Graduate Program

For more information on the program, including fellowships, go to the Graduate page of the department's main website.

If you are not sure which staff member to contact with a question, take a look at the staff responsibilities chart!

Current PoliSci Graduate Program Handbook
Archived PoliSci Graduate Program Handbooks
COGS Graduate Student Resource Guide
Updates from the GPC
ISSS Emergency Number: 612-301-CALL (2255). Emergencies include detention at secondary inspection at an airport and/or a request from a Customs and Border Protection agent to speak with an ISSS staff member to make a decision about whether or not a student may enter the US, or the arrest, hospitalization, or death of a student.
Basic Needs List, including resources on- and off-campus regarding food and other resources
Campus and Community Emergency Resources

Academic

Departmental Grievance Process for Graduate Students
Bias Response and Referral Network (BRRN): Responds to reports of bias incidents on the Twin Cities campus and provides support resources to impacted parties, promotes education and dialogue.
- Reporting Bias Resources
Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Graduate Student Helpline: Submit this form to share concerns with COGS so they can provide support and advocacy.
Equal Opportunity and Title IX: Responds to concerns of discrimination, sexual misconduct, nepotism, and related retaliation.
Office for Conflict Resolution: Formal and informal conflict resolution services to graduate students who are experiencing employment-related conflicts.
Reporting Suspected Misconduct: Phone or online reporting options. Reports can be made anonymously.
Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Relationship Violence
Student Conflict Resolution Center (SCRC): Confidential consultations, facilitated conversations, and other support for students seeking informal options for resolving conflicts.
- The Dignity Project: Responsible Conduct in Graduate and Professional Education: SCRS resources and guidance specific to graduate advising relationships.

External Grant and Fellowship Resources
Grants, Fellowships, and Research Funding via CLA's Research Development Services
- Remember: for most funding, you will need to complete an Intent to Submit form for CLA before you submit the application to the funding agency. Clink on the link above to find the Intent to Submit form.

CRP Flex Program: This program is intended to appropriate direct collegiate funds to computer needs of graduate assistants and teaching specialists in CLA.
- Please list Alexis Cuttance as Departmental Administrator
Graduate Office Representatives 2025-2026
Requests to Change Desks or Offices

Course Evaluations
TA Checklist
Any printing related to TA/RA/Teaching responsibilities should be done at the dedicated computer in 1414 Social Science Building.