Forms and Publications
Some forms are not currently available because they are under revision. Please contact the Graduate School at gradschool@miamioh.edu if the form you need is not available on this page.
Handbooks and Guides
- Graduate School Handbook
- MU Student Handbook
- General Bulletin
- CCGS (Chancellor's Committee of Graduate Schools) Guidelines
Applications
- Graduate Student Achievement Fund Application
- GSA Travel Fund Application
- DEP Assistantship Guideline
- International Grants-in-Aid Application Guidelines
- Marjorie Post Farrington Scholarship Application
- Ronald E McNair Assistantship Guideline
Certificate in College Teaching Forms
- Discipline Specific (Area #3) Guidelines and Sample
- Certificate in College Teaching Final Assessment Form
Graduate School Forms
- Graduate Student Petition Form G-1
- Undergraduate Permission Form G-2
- Change of Major/Degree Request Form G-3
- Plan of Study Change Form G-4
- Travel Fund Request G-5
- Graduate Faculty Level A Nomination Form G-7
- Graduate Faculty Level B Nomination Form G-8
- Graduate Faculty Level C Nomination Form G-9
- Off Campus Scholar Nomination Form G-10
- Graduate Credit Transfer Form G-11
- Withdrawal Form
Graduate School Doctoral Forms
- Request for Appointment of Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Committee - Form D-1
- Results of Comprehensive Examination for the Doctoral Degree and Application for Candidacy - Form D-2
- Request for Appointment of Doctoral Final Examination (Dissertation) Committee - Form D-3
- Results of Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree -Form D-4
- Certificate to Award the Doctoral Degree - Form D-5
- Step-by-step checklist for awarding a doctoral degree is available on the Graduate Directors' Canvas site.
- Formatting guidelines and thesis/dissertation front matter templates are available on the Theses and Dissertations page.
Graduate School Master's Forms
- Results of the Final Examination for the Master's Degree - Form M-1
- Certificate to Award the Master's Degree - Form M-2
- Step-by-step checklist for awarding a master's degree is available on the Graduate Directors' Canvas site.
- Formatting guidelines and thesis/dissertation front matter templates are available on the Theses and Dissertations page.
Instructions On Using Graduate School Forms
Submitting Non-Qualtrics Forms
The following GS Forms are available on the Graduate Directors’ Canvas site and should be prepared by the Graduate Director, Major Advisor, or administrative assistant:
- D-2 Results of Comprehensive Examination for the Doctoral Degree and Application for Candidacy
- D-4 Results of Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree
- M-1 Results of Final Examination for the Master's Degree
To submit:
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Download the form from the Graduate Directors’ Canvas site.
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Complete the form. Mac users need to have the latest operating system to use the form.
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Print the form.
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The form should be taken to the committee meeting and signed by the appropriate committee members.
Submitting Qualtrics Forms
The person completing the form is required to know the name and email address of the Department Chair or Graduate Director (or his/her designee) and enter that information into the form. For GS Forms G-6 and G-7, the individual also needs to know the appropriate division in the review process.
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Go to the Graduate School website; click on Governance and Guidelines and then Forms & Publications.
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Select the desired form. The form will open in Qualtrics.
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Complete the form and provide all required information.
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Submit the form by clicking the submit button at the bottom of the form. Once the form is submitted, no changes can be made to the form.
- If you make a mistake, contact the Graduate School. Your form can be "re-launched" for corrections if needed.
Submission and Review Process
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Upon submitting the form, an email containing all information submitted is sent to the person submitting the form.
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Upon submitting the form, an email containing all information submitted is sent to the Department Chair (based on the information entered into the form) with a message explaining the review process for the form.
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The Chair clicks “Reply”, provides his or her decision, comments, or other required information, and “Sends” the email.
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An email containing all information is sent to the Graduate School at gradschool@miamioh.edu.
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The Graduate School reviews and processes the form, and notifies the appropriate parties of the decision.
Forms Requiring Division Review
Divisions review the following Graduate Forms:
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G-1 Graduate Student Petition to Graduate Council (College of Education, Health & Society only)
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G-6 Graduate Certificate Completion
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G-7 Graduate Faculty Nomination: Level A