If you are planning on beginning your graduate studies at Wright State in the next year, welcome to the Wright State family! You are joining us at an exciting time. As we change our calendar over from quarters to semesters, we will make sure that every student has the information they need to successfully complete their chosen program.

Once you arrive and begin your studies at Wright State, you will sit down with a faculty advisor, program director, or department chair in your graduate program and develop a short document called a Program of Study. This one-page document lays out the path you will follow in your graduate studies here at Wright State, and spells out the classes you need to take and requirements you need to fulfill to successfully graduate.

If your graduate program is a short one, such that you will be completing your studies and graduating by the Summer of 2012, then you will be unaffected by the transition to semesters, and don't need to do anything special or different—just follow the instructions that your graduate program gives you.

If your graduate program will last into the Fall of 2012 or beyond, then your Program of Study will have both quarter-based courses and semester-based courses in it. This is not a problem, but your faculty advisor or program director will need to be careful that your Program of Study covers all of the necessary requirements for you to successfully complete your graduate degree.

When you meet with your advisor or program director about your Program of Study, be sure to ask about the transition to semesters, and make sure that you understand your Program of Study. Once your advisor or program director has signed off on your Program of Study, you will need to keep a copy for yourself, make sure your graduate program or department has a copy, and send a copy to the Graduate School, Student Union E344.