resources
Find forms that your students will need during their graduate career, as well as forms you can use for Graduate Council requests and graduate assistantships.
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is responsible for formulating, reviewing, disseminating, and monitoring the implementation of policies and procedures concerning graduate education at NDSU.
At the February 7, 2023 meeting, Council approved requiring an enrollment minimum of 6 credits to hold a fall/spring graduate assistantship (unless a student is graduating). This graduate assistant policy change will go into effect beginning fall 2024 (and will appear in the 2024/2025 Catalog).
The policy change is part of the 2023 Report of the NDSU Graduate Council report on the 2022 Tuition Waiver Working Group Recommendations and Proposals, found here.
Recruitment Toolkit
We’ve created a guide for developing a graduate recruitment plan, to help you identify, engage, and convert top graduate prospects.
Admission and Hiring Deadlines
Fall Entry
June 1 | Last day to admit international students |
July 1 |
Last day to process contracts for graduate assistants - domestic and international Last day to admit funded domestic students |
First Monday after summer semester ends |
Earliest start date for graduate assistants |
September (census day) |
Last day to admit non-funded domestic students |
Spring Entry
November 1 |
Last day to admit international students |
November 15 |
Last day to process contracts for graduate assistants - domestic and international Last day to admit funded domestic students |
First Monday after fall semester ends | Earliest start date for graduate assistants |
February (census day) |
Last day to admit non-funded domestic students |
Summer Entry
Summer Entry | |
April 1 | Last day to admit international students |
April 15 |
Last day to process contracts for graduate assistants - domestic and international Last day to admit funded domestic students |
First Monday after spring semester ends | Earliest start date for graduate assistants |