1. Background Information
1. Mission Statement
2. History and Rationale
3. Established Areas of Emphasis
4. Program Characteristics and Activities
   1. Curriculum
   2. Students
   3. Faculty
   4. Outreach
   5. Administration and Staffing

2. Information for Applicants
1. Nature and Purpose
2. Specializations
3. Entrance Requirements
4. Application Procedures
5. Admission Criteria

3. Degree Requirements
   1. Course Work
   2. Core Courses
   3. Courses in Program Specializations
   4. The Minor
   5. Statistics Requirement
   6. Independent Studies
   7. Auditing Courses
   8. Dissertation
      1. Dissertation Committee
      2. Dissertation Proposal
      3. Public Presentation of Dissertation Proposal
      4. Human Subjects Review
      5. Dissertation Style
      6. Final Oral Examination
   9. Professional Activities SLAT
   10. Student Association (SLATSA)
   11. Satisfactory Academic Progress
   12. Leave of Absence
   13. Minimum Enrollment

4. Examinations and Forms Required by the Graduate College
   1. Overview
   2. Qualifying Exercise
   3. Doctoral Plan of Study
   4. Second Language Proficiency
   5. Comprehensive Examination
   6. Candidacy
   7. Final Oral Examination

5. Advising and Mentoring Policies and Procedure

6. Student Reports and Evaluations

7. Student Support
   1. Internal Sources of Funding
   2. Time Limit for Internal Financial Support
   3. External Sources of Funding

8. SLAT Program Bylaws

9. Graduate Student Grievance Procedure
10. SLAT Courses Available

C10. SLAT Student Association (SLATSA)

Students are strongly urged to participate actively in SLATSA. SLATSA is organized and directed by students for students and represents the group's interests to the SLAT Executive Council. Among its various functions and activities, SLATSA elects two student representatives to serve for one year on the SLAT Executive Council. This election takes place each spring for the coming academic year. SLATSA also elects or appoints student representatives (for maximally two-year terms) to the various SLAT curriculum sub-committees, as requested by the Executive Council and it elects or appoints a student to serve on the university's Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Committee; it elects or appoints one or more students to serve as coordinator(s) for the SLAT spring colloquium series during the academic year in question; it elects or appoints one or more individuals to serve as hosts or buddies for new students; and it elects or appoints students to serve as managing editor(s) and editors for the specialty areas for the SLAT Program's occasional publication series, entitled Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT).

C11. Satisfactory Academic Progress

The SLAT Advisor will review each student's record at least once each year to determine if he or she is making satisfactory progress in the program. The following constitutes satisfactory progress to degree.

• Successful completion of the SLAT qualifying exercise during the first year of enrollment in the program;
• Maintenance of minimum GPA, as specified by the Graduate College;
• Turning in the Doctoral Plan of Study during the third semester in residence;
• Satisfactory evidence of second language proficiency prior to the comprehensive exam;
• Satisfactory completion of the comprehensive exam (written and oral parts) no later than the 4th year of full-time enrollment;
• Public presentation of dissertation proposal during the semester following successful completion of the comprehensive exam;
• Successful defense of dissertation within four years of completion of the comprehensive examination.

Exceptions to these policies can only be made based on a formal petition approved by the SLAT Executive Council.

Non-compliance can constitute unsatisfactory academic progress and result in conversion to non-degree status.

C12. Leave of Absence

All leaves of absence must be approved by the SLAT Advisor, the Program Director, and by the Graduate College. The Graduate College does not approve leaves of absence except in cases of medical emergency. Its policy is not to approve leaves of absence for students who wish to leave the university to do fieldwork.

C13. Minimum Enrollment

The Graduate College requires that students be continuously enrolled at the university until they receive their degree. Minimum enrollment consists of three units each semester (six units for GATs). No summer registration is required unless the student is taking the Final Oral Examination, in which case the student must register for one unit during the session in which the examination is taken. For students who have finished the Comprehensive Examination, the usual way to meet the minimum enrollment requirement is to register for dissertation (920) units. There is no upper limit to the number of dissertation units that can be taken. Please note that a 920 tuition fee waiver is available (see "A Guide to Dissertation Units [920 Courses]" in Appendix E).