Useful Forms

Student Forms

• Late Add and/or Course Time Conflict Form
  Use this form to register for a class after the last day to add or when there is a time conflict with another course.
   
• Incomplete Grade Agreement
  Use this form to document requirements for assignment of an 'I' grade.

Student Forms

• Plan of Study Certification
  Outline plan of courses and timeline to completion
   
• MS Non-Thesis Committee Agreement
  Designate Advisor and two exam committee members

Student Reference Materials

• Graduate Handbook
  Departmental guidelines and policies governing the graduate programs.

Faculty Exam & Assessment Forms

• MS Thesis/Non-thesis Defense Signature Form
  For the Advisory Committee to document the results of the master's defense
   
• MS Non-Thesis Assessment
  BIO 690 defense of project/library research paper
   
• Technique Assessment
  Assessment of knowledge of basic techniques, done at the beginning and end of the graduate program

Student Forms

• Plan of Study Certification
  Outline plan of courses and timeline to completion
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Major Advisor Agreement
  Designate Major Advisor for thesis and dissertation research
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Committee Agreement
  Designate Committee Members for thesis and dissertation research
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Completion of Research Certification
  Advisory Committee approval of sufficient research
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Approval to schedule defense
  Major Advisor approval of draft sufficient to schedule defense

Student Reference Materials

• MS Thesis and PhD Guidelines
  Notes on format of the thesis and dissertation; (non-thesis MS research paper is like a term paper, not a bound thesis)
   
• Graduate Handbook
  Departmental guidelines and policies governing the graduate programs.

Faculty Exam & Assessment Forms

• MS Thesis/Non-thesis Defense Signature Form
  For the Advisory Committee to document the results of the master's defense
   
• MS Thesis Assessment
  Defense of master's thesis
   
• Technique Assessment
  Assessment of knowledge of basic techniques, done at the beginning and end of the graduate program

Student Forms

• Plan of Study Certification
  Outline plan of courses and timeline to completion
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Major Advisor Agreement
  Designate Major Advisor for thesis and dissertation research
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Committee Agreement
  Designate Committee Members for thesis and dissertation research
   
• PhD Request for a Candidacy Exam
  To request an Examining Committee
   
• PhD Dissertation Defense Committee Request
  To request a Defense Committee for the Dissertation Defense, including approval of two external members
   
• PhD Lab Teaching Certification
  To document teaching in a lab as part of the doctoral requirements
   
• PhD Lecture Teaching Certification
  To document teaching in a lecture as part of the doctoral requirements
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Completion of Research Certification
  Advisory Committee approval of sufficient research
   
• MS Thesis and PhD Approval to schedule defense
  Major Advisor approval of draft sufficient to schedule defense

Student Reference Materials

• MS Thesis and PhD Guidelines
  Notes on format of the thesis and dissertation; (non-thesis MS research paper is like a term paper, not a bound thesis)
   
• Graduate Handbook
  Departmental guidelines and policies governing the graduate programs.

Faculty Exam & Assessment Forms

• PhD Candidacy Signature Form (Results of Candidacy Exam)
  For the Examining Committee to document the results of the Candidacy Exam
   
• PhD Defense Signature Form
  For the Defense Committee to document the results of the dissertation defense
   
• PhD Dissertation Assessment
  Defense of doctoral dissertation
   
• Technique Assessment
  Assessment of knowledge of basic techniques, done at the beginning and end of the graduate program

Student Forms

• Instructions for and links to Pre-Travel Request Form and Post-Travel Expense Form