Forms and Documents

Forms for Doctoral Students

Please refer to the dates and deadlines section for important Graduate School deadlines. In order to receive your degree, you will need to apply for graduation by the deadline, even if you do not plan to attend the ceremony.

Your department and advisory committee are responsible for determining the manual of style for writing a dissertation; however, the Graduate School determines the proper formatting and submission procedures for the product. Make sure your project follows the formatting and submission requirements for a dissertation and submit your project correctly.

For more information on your final product requirements, see the Graduate Catalog. 

Digital Forms

• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (4 committee members)
• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (5 committee members)
• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (6 committee members)
• DISS 799 Continuous Enrollment Exemption Request
• DOC 700 Registration Request
• Doctoral Committee Assignment
• Doctoral Committee Assignment: Music
• Final Project Upload for DISS 799
• Final Project Upload for DISS 799 (Doctoral or other students with Co-chair)
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 4 committee members
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 5 committee members
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 6 committee members

Templates and Guidelines

Below are templates and guidelines to assist with your projects and academic progress.

• Abstract (Dissertation, Thesis, Research Paper, or Creative Project - Sample) (PDF)
• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: EdD and PhD (PDF)
  • A final degree check sheet is required when all classes are complete even though an earlier version was turned in to the Graduate School.
• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: Doctor of Arts (PDF)
  • A final degree check sheet is required when all classes are complete even though an earlier version was turned in to the Graduate School.
• Dissertation Guide (PDF)
• Title Page: Doctoral Sample (PDF)

ProQuest / UMI and NSF

Instructions and links for submitting the ProQuest / UMI Publishing Agreement and the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates will be individually emailed to eligible graduates by the Graduate School Graduation Coordinator once all applicable criteria have been met by the student.

Forms for Specialist Students

The following forms are for specialist degree students in the Graduate School.

Digital Forms

• Specialist in Education Committee
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for Specialist

Templates and Guidelines

Below are templates and guidelines to assist with your projects and academic progress.

• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: Specialist in Education (PDF)

All Forms

Digital Forms

• Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) Request
• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (4 committee members)
• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (5 committee members)
• Admission to Candidacy and Approval of Dissertation Proposal (6 committee members)
• Application for Graduation (Doctoral, Specialist, Master's, or AuD)
  
• Change of Degree/Concentration and Adding Major/Concentration Request
• Course Evaluation Request for Transfers/Equivalencies
• Course Overload Request
• Course Revalidation Request
• Course Substitutions and Waivers Request
• DISS 799 Continuous Enrollment Exemption Request
• DOC 700 Registration Request
• Doctoral Committee Assignment
• Doctoral Committee Assignment: Music
• Final Project Upload for DISS 799
• Final Project Upload for DISS 799 (Doctoral or other students with Co-chair)
• Final Project Upload for 3 hour RES 697 or CRPR 698
• Final Project Upload for 6 hour CRPR 698 or THES 698
• GA Additional Employment Request
• Specialist in Education Committee
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 4 committee members
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 5 committee members
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for 6 committee members
• Status of Comprehensive Exams for Specialist
• Undergraduate Student Enrolling in a Graduate Course
• 3 Hour Master's Topic Approval for RES 697 or CRPR 698
• 6 Hour Master's Topic Approval for THES 698 or CRPR 698 

Templates and Guidelines

Below is a full listing of templates and guidelines provided by the Graduate School.

• Abstract (Dissertation, Thesis, Research Paper, or Creative Project - Sample) (PDF)
• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: EdD and PhD (PDF)
  • A final degree check sheet is required when all classes are complete even though an earlier version was turned in to the Graduate School.
• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: Doctor of Arts (PDF)
  • A final degree check sheet is required when all classes are complete even though an earlier version was turned in to the Graduate School.
• Academic Requirements Check Sheet: Specialist in Education (PDF)
• Dissertation Guide (PDF)
• Graduate Thesis, Creative Project, and Research Paper Guide (PDF)
• Title Page: Doctoral Sample (PDF)
• Title Page: Master's Sample (PDF)