Forms and Procedures
In this section, you will find the majority of Graduate School forms that may be needed by graduate students and/or departmental staff regarding academic matters or progress.
Academic Affairs and Student Record Forms
- Committee Approval (template)
- Committee Approval (pdf)
- Leave of Absence (pdf)
- Preliminary Exam Report (pdf)
- Student Course Withdrawal (pdf)
- Application to earn a Master's Degree in Another Discipline en route to the PhD (pdf)
- Departmental Affiliation Form (pdf)
- Inter-Departmental Transfer Form (pdf)
- (MA/MS only) Transfer of Graduate Credit from Another University (pdf)
- Non-Exclusive Distribution License and Dissertation Availability Agreement (pdf)
- Apply to Graduate
- Departmental Defense Announcement (pdf)
- Graduate Certificate Program Application (pdf)
- Retroactive Credit Form (pdf)
In addition, Departments will need to use the following forms to update information related to Graduate courses and faculty.
Other forms related to Admissions or Financial Aid and Fellowship applications can be found in their respective sections.

