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)

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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2026-27

• 2026-27 PhD Program Guide
• 2026-27 American Politics Field Statement
• 2026-27 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2026-27 International Relations Field Statement
• 2026-27 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2026-27 Political Theory Field Statement

2025-26

• 2025-26 PhD Program Guide
• 2025-26 American Politics Field Statement
• 2025-26 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2025-26 International Relations Field Statement
• 2025-26 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2025-26 Political Theory Field Statement

2024-25

• 2024-25 PhD Program Guide
• 2024-25 American Politics Field Statement
• 2024-25 Comparative Politics Field Statement
• 2024-25 International Relations Field Statement
• 2024-25 Political Methodology Field Statement
• 2024-25 Political Theory Field Statement

Departmental Forms

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• Field Paper Readers Form
• Field Paper Approval Form
• Second Year Statement of Purpose
• Pre-Candidacy Plan
• Prospectus Committee Form
• Prospectus Approval Form

Field Paper and Dissertation Prospectus Guidelines

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• American Politics
• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Political Methodology
• Political Theory

Useful Links

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