Graduate Student Forms

MASTER'S STUDENTS

  • Advisory Committee Form
    You must nominate advisory committee members in the Slate Portal before the end of your first semester of residence.
  • Program of Study
    You must complete a Program of Study in Degreeworks for approval by the dean of the Graduate School by Friday of the second full week of classes of the semester in which degree requirements are completed. Exception: If degree requirements will be completed during summer term, the program of study will be due by Friday of the first full week of classes in that semester. 
  • Format Check
    Before defending your master’s thesis, you must submit one complete copy of your thesis or dissertation for a format check no later than 4 weeks prior to graduation.
  • Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Submission Approval Form
    The Graduate School must receive the ETD Submission Approval Form (used to select a release option for the thesis) and an electronic submission of the final, corrected thesis no later than two weeks prior to graduation.
  • Approval Form for Master’s Thesis and Final Oral Examination 
    You must initiate this form through GradStatus at least 1-2 days prior to your defense.

PH.D. STUDENTS

  • Advisory Committee Form
    You must submit an Advisory Committee Form during your first year of graduate work. This form should be filed before the end of your first year of course work.
  • Program of Study
    PhD students must submit a Program of Study Form for approval by the dean of Graduate School by the time the notification of the preliminary oral comprehensive examination is given. You have to make sure that this form is approved before your oral comprehensive examination is scheduled. This form is available on the GradStatus website.
  • Format Check
    Before defending your doctoral dissertation, you must submit one complete copy of your thesis or dissertation for a format check with Graduate School.
  • Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Submission Approval Form
    Before scheduling your doctoral dissertation defense, you must submit the final ETD Approval Form and a corrected copy of thesis/dissertation.
  • Approval Form for Doctoral Dissertation and Final Oral Examination
    This form must be ready at the time when you take your final oral examination, that is, your thesis defense. On this form, your advisory committee must approve your thesis or dissertation for the defense and record the result of your defense. You need to initiate this form through GradStatus.
  • Application for Admission to Candidacy
    This form must be signed by your Major Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies and filed with the Graduate School. You need to initiate this form through GradStatus.
  • Comprehensive Exam Announcement
    This form must be filed by the Director of Graduate Studies. After completion of the written comprehensive examination, that is, after passing your two qualifying papers, the oral examination is announced to the Graduate School and posted on the Graduate School website. The Director of Graduate Studies will file this form through the Grad Status website.
  • Dissertation Defense Announcement
    This form must be filed by the Director of Graduate Studies at least two weeks before the date of your defense. The Director of Graduate Studies will file this form through the Grad Status website.

GRADUATION