Disability Services
The Arts & Humanities Division strives to create an accessible learning environment which values the diversity of our community. Together with the University's office of Student Disability Services, the Arts & Humanities Dean of Students office collaborates to:
Resources for Students
The links in this section connect students with opportunities to develop as teachers and researchers, to enhance their broader professional development, and to foster diversity in their academic and co-curricular lives. If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, please call, email, or stop by Walker 111; the Dean of Students staff will advise you about resources that are suitable to your needs.
After Graduation
All students who borrowed funds from any University of Chicago loan program, including government sponsored programs such as Federal Perkins, Direct Stafford or GradPLUS, are required under federal regulations to have exit interview counseling before leaving the University and receiving diplomas. The Graduate Financial Aid office notifies students of the process for completing this requirement. Students may call their office at (773) 702-6061 for more information.
Spring Convocation Ceremony
The Division of the Arts & Humanities holds a Graduation and Hooding Ceremony on the final Friday of spring quarter in conjunction with the University-wide Convocation. At the divisional event, graduates from all four quarters of the academic year are recognized, and doctoral candidates are hooded. There is no hooding ceremony in other quarters; doctoral graduates from the previous three quarters are invited to participate in the spring ceremony. Graduates of the MA programs are also invited to separate diploma ceremonies and celebratory events.
Financial Obligations
All financial obligations to the University must be settled prior to graduation. For more information, please see the information here: https://registrar.uchicago.edu/graduation/application-to-graduate/financial-obligations/
Special Deadline Notes
Information on grading deadlines can be found here: https://registrar.uchicago.edu/calendars/grading-deadlines/
Receiving Your Degree
Please note: this information is for graduate students in the Division of the Arts & Humanities. All other students should refer to the University Registrar or their respective school or program.
Teaching Fellows in the Arts & Humanities
Information regarding applications for the Teaching Fellows in Arts & Humanities will be sent to doctoral students when information becomes available in the Autumn Quarter.
MFA Student Teaching
Teaching Assistantships
To accommodate students' interests in teaching, the department offers paid teaching assistantships in most Visual Arts courses via GradGargoyle. Teaching assistantships are applied for in the preceding summer quarter for the following academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring). MFA students are also encouraged to apply for assistantships in other departments across the university.
PhD Student Teaching
The Division of the Arts & Humanities worked with departments to create tailored pedagogical training plans, which outline requirements related to teaching. The Division articulated a clear analogy between learning to become a scholar and learning to become a teacher.