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Disclaimer
Program Handbooks
UNLV Degrees Directory
Inquiries
The Graduate Catalog is the official repository of graduate program admissions and degree requirements, graduate program handbooks, and major Graduate College student policies and procedures. The Graduate Catalog is updated annually and the new Graduate Catalog is published each summer for the following academic year.
This Graduate Catalog is divided into two broad sections: the Graduate Student Handbook (this publication), and the Academic Catalog. The policy, process, and information section of the annual Graduate Catalog is known as the Graduate Student Handbook and this provides clear, consistent information and guidance to prospective and current students, graduate faculty, graduate coordinators, and UNLV staff who work in graduate education. The remainder of the Catalog is the Academic Catalog which is divided up by college/school, department, and programs. These sections provide the official approved application, program, and completion requirements for all graduate programs and certificates.
The UNLV Graduate Catalog provides important information to the entire UNLV campus community pertaining to graduate level programs, students, policies, and procedures.
- Prospective graduate students are subject to the admissions requirements of the Catalog that is active during the admissions season.
- Admitted graduate students are subject to the program and degree requirements in the Catalog that is active during their first semester. Students, with approval of their department, may switch to the program and degree requirements in any Catalog in effect from admission until the term of graduation. Students must meet all degree requirements of a single Graduate Catalog.
- All students are subject to both the Student Handbook and Academic Requirements sections of this Catalog, as well as their Program Handbook (found on the UNLV Degrees Directory), UNLV Student Conduct Code, Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Code, and all other established campus policies. Students are also expected to abide by all local, state, and federal laws, as well as professional standards and conduct codes of the student’s discipline of study.
- It is expected that all of our graduate students (non-degree-seeking, degree-seeking, and certificate-seeking) refer to the Graduate Catalog as the source of information for program requirements.
- The UNLV Graduate College should be considered a resource for colleges, schools, and departments to ensure accurate mentorship and advisement of graduate students and to comply with all approved degree program requirements.
Nothing in the Graduate Catalog or this Graduate Student Handbook supersedes the Graduate College bylaws, UNLV bylaws, Student Conduct Code, or NSHE Handbook, or the rule of law. Departments/schools may create more stringent policies than the Graduate College. These should be driven by a best practice in the field and a conscious strategy to: ensure graduate student success, improve enrollment management, align graduate student experiences for post-graduate career success, and/or reflect professional standards and accreditation requirements.
If you have questions about a Graduate College policy, process, or procedure in this Graduate Student Handbook, or about a program requirement in this Graduate Catalog, please contact a dean in the Graduate College for clarification and verification. We are committed to providing clear, accurate, and up-to-date information, and transparency of expectations, policies, and processes in support of our mission to assist graduate students, faculty, and staff. Our goal is to provide support for students, faculty, and staff to excel as scholars, learners, educators, mentors, curriculum developers, program coordinators, researchers, and leaders on campus, in the community, and in your fields.
Disclaimer
The UNLV Graduate Student Handbook content is current as of January 2021 and contains currently anticipated programs, courses and requirements, but these are subject to modification at any time to accommodate changes in university resources or educational plans. The Handbook does not constitute a contractual commitment that the university will offer all the courses or programs described. The university reserves the right, for financial, curricular, programmatic, health, or other reasons as it deems necessary and appropriate in its discretion, to: (1) eliminate, cancel, reduce, modify, or phase out courses, programs and requirements; (2) change the mode of instruction; (3) limit enrollments in specific programs and courses; (4) change fees during the student’s period of study; and/or (5) dismiss or require a student to withdraw from a course, program, or the institution for cause.
Supplemental Resources
Program Handbooks
Each graduate program has a handbook to help guide students through their respective programs. Handbooks are optional for certificate programs. The program handbook typically contains more detailed information regarding program guidelines at the department/school level. It also may provide sample plans of study. Program handbooks are made available on the UNLV Degrees Directory. Students are responsible for understanding and following the policies and procedures delineated in program handbooks and the UNLV Graduate Catalog, as well as the NSHE Code, UNLV Bylaws, and the UNLV Student Conduct Code. Nothing in program handbooks supersedes requirements in this Graduate Catalog. Handbook questions should be directed to your graduate coordinator; questions about policies and the Graduate Catalog may be directed to the Graduate College. Departments should archive each year’s Program Handbook for historical record.
UNLV Degrees Directory
The UNLV Degrees Directory is a resource for exploring individual degrees or programs and accessing learning objectives, program handbooks, graduate coordinator information, plan of study forms, and more. Additional information is provided by the departments/units regarding program descriptions, research areas, and services. It is important to note that all information contained in the UNLV Degrees Directory is subject to change and students should refer to the Graduate Catalog as the primary source of information regarding program requirements.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be addressed to GradCollege@unlv.edu or 702-895-0446. Our address is: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Graduate College, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89119. For more information, please visit the UNLV website or Graduate College website.
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