As the central graduate academic administrative unit at the University of New Mexico, Graduate Studies (GS) promotes the success of graduate students and graduate programs by providing broad oversight of program quality, managing academic policies, and administering financial support in the form of assistantships, fellowships, scholarships, grants and awards. GS collaborates with UNM administrator
s, faculty, graduate students, and staff to promote the completion of degrees, to encourage best practices in graduate education, to diversify access to graduate education, and to reward graduate students and graduate faculty who set examples of excellence. GS also provides administrative and financial support for the Graduate Resource Center (GRC), the Project for the New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC), and the Teaching Assistant Resource Center (TARC). GS provides guidance for progress toward your degree, submission of theses and dissertations, and graduation requirements. GS processes and manages graduate assistantship contracts, reviews programs of studies and applications for candidacy, and maintains graduate students’ academic records. GS does not process graduate applications but it works collaboratively with Enrollment Management (which includes Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Registrar) and with departments during the admission process. GS also collaborates with Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) to manage health care insurance for graduate students. GS holds monthly meetings with graduate advisers from all graduate programs and departments to share information and ideas, streamline processes and procedures, and keep the UNM graduate community informed about deadlines for scholarships and fellowships. We also coordinate with our graduate student organizations—the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) and others—to ensure that graduate students have a voice in the services we provide to programs and students. If you have concerns or questions, you may bring them directly to Graduate Studies or work with your advisor, your department, and/or your student organizations to bring them to our attention. While your department’s graduate advisor is your frontline resource, GS staff members are eager to assist you.
