Information for Current Ph.D. Students

General

• Qualifying exam
• General exams
• Setting up your doctoral supervisory committee
• Final exam, dissertation submittal
• Language Requirement, outside classwork
• Going on leave

Rules and Policies

• Building security, housekeeping, maintenance
• Satisfactory progress information
• Safety
• Student Counseling Center
• School of Drama Policies
• Student Health Insurance (for students without an assistantship)

Outside Resources - Conference and job announcements

• Conference and publication opportunities (Center for Performance Studies)
• UW Career Center, which has a calendar of events, Letters of Recommendation Service, etc.
• Simpson Center for the Humanities sponsors lectures, conferences and other programs in the humanities. They sponsor programs designed to assist graduate students in their research and professional development. Students from a range of departments within the humanities and social sciences are eligible for support.

Financial Information - Employment, Travel Funding, Aid, Tuition

• Payroll and forms page
• Graduate School Executive Order 28
• Health Insurance (GAIP - for grad student with assistantships)
• Job Descriptions
• Office of Student Financial Aid - for graduate students
• School of Drama Policy Memo on appointments (PDF file)
• Travel funding procedure and application form
• Tuition rates
• Union contract

Important Information for Incoming Students

• Washington State Residency.
• Register to vote
• Car licensing & Driver's license/Washington state ID: Info on how, where and when you can get your car and driver's license, or Washington State ID.

Miscellaneous Information

• Drama grad student listservs
• School of Drama Faculty/Staff Directory