Why do I get information from Peabody College but make application to the Graduate School of Vanderbilt University?
The Graduate School is the administrative arm of all PhD Programs at Vanderbilt. Thus, you make application to the Peabody doctoral programs through the Graduate School, although the decision whether or not to admit you rests with faculty within Peabody. Once enrolled, students in the program are subject to the academic regulations and requirements of the Graduate School as well as those in the Peabody promulgate. In addition, certain key milestones,such as the qualifying examination and the dissertation defense, areadministered through the Vanderbilt Graduate School..
