Graduate College Academics Handbook & Policies

Handbook & Policies

2024-2025 Graduate College Handbook

The Graduate College Handbook is available as a pdf. 
You can bookmark it or refer to it using this link: https://go.grad.illinois.edu/handbook.

2024-2025 Graduate College Handbook (PDF)
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  • Program Tuition Waiver Designation charts are included in the handbook and posted online.
  • Cost Recovery and Self-Supporting Program Designations are posted on this webpage.
  • See the handbook archives for previous academic years.   
  • For your convenience, we provide some tips for navigating the content in web browsers and Adobe acrobat.

Other Policies and Laws that Affect Graduate Students