Graduate and Law Student Handbook 2025-26

accommodations. Services include evaluating disability documentation, arranging academic accommodations and providing disability counseling to students with disabilities. sandiego. edu/disability University Academic Calendar https://catalogs.sandiego.edu/ graduate/calendar/2023_2024 ITS Help Desk: The ITS Help Desk is your one-stop shop for technology help at USD. Whether you need assistance with Canvas, your MySanDiego portal, or issues with your personal computer, the Help Desk is available to assist you with all of your technology-related needs. sandiego.edu/its/get-help Office Hours: Specific times that faculty and staff members may be available for students to walk in without appointment for various forms of support and consultation. sandiego.edu/about/our-faculty.php How to use Office Hours effectively: ▪ Ask specific questions about how the reading relates to the course material and your assignments. ▪ Read upcoming assignment descriptions, and then go to office hours to ask questions about them. make your assignment clearer and to get more insight into the class. ▪ Ask faculty members about their research and let the chatting begin. And if you are really interested in the subject, how can graduate students get involved in departmental research? Canvas: In your program, you can think of Canvas as your virtual tool to share information with professors and peers. You will use Canvas to access your course content, find course syllabi, review your assignments, and more. Be sure to This way, you can get specific pointers from the professor to

and get assistance on research projects. sandiego.edu/library Writing Center: Serving graduate students from all programs, the USD Writing Center offers one-on one consultations, online writing resources and workshops. Services are free and by appointment with sessions usually lasting 45 minutes to one hour. sandiego.edu/cas/ centers/writing-center The SOLES Graduate Writing Center: This virtual space is designed to accommodate both online or on campus graduate students who commute or have busy schedules. The center currently serves: ▪ Knauss School of Business ▪ Kroc School of Peace Studies ▪ Franciscan School of Theology ▪ MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence ▪ MS in Applied Data Science ▪ MS in Cyber Security Engineering ▪ MS in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership ▪ MS in Engineering Sustainability and Health ▪ MS in Engineering Management and Leadership ▪ MS in Humanitarian Action ▪ MS in Information Technology Leadership ▪ MS in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship ▪ MS in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership ▪ MS in Learning Design and Technology ▪ Online MS in Health Care Informatics sandiego.edu/soles/students-and alumni/current-students/writing center.php Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center (DLDRC): The DLDRC helps students with disabilities obtain meaningful academic

use your USD credentials to log in. If you have any difficulty logging into your course, be sure to contact ITS at (619) 260-7900 or help@sandiego. edu. Login via Canvas.sandiego.edu/ or https://sandiego.instructure.com Registrar: The Office of the Registrar safeguards the integrity of student academic records through careful oversight of student information systems and official records. sandiego.edu/torero-hub/student records USD Portal: The MySanDiego portal is the page that provides access to students’ academics, financial aid, announcements and student accounts. my.sandiego.edu ▪ Applicants and admitted students can login to the portal at my.sandiego.edu FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. sandiego. edu/registrar/ferpa Academic Integrity USD has a set of standards and rules to uphold the integrity of your degree and the degrees of all our graduates. These standards are in place so that you are set up for success once you leave USD and join the professional workforce. School of Law has its own Honor Code https://www.sandiego.edu/ law/student-affairs/handbook-and policies/honor-code.php Plagiarism: The act of taking someone else’s work or ideas as one’s own, without citation or credit to the original creator. Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity and will be met with high consequence. catalogs.sandiego. edu/undergraduate/academic regulations/integrity-scholarship

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