Resources for Current Students

Office of the Registrar Forms

Graduate Study and Programs

• Program Proposal for a Master's Degree
• Graduate Program Authorization Petition (Submitted through Axess)
• Application for Ph.D. Minor (Submitted through Axess)
• Request for Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) Status (Submitted through Axess)
• Application for Graduate Residency Credit (Submitted through Axess)

Enrollment and Tuition

• Request for Graduate Tuition Adjustment (Submitted through Axess)
• Graduate Petition for Part-time Enrollment (Submitted through Axess)
• Leave of Absence Form (Submitted through Axess)
• Graduation Quarter Petition (Submitted through Axess)

Candidacy

• Application for Candidacy for Doctoral Degree

Dissertations

• Doctoral Dissertation Reading Committee Form
• Petition for Non-Academic Council Doctoral Committee Members
• Change of Advisor or Reading Committee Member

Oral Examinations

• University Oral Examination Form

Program Guide and Field Statements

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2022-23

• 2022-23 PhD Program Guide
• 2022-23 American Politics Field Statement
• 2022-23 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2022-23 International Relations Field Statement
• 2022-23 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2022-23 Political Theory Field Statement

2021-22

• 2021-22 PhD Program Guide
• 2021-22 American Politics Field Statement
• 2021-22 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2021-22 International Relations Field Statement
• 2021-22 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2021-22 Political Theory Field Statement

2020-21

• 2020-21 PhD Program Guide
• 2020-21 American Politics Field Statement
• 2020-21 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2020-21 International Relations Field Statement
• 2020-21 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2020-21 Political Theory Field Statement

2019-20

• 2019-20 PhD Program Guide
• 2019-20 American Politics Field Statement
• 2019-20 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2019-20 International Relations Field Statement
• 2019-20 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2019-20 Political Theory Field Statement

Departmental Forms

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• Prospectus Approval Form
• Field Paper Readers Form
• Field Paper Approvals Form
• Fourth Quarter Statement of Purpose
• Pre-Candidacy Plan
• Prospectus Committee Form Part 1
• Prospectus Committee Form Part 2

Useful Links

• Student Forms
• Bechtel International Center
• Bulletin
• Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures (GAP)
• Office of the University Registrar
• Vaden Health Center