{"id":52726,"date":"2020-10-16T18:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/graduate-education\/?page_id=52726"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:22:15","slug":"academic-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/graduate-education\/academic-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
On this page, you can explore files, policies, forms, and resources related to your academic career at the University.<\/p>\n
A great starting point is the Graduate Studies Bulletin<\/a>, which provides an in-depth overview of how the University is structured, programs, graduate policies, and more. We\u2019ve highlighted some of the information in the bulletin across our website, but the full bulletin can be a great reference document for your academic career.<\/p>\n Explore the Graduate Studies Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On this page, you can explore files, policies, forms, and resources related to your academic career at the University. A great starting point is the Graduate Studies Bulletin, which provides…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52726","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"Tools to help you succeed in your academic career","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":55866,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"calendars","css_class":"mb-0","title":"Academic calendars by school<\/h2>","description":"Links to each of the individual school's academic calendars are below for your reference.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium","columns":"3","cards":[{"card_title":"
School of Arts and Sciences & Hajim School of Engineering<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/gradstudies\/events\/index.html","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Eastman School of Music<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/registrar\/policy\/01-00\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
School of Medicine and Dentistry<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/education\/graduate\/current-students\/academic-calendar.aspx","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
School of Nursing<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.son.rochester.edu\/current-students\/academic-calendar.html","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Simon Business School<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/simon.rochester.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendars","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"
Warner School of Education<\/h5>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/students\/acalendar","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"learn how to apply","title":"
Graduate Application Process<\/h2>","content":"Explore our University Admissions page for additional information and helpful resources for our prospective students.","call_to_action":{"title":"Learn more","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/admissions\/","target":""},"bg_color":"#00205b"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"
PhD calendars and resources<\/h2>","content":"PhD students can reference a PhD academic calendar<\/a> and schedule based on their dissertation dates. You can also review full guidance on the PhD completion process<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIn addition, our PhD Student Resources page<\/a> has more specific policies and details relevant to our PhD community.\r\n\r\nExplore PhD resources<\/a>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text","anchor":"","css_class":"mt-0 mb-0 pt-0 pb-0","leadin":"","title":"Policies overview","subtitle":"Policies concerning graduate students","description":"There are a variety of policies and regulations that will impact you during your time at URochester. We've compiled documentation with full details catered for graduate students specifically.\r\n\r\nGraduate studies policies and regulations<\/a>","call_to_action":"","image":54146,"video":"","layout":"layout_left","background_color":"#f4f4f4"},{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"get more details","title":"
Postdoctoral appointees<\/h2>","content":"Explore our Postdoctoral Appointees page for additional information and helpful resources for our postdoc student community specifically.","call_to_action":{"title":"Learn more","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/graduate-education\/postdoctoral-appointees\/","target":""},"bg_color":"#00205b"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"
Dissertation and PhD outcomes<\/h2>","content":"All PhD programs require a Dissertation and oral defense. Other graduate programs may require Dissertation or final written projects as well.\r\n
Resources & Documentation<\/h3>\r\nStudents in non-PhD programs are encouraged to work with their specific school or department to understand their program requirements.\r\n\r\nPhD students can reference our PhD Completion Process page<\/a> and our Dissertation Manual page<\/a> for help on formatting their dissertation and more information on thesis defense procedures.\r\n\r\nOther students can also reference our Graduate Learning Outcomes Document<\/a> for more helpful information.\r\n
Contests to present your research<\/h3>\r\nWe oversee several competitions where you can win prizes and get relevant experience showcasing your research.\r\n
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On-campus resources<\/h2>","content":"There are a variety of places and support resources on campus to help you achieve your academic goals. Links to a few popular resources are below.\r\n
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