Graduate Examination Guidelines
Request to Employ Student for Graduate Assistantships
Please note: The awarding of graduate assistantships to programs is currently in process. Students may contact the appropriate Graduate Program for information.
General Regulations for the Appointment of Graduate Assistants
Oregon Lottery Scholarship Application Form - Word Version (2022-2023)
Oregon Lottery Scholarship Application Form - PDF Version (2022-2023)
Split-Level Course Request Form
Summary of Proposed Catalog Changes Form
Thesis and Project Library Submission Requirements - Link to Hannon Library Web Page
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) - Home Page
The following SOU graduate programs are currently eligible for the WRGP:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Environmental Education
Outdoor and Expedition Leadership
Graduate Faculty Information
In order to have a qualified faculty member or professional approved as graduate faculty, please submit their signed graduate faculty nomination, CV, and other information through this form. See below for the respective forms and descriptions for graduate faculty types.
Please note: forms must be signed by both the progam chair/coordinator and division director before submitting.
Composition of the Graduate Faculty
The president, provost, and associate provost are sui generis members of the graduate faculty. Qualified faculty and professionals are eligible for nomination to the graduate faculty by the program chair or coordinator, with final approval by the director of Graduate Studies, and may serve indefinitely in the capacity of Graduate Faculty, or for five years in the capacity Associate Graduate Faculty or Adjunct Graduate Faculty.
Graduate Faculty Nomination Form
All full-time faculty with the academic rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or senior instructor I or senior instructor II who have a terminal degree or equivalent in their discipline and have demonstrated a continuing commitment to scholarship and professional growth are eligible for appointment to the graduate faculty. A Graduate Faculty member may teach a range of graduate classes in the graduate program and may serve as either a chair or a committee member of a thesis or other graduate committee.
Associate Graduate Faculty Nomination Form
Part-time faculty, and regular faculty who are not appointed as graduate faculty, may be nominated to serve as Associate Graduate Faculty. Associate Graduate Faculty members may teach specific graduate classes and may serve as members of a thesis or graduate committee, but they may not chair a thesis or graduate committee. Associate Graduate Faculty appointments are for five years and are renewable.
Adjunct Graduate Faculty Nomination Form
Professional and other subject matter experts who are not members of the faculty and are drawn from the community or a regional educational, industrial, or governmental institution to temporarily assist an academic program in meeting its teaching needs may be named members of the Adjunct Graduate Faculty. They may serve as guest lecturers or instructors in graduate classes or as thesis or graduate committee members, but they may not chair a thesis or graduate committee. Adjunct Graduate Faculty appointments are for five years and are renewable.
