Office of Graduate Studies
Welcome
The Office of Graduate Studies is committed to the continuous improvement of quality graduate education, instruction and training, and public service projects in support of The University of West Florida mission.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spring 2010 Graduate Student Orientation - Visit our new graduate student orientation website at http://uwf.edu/graduate/gradstudentorientation.shtml.
Free GRE Strategy Workshop:
Free 90-minute GRE Strategy Workshops - UWF Continuing Education has partnered with Educational Testing Consultants to provide face-to-face test preparation courses for the GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT. While the actual GRE preparation course begins on February 2, free 90-minute GRE Strategy Workshops will be offered in November and January.
Workshop attendees will learn proven strategies for attacking the GRE from experienced instructors – many of whom have written questions for the exam. Those who attend the Strategy Workshop and subsequently enroll in the test prep course beginning on February 2 may be eligible for a $150 discount.
Strategy sessions will be held from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM on:
- Thursday, November 5, Combs Campus FWB
- Thursday, November 12, Combs Campus FWB
- Thursday, November 19, Pensacola Campus – Building 11
- Thursday, January 28, Pensacola Campus – Building 11, room 223
Spring 2010 Thesis/Dissertation Workshops:
Thursday, January 14, 2010, Building 77, room 121 from 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Friday, January 15, 2010, Building 77, room 121 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Please email Helen Richards or call (473-7717) to RSVP for the date/time you prefer at least 24 hours before the scheduled workshop.
New Outstanding Master's Thesis Award:
In order to recognize outstanding thesis research and to encourage more students to conduct thesis research, the Graduate Council has established a new award: Outstanding Master's Thesis. We are pleased to announce the inaugural call for applications for this award. You may go to the Outstanding Master's Thesis website to view the submission guidelines for the award. Eligible theses must have been officially completed (i.e. submitted to the library for binding) in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, and Summer 2009. For the application packet to be complete the department should submit to Ms. Eileen Saunders (esaunders@uwf.edu) all required documents in one electronic file by February 15, 2010. Please notify your Master's graduates so that they are aware of this opportunity.
The MAT Practice Test:
The MAT New Official Practice Test is now available online - If your academic department accepts the MAT and you plan to take the MAT for graduate admission, you may go to Miller Analogies.com to take the new MAT practice test. The practice test uses retired items from the actual MAT, offers the option to take it under timed conditions, provides explanations for the answers, and provides an easy-to-read Diagnostic Report that includes interpretive information.
Accepting New Graduate Admission Test:
UWF is now accepting the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) for Graduate Admissions into most graduate programs - The MAT has been used as a graduate school admission test for more than 70 years in university programs throughout the United States. The MAT has been found to be a valid predictor of success in graduate programs and serves as a great alternative to taking the GRE. The MAT is perceived as less intimidating for candidates returning to school from the workplace and, in comparison to other graduate admission tests, it is lower in cost. It is a high-level, mental ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies. The MAT currently consists of 120 partial analogy items that are to be completed in 60 minutes. The UWF Testing Center is now administering the MAT for a cost of $75. For more information, contact the Office of Graduate Studies or your academic department.
Graduate Student Grant Opportunity:
Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants - The Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee (SCAC) has announced the competition for graduate student scholarly and creative activity grants for the Spring 2010 semester. Graduate students in good standing may submit applications for independent projects, conference travel or research required for degree completion. Grants of up to $1,000 may be given. Guidelines and application forms are available at http://research.uwf.edu/internal/funding/internal-gradstudents.cfm. The application deadline is February 12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Proposals received after the deadline will be ineligible to compete for an award. If your project requires human or animal participants, approval is required by the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Research Participants or by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) before funds are distributed. For more information, contact Research and Sponsored Programs at 850-857-6378, e-mail scac@uwf.edu or visit SCAC, Building 11, Room 110.
Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Awards Forums:
Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Forums - Research and Sponsored Programs will hold the following one-hour forums to provide graduate students with suggestions, hints, and pointers to better prepare their proposals for submission to the Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee for funding up to $1,000.
WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2010, from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M.
or
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M.
WHERE: Pace Library, Conference Room 116
R.S.V.P. BY: Monday, January 25, 2010 or Monday, February 1, 2010 to
Cheryl Allen
850-857-6378
callen1@uwf.edu or
scac@uwf.edu
Graduate Student News:
UWF Graduate Students Making Headlines!
UWF graduate student alumna, Amanda Lagergren, won the coveted award of Escambia County Teacher of the Year. Amanda graduated from UWF with her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction/Elementary Comprehensive in the Summer of 2007.
Click here to read about UWF alumna, Shayla Simmons and how she made UWF history.
APA Writing Style Class:
The Office of Graduate Studies and the College of Professional Studies are Offering an APA Writing Style Course Online this Spring! The Office of Graduate Studies and the College of Professional Studies will offer an APA writing style course. The self-paced course will be offered online. This easily accessible, self-paced, cost efficient course is useful to any UWF graduate student who is required to submit work in APA style. The course will prepare all graduate students to follow the basic APA guidelines when writing papers. The APA Manual, 5th edition, is still necessary during the writing process to address more complicated APA issues. Course materials (APA Style Manual 5th edition) may be purchased from the UWF Bookstore. For express enrollment visit the UWF Division of Continuing Education at ContinuingEd.uwf.edu or call (850) 474-2914 for more information.
*Doctoral students may contact the Ed.D. Program Office at lburnette@uwf.edu or (850) 474-2768 if they have questions about the APA Seminar requirement for their degree.