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 (On-line submission only)
Paper-Based Recommender Form (for those who prefer not to complete the online form)
Response to Admission Offer Form (email to gradadmissions is preferred)
Deferral of Admission Term (email to gradadmissions is preferred)

Assistantship and Fellowship Forms (for students)

Graduate Assistantship Application (for enrolled students; applicants: check yes on the admission application)
NC Tuition Scholarship (NCTS) Agreement Form (for students who have received a NCTS)

Department Paperwork

Blanket Overload Request Form (a group of students all needing the same extra courses)
Assistantship Appointment Contract (for department use)
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)
Internship Agreement (required for students completing an internship)
ask in dept
Undergraduate 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 with an undergraduate degree 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 Program of Study
DEGREE Program of Study CHANGE
CERTIFICATE Program of Study (note: changes require a new form)
CERTIFICATE Completion
Admission to Candidacy (thesis/dissertation committee form may also be used)
Comprehensive Exam Report
Product of Learning Report
Change of Major, Add/Delete Certificate Request

Thesis, Dissertation and Graduation

Thesis/Dissertation Committee Membership
Change of Thesis/Dissertation Committee
Dissertation and Thesis Handbook
Application for Graduation from a Graduate Degree Program
Request to Move Application for Graduation to a Later Semester
REPLACEMENT Graduate Diploma Order
CERTIFICATE Completion