Online Resources for Current Graduate Students

Annual Report Forms and Instructions (To the GAC by January 31st starting the second year for all students, and every year after for PhD students)
- Activities and Accomplishments (Word document)
- Academic Progress

TA Request form (To the GAC by May 15th of each year or as needed)
- Annual TA Request/Change of TA Request

Forms for MS, MA, and MST Students
- Thesis Advisory Committee Appointment and Thesis Research Proposal Approval (To the GAC by end of the third term of the first year)
- Degree Application for MS (To the OGS one term before defense - see deadlines posted by the OGS)
- GO-12 MS Approval of Graduate Degree Program (To the OGS one term before defense - see deadlines posted by the OGS)
- GO-16M MS Appointment of Final Examination Committee (To the OGS one term before defense - see deadlines posted by the OGS)
- GO-17M MS Recommendation for the Degree

Forms for PhD Students
- Dissertation Advisory Committee Appointment (To the GAC by end of the third term of the first year)
- BI-001 Completion of PhD Examination (To the OGS by the end of fall term of the second year [fifth term including summer as one term])
- GO-16D PhD Appointment of Doctoral Dissertation Committee (To the OGS six weeks prior to proposal defense date)
- BI-002 Doctoral Dissertation Research Proposal Approval and Advancement to Candidacy (To the OGS by the end of spring term of the second year [seventh term including summmer as one term])
- Degree Application for PhD (To the OGS one term before defense - see deadlines posted by the OGS)
- GO-17D PhD Doctoral Recommendation for the Degree (To the OGS - see deadlines posted by the OGS)

Office of Graduate Studies Web Page

Graduate Studies