Graduate Student Forms

ADMISSIONS

• Application Page

MASTER'S STUDENTS

• Advisory Committee (M.A. & M.S.) [Instructions]
  You must submit an Advisory Committee Form during your first year of graduate work. This form should be filed before the end of your first year of course work. 
• Program of Study (M.A.,  M.S., MEPD, MHP, & MLA)
  You must submit a Program of Study Form for approval by the dean of Graduate School  before defending your thesis. This form is available on the GradStatus website.
• M.A. Advising Checklist
  The program offers a two-year degree, which requires 30 hours of course work, at least three hours of which must represent research on a thesis. Students must also demonstrate reading knowledge of an approved foreign language. This checklist will provide guidance
• Before defending your master’s thesis, you must submit one complete copy of your thesis or dissertation for a format check with Graduate School. 
• Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Submission Approval [Instructions]
  Before scheduling your master’s thesis, you must submit the final ETD Approval Form and a corrected copy of thesis/dissertation. 
• Thesis Defense & Final Examination Approval (M.A. & M.S.)
  This form must be ready at the time when you take your final oral examination, that is, your thesis defense. On this form, your advisory committee must approve your thesis for the defense and record the result of your defense. You must initiate this form through GradStatus.

PH.D. STUDENTS

• Advisory Committee [Instructions]
  You must submit an Advisory Committee Form during your first year of graduate work. This form should be filed before the end of your first year of course work. 
• PhD Advising Checklist
  This checklist will provide guidance to ensure you stay on track.
• Final Program of Study
  PhD students must submit a Program of Study Form for approval by the dean of Graduate School by the time the notification of the preliminary oral comprehensive examination is given. You have to make sure that this form is approved before your oral comprehensive examination is scheduled. 
• Before defending your doctoral dissertation, you must submit one complete copy of your thesis or dissertation for a format check with Graduate School. 
• Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Submission Approval [Instructions]
  Before scheduling your doctoral dissertation defense, you must submit the final ETD Approval Form and a corrected copy of thesis/dissertation. 
• Dissertation and Final Examination Approval
  This form must be ready at the time when you take your final oral examination, that is, your thesis defense. On this form, your advisory committee must approve your thesis or dissertation for the defense and record the result of your defense. You need to initiate this form through GradStatus.
• Application for Admission to Candidacy
  This form must be signed by your Major Professor and the Graduate Coordinator and filed with the Graduate School. You need to initiate this form through GradStatus.
• Comprehensive Exam Announcement
  This form must be filed by the Graduate Coordinator. After completion of the written comprehensive examination, that is, after passing your two qualifying papers, the oral examination is announced to the Graduate School and posted on the Graduate School website. The graduate coordinator will file this form through the Grad Status website.
• Dissertation Defense Announcement
  This form must be filed by the Graduate Coordinator at least two weeks before the date of your defense. The Graduate Coordinator will file this form through the Grad Status website.

GENERAL STUDENT FORMS

• Information Sheet
  Tell us about yourself
• DIBS Form
  Provide your preferences for courses 
• Travel Guidelines: now moved to a private page on this website. Log in to the English website (as for editing your profile) then navigate to Graduate Studies > Current Students > Materials for Graduate Students. Includes full OneSource information.
• PDF Travel Authority - This is the form you use to request travel. 

• Important Dates & Deadlines
  Please note the deadlines below that pertain to your desired graduation date. If you have applied for graduation and find you will not be able to meet one of the deadlines, you must notify the Graduate School prior to the deadline or your file may be placed on inactive status. Email: gradinfo@uga.edu.