毕业生生存指南
Getting Started and Finding Your Way Around
负责任的研究行为
All participants in research are required to complete 的 负责开展研究培训. 研究生 students are to file a copy of 的ir training certificate with 的 Center 研究生课程.
参观你的部门办公室
We encourage you to stop by your department first, so 的y know you have arrived in 索科罗,可以让你开始. Your department secretary will help you get keys for your office, building, and labs, and direct you to your department mailbox. 这 office is usually a place w在这里 you can find answers when you need help. CGS是 also a great resource for all things related to graduate students.
参观研究生学习中心
的 研究生中心(CGS) is located on 的 second floor of 的 菲德尔学生中心, across from 的 Registrar’s 办公室.
如果你 will be working in a paid position on campus (as a TA or RA or hourly student 员工):
RA / TA / GA合同: Contracts are initiated by your supervisor/department admin. 一旦开始,他们 are processed and signed electronically by all parties, including 的 student, via 动态形式.
Assistantships are processed using a contract between NMT and 的 student. 你的合同 must be signed by all required parties before starting work.
i - 9形式: You will be contacted by someone from 的 预算 & 当他们在分析办公室时 ready for you to go to 的ir office to complete 的 I-9 form. 预算 & 分析是 位于布朗大厅100室. 的 I-9 form is completed once and is valid for your 在NMT的整个职业生涯. Present original versions of documentation to prove your identity 工作资格. 完整的 接受的文件 .你可以选择提交哪些文件. 经常提供的文件有:
- US citizens: photo ID and social security card OR Passport
- 国际学生: passport, I-20 form, and I-94 admission number
国际学生 must also obtain a 社会保险号, which is used in NMT's payroll system and 的 government's income taxation process. 访问国际项目办公室 for 的ir instruction sheet on how to obtain a 社会保险号. 你不需要 need to have a 社会保险号 before starting work, but it should be obtained 及时地.
发薪日是两周一次. In order to receive a paycheck on 的 first payday, your contract must be processed at least 7 business days prior to payday.
如果你 have a TA/RA contract or ano的r campus job, you have two options for payment:
- Pick up your check at 的 cashier’s window (Fidel, second floor).
- Have your paycheck deposited directly into your bank account. 如果你选择拥有 your check direct-deposited, you must fill out a form at 的 Payroll 办公室 (Wells 大厅,Rm. 二楼113室). You will need to attach a voided check to 的 form.
审计: Students on contract (or not) may audit one course (normally at most three credits). Audited courses do not earn credit and may not be used toward any degree.
When you first arrive at NMT, immediately take your documents (including proof of health insurance) to 的 International Coordinator (菲德尔,Rm. (迈克尔·沃格尔).
如果你 want to work on campus, in addition to completing an I-9 form (see above), 您还需要获得 社会保险号.
你的学术顾问 will advise you on 的 best courses to take. He/she will guide you through 的 requirements for your degree and approve your semester by semester registrations. 完成后 your first semester, he/she will give you your alternate pin # that you will use to register online for courses (see registration process below).
NMT has moved to online registration; however, first-time students will have to register in person at 的 Registrar’s 办公室 (菲德尔学生中心, second floor across from 的 研究生中心(CGS) office) on or before 的 first day of 类. 出示您的注册表,并签字 by your advisor, 的 CGS, and International 办公室 (International students only, Fidel 学生中心,室. (迈克尔·沃格尔), to 的 Registrar’s 办公室. 你会收到 late 费用 if you register after 类 have begun.
Each semester’s class schedule and 的 course catalog are available online: http://banweb7.yn17car.com/
这些都是 在注册主任办公室取得 (菲德尔学生中心二楼). 你可以在注册的时候拿到这个. 你的身份证 card is used to check out books from 的 library, to check out equipment from 的 gym, to check out software manuals from 的 computer center, and as proof that you are a student at NMT (including for discounts at many local businesses).
至关重要的是你要有一个 NMT电脑/电邮帐户. Announcements related to 类, degree progress, scholarships, and job opportunities are increasingly communicated via email, and you are responsible for reading 的m. Once you set up 的 account, you can forward emails to your personal email if you 希望这样做. To set up your campus computer/email account, please go to 的 Tech Information Technology Center (ITC) in Speare 5.
如果你 have a computer at home and would like to be able to access 的 TCC computers, 你将按月收费. 的 ITC web page includes instructions on how to access NMT restricted pages from off campus as if you were physically located on campus (i.e.,使用NMT的VPN).
全职状态: To be a full-time graduate student, you must enroll in and satisfactorily complete 9-12 credit 小时 of upper division courses towards your degree per semester (12 credits 如果你有助学金的话). First-year students typically take three 类 and fill 的 remainder of 的 12 credit 小时 with directed research or seminar. 如果你 do not have an assistantship, you may register for and complete as few as 9 credit 小时 of academic 类; however, tuition and 费用 are 的 same for 9-12 credit 小时.
注册低级类: 如果你 must register for a 100 or 200-level class, you will need to fill out a special form. 的se 类 cannot be used as credit toward your degree, but you may need 的m as prerequisites for o的r 类 or as deficiencies. 你可以在网上拿到表格 或者来自研究生研究中心.
13th 信贷类: 全日制学生可以注册一个13th credit that is recreational (physical recreation, health and wellness, etc.),而不 额外费用. 这样的课程 不 count toward full time enrollment (ei的r with or without a contract).
保健中心
Access to 的 Student Health Center is provided by 费用 paid by all full-time students. Part-time students and dependents of students may be covered with payment of an additional 费. 的 365彩票在线过滤 health center is open to students five days per week while 学校正在上课. 的 health center is located in 的 菲德尔学生中心 (Building #14). 的 health center is staffed by a nurse practitioner and an RN, and provides primary care free of charge, except for costs incurred for laboratory analysis. 他们 will refer you to a specialist or ano的r doctor if necessary.
研究生方向: New graduate students starting in 的 fall semester are required to attend 的 研究生 Student Orientation, hosted by 的 研究生研究中心, on 的 first Monday 晚上的课程.
研究生指南: All graduate students are responsible for familiarizing 的mselves with 的 Student Handbook and 的 研究生 Student Guide contained t在这里in, available online at:
程序要求: Students should also read 的ir department’s requirements for a graduate degree in 当前目录,可在线(通过 banweb7.yn17car.com)
助教方向: All students who have a teaching assistantship and who have not fully participated in 的 annual teaching assistant orientation within 的 last three academic years are required to participate in orientation 的 week preceding commencement of fall 类. 详情请联系CGS.
You are responsible for knowing 的 requirements of your graduate degree and program. 他们 are found in 的 catalog that you were admitted under. 请参阅 目录页面 for 的 correct catalog and read pages on graduate school and your program.
You are responsible for knowing 的 material in 的 student handbook. 要特别 attention to 的 sections on Responsible Conduct and 研究生. 请参阅 的 目录页面 for 的 Student Handbook and read pages on 的 above material.
助教培训: New teaching assistants starting in 的 fall semester are required to attend 的 teaching training, hosted by 的 研究生中心(CGS). 培训日期和时间 are sent out by CGS via email to 的 TAs and 的 departments. 各部门负责 分享他们的助教名单. TAs who miss 的 training or begin in spring are required to watch 的 training videos and have a discussion with 的 Dean of 研究生 研究.
的 majority of programs require that students have a graduate committee. 常规的
(tenure track) faculty members from your department may
不是少数. 这些都是 的 people responsible for judging your knowledge
in your discipline and 的 quality of your research. 你的研究只会被接受
经他们批准后. 请参阅 目录页面. 的 sooner you can get an academic advisor and graduate committee 的 sooner you
can get started and ultimately finish 及时地.
To ensure that you finish your degree 及时地 please make sure you follow all 的 requirements/recommendations available 在这里