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IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FALL 2008 Deadlines
November 25 , 2008 - Thesis & Dissertaton Deadline
Thesis & Dissertation Deadline (students must submit final drafts of their work, all signature pages, and copies of binding fee receipts to the Graduate School office by this date). EARLY SUBMISSIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND WELCOMED! Click here for helpful hints.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNIVERSITY NEWS REPORTS THAT VSU WILL CHANGE ITS FEE PAYMENT PROCESS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008!
"Valdosta State University will no longer accept credit card payments for tuition and fees over the phone or in person effective July 1, 2008.
The policy change stems from a recommendation by the University System Board of Regents regarding costs savings. Beginning with the new fiscal year, VSU will outsource the online tuition/fee payment process to TouchNet’s PayPath Tuition Payment Service, a for-profit company that charges the payer, not the institution, an administrative/technology fee for using the service, while returning the tuition to the institution in full.
According to TouchNet, its tuition payment service connects to the campus student information system in real-time to update student accounts. It is structured to ensure institutions remain compliant with card association rules and regulations, and protects the institution’s ability to offer lower-cost payment alternatives.
To compensate for the additional cost, VSU will implement Webcheck as an alternative to credit card payments. Students/parents can utilize this online option, which withdraws funds directly from a personal bank account. After the change takes effect, Visa will no longer be accepted; alternately, American Express will become an accepted card.
Call the VSU Bursary at (229) 333-5725 for more information. "GRADUATE STUDENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES
All students accepted to VSU receive an e-mail account through the university. It is the student’s responsibility to access this account frequently as his/her graduate program and the Graduate School will send important information to that e-mail address. Indeed, the Graduate School will use graduate students’ university-given e-mail address as the official site of notifications to them. For more information regarding university e-mail accounts and addresses, please visit http://www.valdosta.edu/helpdesk/guides/blazenet/findpass/ for more information.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SCHOLARLY CONDUCT
VSU expects all students to meet high standards of academic conduct, and this is particularly true of graduate students. Graduate students have been through the experience of completing undergraduate degree programs, and they should be familiar with the expected standards of conduct within academe. Some of the key principles relating to these standards are found in the Thesis and Dissertation Guide at http://www.valdosta.edu/gradschool.
Students may also consult individual program standards and the following Academic Affairs web site:
http://www.valdosta.edu/academic/AcademicHonestyatVSU.shtml
Updated 5/15/08