THE RHETORIC AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
Student Manual
2006-2007 RTC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The pages that follow constitute the Graduate Handbook, a guide to policies and procedures for the MS and Ph.D. degrees in Rhetoric and Technical Communication (RTC) at Michigan Tech. This manual discusses the RTC advising structure and procedures, master's and doctoral degree requirements, examinations, curricular policies, students and faculty policies, financial aid, grievance procedures, student support structures, and personal and professional opportunities.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE RTC PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2: MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 3: PH.D. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 4: RTC POLICIES & PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 5: FINANCIAL SUPPORT
CHAPTER 6: COURSE OFFERINGS
CHAPTER 7: STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES & SUPPORT SERVICES

APPENDIX A: WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
APPENDIX B: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FORMS
APPENDIX C: Coursework
APPENDIX C: Masters Projects
APPENDIX C: Masters Thesis'
APPENDIX C: PhD Dissertations
APPENDIX D: INDEX OF COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

REFERENCES TO OTHER DOCUMENTS
This Graduate Handbook refers to two other important university documents, The Graduate School Bulletin and Keeping on Track in Graduate School, which outline the university's regulations. Current versions can be found on-line at http://www.gradschool.mtu.edu/catalog/index.html, or at the university's Graduate Office web site, http://www.mtu.edu/grad/. Note that in some cases, the RTC Program Requirements are stricter than the university guidelines, and thus supercede them.

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