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Accelerated/Integrated Application User Guide - Senior Associate Dean (UGRD) Review

The Kuali workflow application has been implemented for undergraduate students to apply to the Accelerated Bachelor/Master of Science or the Integrated Bachelor/Master of Engineering program. The Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering will utilize the Kuali workflow application to review these applications.

To view a pdf version of this user guide, including screenshots of YES, click here: Accelerated/Integrated Application User Guide - Senior Associate Dean (UGRD) Review.

Reviewing the Application

  1. Once a student’s adviser and the Director of Graduate Studies for the department to which the student is applying have approved the application, you will receive an email. Click Begin Review to access the form.
  2. Information about the student appears in the Student Information section.
  3. The Undergraduate Program Information section reflects the student’s current undergraduate major(s). 
  4. The Graduate Program Information section reflects the student’s anticipated start and end term for the graduate program, as well as the graduate program to which the student is applying.
  5. The student attests to meeting program requirements. Those responses are in the Student Attestations section.
  6. The student’s adviser attests that they recommend the student for the accelerated or integrated program. This is reflected in the Undergraduate Adviser section.
  7. The Director of Graduate Studies attests that the student is qualified for the accelerated or integrated program. This is reflected in the Director of Graduate Studies section.
Approving an Application
  1. Confirm that the student meets the qualifications for the program to which they are applying.
  2. Click the “I attest to the above” box.
  3. Click Approve. 
  4. The request will route to the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education.
Denying an Application
  1. Click Deny.
  2. The student will be notified via email that the application has been denied. 
Sending an Application Back

If, during the course of your review, you notice something that requires the student, their academic adviser, or the Director of Undergraduate Studies to change the application, you can send the application back. 

  1. Click Send Back.
  2. Select Form Submission to send the application back to the student, Academic Adviser Approval to send the application back to the adviser, or DGS Approval to send the application back to the DGS. Click Finish.
  3. The student, adviser, or DGS will be notified via email that the application has been sent back for additional action. 

Approval Workflow/Timeline

The Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education is the third approval step in the workflow for Accelerated Bachelor/Master of Science or Integrated Bachelor/Master of Engineering applications. Approved applications route to the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education. Upon final approval, the Office of the University Registrar will process the student’s admission to the selected graduate program. 

Accessing Your Work Queue

In addition to clicking on the Begin Review button embedded in the notification emails, you can access your work queue at the following web address: https://vanderbilt.kualibuild.com/app/builder/#/actions.

Questions

Please contact the YES Help Line at yes@vanderbilt.edu or 615-343-4306 if you have questions or need additional assistance.