Academic milestones
Program handbooks define plans of study, committee formation, candidacy, project or thesis review and time limits.
Research and writing
Graduate librarians, statistical consultation, writing groups and responsible-conduct training support sustained scholarly work.
Professional development
Workshops address teaching, project leadership, publication, presentations, career transitions and wellbeing.
The handbook is the contract
Each graduate program’s handbook defines the plan of study, how a committee is formed, candidacy requirements, the project or thesis review and the time limit to finish. The Graduate School keeps current copies and the milestone forms in one place.
Support for working students
Most Porter graduate students hold a job in the Valley, so writing groups, statistical consultation, responsible-conduct training and professional-development workshops run in the evening and are recorded. Graduate librarians hold dedicated hours.
In and around Porter Falls
Porter's eight graduate programs are small and applied — most students are working in the Valley while they study — and the Graduate School office in Millwright Hall keeps the handbooks, milestone forms and funding notices in one place. Assistantships are tied to specific labs and studios rather than awarded centrally.
The practical details
Programs: 8 applied master’s programs. Assistantships: Tied to specific labs and studios. Milestones: Plan of study, committee, candidacy, project or thesis. These specifics can shift from term to term, so confirm anything time-sensitive — a deadline, an appointment, an eligibility rule — before you count on it.
If you have a question
This is handled by Graduate School (Millwright Hall, Room 320). Call (715) 555-0225 or email gradschool@uwporterfalls.edu during the fall and spring terms, or use MyPorter to send a message or book a time. If another office turns out to own the question, they will pass it along rather than send you back to the beginning.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every office, person, building, phone number and statistic on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real institution or a service you can actually contact.