6/26/2019 NC State Graduate Catalog | The Graduate School | NC State University NC State Graduate Catalog The Graduate Catalog contains Graduate School requirements and pertinent information for individual graduate programs, a current list of graduate faculty, and a selection of other resources for new students. The Catalog is informational only and is subject to change. Official policies and procedures are in the Graduate Handbook (https://grad.ncsu.edu/students/rules-and- regulations/handbook/) and on the NC State Policies, Rules and Regulations web site (https://policies.ncsu.edu/). Use the search bar below to exclusively search the Graduate School Catalog. 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