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Current Student Forms

Here are the most commonly used forms for current students. Most forms will require approval from your graduate advisor prior to submitting them to the Office of Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations. You will need Acrobat Viewer to see these forms. For fillable forms, first save to disk before beginning the filling process; entries on the forms will be lost if the form had not been saved in advance.

Changing Graduate Department Form


Change of Major Application (pdf)
(Switching to a new graduate program)

Add/Drop Forms


Retroactive Course Add
(As of the Fall 2010 semester, this form has been terminated and replaced with the Post-Census Date Petition for Late Enrollment, available after the Census Date each semester on the Registrar's website. Prior to the Census Date, late course adds are requested through the Pre-Census Date Petition for Late Enrollment, also available on the Registrar's site.)

Petition for Graduate Course Withdrawal (pdf)
(Late and retroactive course drops and semester withdrawals)

Requests for Grade Extensions


Request for Extension of Incomplete Grade (pdf)
(Request to extend time limit for incomplete grade)

Request for Extension of RP Grade (pdf)
(Request to extend time limit for RP grade)

Candidacy Forms


Change of Classification in Master's Program (pdf)
(From conditional to classified standing)

Course Transfer Validation Form (pdf)
(To be used only in those rare circumstances where transfer course credit needs to be validated before filing of a candidacy form)

Petition for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy (pdf)
(Degree Candidacy form. Note that if pull-down menus lack an option that you need, it is likely that the slot is still fillable; simply type in the entry desired. As of the Fall 2010 semester, this form requires the signature of the departmental or school graduate advisor, not simply the master's committee chair. )

Request for Course Substitution in Master's Degree Program (pdf)
(Make changes to approved candidacy)

Graduation Forms


Application for Award of Master's Degree (pdf)
(Graduation application)

Graduation Date Change Request for Award of Master's Degree (pdf)
(Change prospective date of graduation)

Verification of Culminating Experience (pdf)
(Memo used by departments to approve completion of degree; only graduate advisors have a copy of this form, which they submit on the student's behalf)

Duplicate Diploma (pdf)
(Request additional copies of diploma)

Seven-Year-Limit Form and Reinstatement Form

Request for Revalidation of Course that Has Exceeded Seven-Year Time Limit (pdf)
(Department memo to revalidate expired courses)

Graduate Reinstatement Petition (pdf)
(To be used following university disqualification)

Human Subjects Research IRB Forms and Thesis Guidelines

For forms and templates related to human subjects research as well as thesis preparation, please visit the Office of Graduate Studies and Research website.

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