Graduate School Forms

All of the following forms are in fillable Adobe Acrobat file format (*.pdf). Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or later.

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Admission Materials

Application for admission
Paper-Based Recommender Form (for recommenders who prefer not to complete the online form)
Response to Admission Offer
Deferral of Admission Term

Assistantship and Fellowship Forms (for students)

Direct Deposit Form (now required for all graduate assistants)
NC Tuition Scholarship (NCTS) Agreement Form (for students who have received a NCTS)
Summer 13 and 2013-14 Assistantship Appointment Contract (for department use; both student and department must sign before sending to the graduate school)
Fellowship Application for Continuing Students (for students who have already enrolled; applicants for admission should check YES to the question on the admission application)

Department Paperwork

Blanket Overload Request Form (a group of students all needing the same extra courses)
2012-13 Assistantship Appointment Contract (for department use; both student and department must sign before sending to the graduate school)
Summer 13 and 2013-14 Assistantship Appointment Contract (for department use; both student and department must sign before sending to the graduate school)
Assistantship: CHANGE existing appointment (for department use - change salary, budget codes, hours, etc.)
Assistantship: TERMINATION of an appointment (for department use - terminate completely after a specified number of hours worked)
Nomination for NC Tuition Scholarship (for department use)
Graduate Assistant Evaluation (GA or RA) Form (for department use)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Evaluation Form (for department use)

Enrollment Forms

Special Course Form (to sign up for thesis, dissertation, individual study, independent study - anything not in the schedule of classes)
ask in dept
Overload Request (individual student requesting to enroll in more than 12 hours F/S or more than 6 hours SS1/SS2)
Senior Permission Form (senior with a 3.0 GPA -- or undergraduate non-degree student with equivalent background -- requesting to enroll in a graduate course)
International Exchange Student Permission Form (exchange student requesting to enroll in a graduate course)
Graduate Non-Degree Student Permission Form (graduate non-degree student requesting to enroll in a graduate course)
DEPARTMENT USE - Blanket Overload Request Form (a group of students all needing the same extra courses)

Graduate Faculty Application

Membership Application and Guidelines (Read more here.)

Program Materials - Degree and Certificate

NEW! Degreeworks Program Customization Form (note: can be used instead of degree or certificate program or change form now that Degreeworks is available)
Admission to Candidacy (thesis/dissertation committee form should be used unless "nonthesis")
Comprehensive Exam Report
Product of Learning Report (only required if the program does not require 5525 course)
Change/Add Major, Add/Delete Certificate Request
DEGREE Program of Study (note: this form will no longer be accepted as of April 1, 2013! Use the Degreeworks form.)
DEGREE Program of Study CHANGE (note: this form will no longer be accepted as of April 1, 2013! Use the Degreeworks form.)
CERTIFICATE Program of Study (note: this form will no longer be accepted as of April 1, 2013! Use the Degreeworks form.)

Thesis and Dissertation

Thesis/Dissertation Committee Membership
Change of Thesis/Dissertation Committee
Dissertation and Thesis Handbook

Degree Graduation

Application for Graduation from a Graduate Degree Program (ONLINE THROUGH APPALNET)
Admission to Candidacy (thesis/dissertation committee form should be used unless "nonthesis")
Comprehensive Exam Report
Product of Learning Report (only required if the program does not require 5525 course)
Request to Move Application for Graduation to a DIFFERENT Semester (note: email to graduaterecs@appstate.edu FROM your appstate.edu account)
send email
REPLACEMENT Graduate Diploma Order

Certificate Completion

CERTIFICATE Completion Form (note: must be signed by advisor or program director after ALL requirements are met)