the written document that describes program and degree requirements for a graduate program. Graduate students should expect to complete the handbook requirements as described in their year of entry, even if requirements change. The exception would be if a resource is no longer available or if a requirement changes and a student is offered the option of following the changes or staying with their original plan. For example, at Emory, when a deadline for a student milestone moved from Fall to Spring, students were given the option of taking advantage of the extended deadline of sticking to the timeline in place when they arrived at Emory.