Forms for Prospective Students

Submit to The Graduate School

• International Transcripts Cover Sheet
• Residence Affidavit

Forms for Enrolled Master's Students

Submit to the One Stop Office

• Defense and Final Thesis/Dissertation Approval
• Plan of Study for the Master's Degree
• Report on the Final Examination (Plan B Master's)

Forms for Enrolled Doctoral Students

Submit to the One Stop Office

• Defense and Final Thesis/Dissertation Approval
• Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
• Plan of Study for Doctor of Education
• Plan of Study for Doctor of Musical Arts
• Plan of Study for Doctor of Philosophy
• Plan of Study for Doctor of Philosophy in Psychological Sciences
• Report on the General Examination for the Doctoral Degree
• Report on the Final Examination (DNP)

Forms for Enrolled Certificate Program Students

Submit to the One Stop Office

• Plan of Study for the Certificate Program

Forms for Enrolled Sixth Year Students

Submit to the One Stop Office

• Plan of Study for the Sixth-Year Diploma
• Report on the Final Examination (Sixth Year)

Forms for All Enrolled Graduate Students

Submit to The Graduate School

• Application for In-State Tuition (change of residency)
• Graduate Assistant Supplemental Employment Approval Form
• Graduate School Appeal Form 
• Graduate School Romantic Relationships Reporting Form
• Incomplete Course Agreement
• Incomplete Course Extension
• Late Drop Petition for Graduate Students (After the 11th week of classes only)
• Request for Alternate Completion Date
• Request for Extension of Conferral Deadline
• Request Reinstatement to Graduate Study or Reinstatement from Academic Leave
• Voluntary Separation Notification (Academic leave, program separation, and exiting the University. Students who wish to cancel enrollment, withdraw from the current semester, or discontinue a graduate program must complete an online Voluntary Separation Notification)

Submit to the One Stop Office

• Biographical Information Update Request
• Change of Graduate Major Advisor
• Excess Credit Authorization
• Student Enrollment Request Form (includes late add, withdraw from a course, section swap, independent study, audit requests)
• Transfer Credit Request

Forms for Faculty and Staff

• Academic Dismissal Form
• Academic, Scholarly, and Professional Integrity Misconduct Reporting Form
• Annual Academic Review Template (Doctoral/MFA Students)
• Departmental Fellowship Award Letter Template
• GA Orientation Slides for Departmental Use (May 2025 version)
• Graduate Assistant Offer Letter Templates (Detailed information about graduate assistantship administration)
  • Optional GA Recruitment/Cover Letter Template
  • Template *Calendar Year* Funding Offer to be Used to Apply for I-20
• Graduate Assistant Payroll Level Adjustment Request
• Graduate Assistant Supplemental Employment Approval Form
• Major Advisor Resignation Form
• Recommendation for Appointment to the Graduate Faculty
• Request External Advisor for Advisory Committee
• Request GradSlate Access
• Request Permission for Late Arrival to the Semester
• Resource List for Graduate Students and GAs
• Supplemental Description of Duties (SDD) Forms
  • Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant Word doc templates
  • Online SDD workflow (Detailed information and access request)

Submitted via the GPAR online system:

• Information about Creating Certificate and Degree Programs
• Graduate Program Approval Request Form

Course Action Request (CAR) system:

• Information about Submitting a Curriculum Proposal and link to CAR