The
Graduate School of the University of North Dakota
offers programs leading to master's and doctoral
degrees through graduate work in many departments
of the university. The courses, seminars, research
and independent study are offered by the respective
departments. The direction of work for inclusion
in thesis and dissertations to be submitted in partial
fulfillment of the degree requirements is supervised
by the Graduate Faculty of the university. The Graduate
Faculty is composed of members elected to it from
the regular departmental faculty.
Application for admission to graduate study in one
of the medical sciences should be submitted directly
to the Graduate School on forms obtainable from
that office. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate
degree prior to registering with the Graduate School,
but an application for admission may be submitted
and approved prior to actual receipt of the degree.
A student who holds a baccalaureate degree and who
has successfully completed the second-year program
in medicine may obtain a leave of absence from the
School of Medicine in order to pursue a graduate
program. Such students must apply for admission
to the Graduate School in the usual manner. (Courses
used to meet degree requirements in the School of
Medicine are not necessarily transferable toward
a graduate degree program.)
The
Graduate School is the arm of the university most
responsible for development and support of the research
program of the university. In the School of Medicine,
the majority of research results from a cooperative
effort between the graduate faculty and graduate
students pursuing degrees within the departments.
Completion of a research project of appropriate
scope is the major requirement for obtaining a degree
in the basic medical science departments. The research
programs are financed by departmental funds, by
research grants obtained by individual faculty members,
from extramural and intramural sources and by funds
made available for the support of graduate students
by the university.
