Departmental Forms
Patent Agreement (doc)
All faculty, staff and students engaged in University related or sponsored research shall sign a Patent Agreement. A signed patent agreement must be on file in the Graduate School in order for the Plan of Work to be reviewed and approved. The department will make a copy and forward the original to the Graduate School.
Request to Schedule Master's Oral Examination (doc)(pdf)
(not for option B masters students)
Candidates for master's degrees, except those in Option B programs, must pass a comprehensive oral examination to demonstrate to the advisory committee that he/she possesses a reasonable mastery of the subject matter of the major and supporting fields and that this knowledge can be used with promptness and accuracy. This examination may not be held until all other requirements, except completion of the course work in current registration during the final semester, are satisfied. A request for a permit to schedule the examination may be filed with the Dean of the Graduate School after the above conditions are met. The department keeps a copy and files the original with the Graduate School. It is the student's responsibility to confirm the date and time with all members and obtain their approval. A room must also be scheduled through the School of Education Dean's Office. If an outside Graduate Representative is required, the Graduate School will assign one.
Request for Approval to Schedule Doctoral Oral Examination* (doc)(pdf)
NOTE: Preliminary and Final are the same form, check the correct box on the form.
Preliminary Comprehensive Examination: Upon satisfactory completion of the written portion of the preliminary examinations and after completion of all course work relevant to the examination, authorization for the preliminary oral examination is requested from the Graduate School. This examination is conducted by the student's advisory committee and is open to all graduate faculty members. A doctoral student is admitted to candidacy upon passing the preliminary examinations without conditions or after fulfilling any conditions specified by the advisory committee.
Final Oral Examination: The final oral examination is scheduled after the dissertation is complete except for such revisions as may be necessary as a result of the examination, but not earlier than one semester or its equivalent after admission to candidacy and not before all required course work has been completed or is currently in progress. The examination consists of the candidate's defense of the methodology used and the conclusions reached in the research, as reported in the dissertation. It is conducted by an examining committee, which consists of the student's advisory committee. This examination is open to the University community.
* This form has to be in the Graduate School two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled exam and the department requires three weeks in advance to allow time for the Director's signature.
Request for Option B Checkout (doc)
Student's Plan of Work is prepared in consultation with and with the approval of his/her graduate advisor and approved by the Director of Graduate Programs prior to completion of one-half the credits on the plan. Director of Graduate Programs submits requests for graduation checkout to the Graduate Dean no later than 30 working days after the first day of the semester in which the student is taking the last course on his/her Plan of Graduate Work and anticipates graduation.
Master's Plan of Graduate Work (doc)
A specific Plan of Graduate Work is developed by the advisory committee with the student. The course work to be taken by the student and the thesis topic, where applicable, must be approved by the student's committee and the Director of Graduate Programs in the student's department or program. This should be done prior to completion of one-half of the credits on the plan.
Doctoral Plan of Graduate Work (doc)(pdf)
Plan of Graduate Work must be approved by the Director of Graduate Programs
of the major department and the Graduate School. In addition to the
course work to be undertaken, the subject of the student's dissertation
must appear on the plan; and any subsequent changes in committee or
subject or in the overall plan must be submitted for approval.
Graduate Advisory Committee Appointment Request (doc)(pdf)
Masters: All students in master's programs must have a graduate advisor who is a member of the Graduate Faculty in the student's major department or program. The Director of Graduate Programs appoints the graduate advisor initially. In addition, all students, except those in Option B programs, must have a graduate advisory committee. The advisory committee is composed of at least three members of the Graduate Faculty. The graduate advisor serves as chair or co-chair of the committee. If the student has a minor, then one of the committee members must be from the minor department or program. It is the student's responsibility to obtain their committee members.
Doctoral: The student must have an advisory committee of at least four graduate faculty members, one of whom will be designated as chair. The committee in consultation with the student will prepare a Plan of Graduate Work. Any subsequent changes on the committee must be submitted for approval.
Revised Committee Request (doc)(pdf)
Form used to make any changes to the committee originally established. The form must be turned in to the department for approval by the Director of Graduate Programs. It is then forwarded to the Graduate School for approval.
Revision to Plan of Work (doc)(pdf)
Form used to make any changes to the original Plan of Work. Only CHANGES are to be noted using the added and deleted columns on the form. If the semester/yr. Is the only change, it would be noted in both the added and deleted columns (i.e. EAC 703 03 hrs. Spring 01 in the deleted column and EAC 703 03 hrs. Fall 02 in the added column) The form must be signed by all committee members prior to submission, unless the student is changing only the semester and/or year a course was taken.
Student Profile Sheet (doc)
