Answers to many of your questions may be found in the Department's Guide to Graduate Studies (September 2009). Please consult this for details on thesis and dissertation committees, time limits, procedures relative to exams, deadlines, and other issues.
DEES Guide to Graduate Studies
Research Support for Current Students
Contact Information for Faculty, Staff and Students
Information on Graduate Student Health Insurance
Forms and Further Information:
M.S. Students:
Departmental M.S. Check List (pdf)
Transfer of Credit (pdf) (up to 9 hrs of graduate wrok may be transferred in from another school or from post-bac status) (please type and submit to the DGS)
Departmental Thesis Proposal Form (doc) (to accompany your thesis proposal; proposals are due Feb 15 for students entering in Fall)
Graduate School Information on Preparation of Theses (electronic or printed)
Application for Degree Card (pdf) (please type and submit to DGS for signature; must be submitted within the first 30 days of the semester in which you plan to graduate, or 15 days in the case of the summer sessions; cards good for one year).
Final Exam Recommendation (pdf) (please type and submit to the DGS 3 weeks prior to your exam; confirm the date, time, and location of the exam before submission).
Departmental Thesis Defense Approval Form (doc) (please type, obtain signatures, and submit to DGS 3 weeks prior to your exam)
Thesis Approval Form (pdf) (please type, obtain signatures, and submit to the DGS 3 weeks prior to your exam).
Information on Degree Certification (pdf) and Request for Degree Certification (pdf)
Ph.D. Students:
Departmental Ph.D. Check List (pdf)
Departmental Thesis Proposal Form (doc) (to accompany your thesis proposal; proposals are due before the Qualifying Exam)
Graduate School Information on Preparation of Dissertations (electronic or printed)
Doctoral Advisory Committee (pdf) (please type, obtain signatures, and submit to DGS; must be established prior to scheduling the Qualifying Exam)
Recommendation for Qualifying Exam (pdf) (please type, obtain signatures, confirm room and time, and submit to DGS; the time for the exam must be scheduled AND approved by the Grad School within the first 6 weeks of the semester; the actual exam may be taken at any time during that semester; candidates need to be signed up for GLY 767 (2 hrs) that semester ans each subsequent semester until graduation).
Application for Degree Card (pdf) (please type and submit to DGS for signature; must be submitted within the first 30 days of the semester in which you plan to graduate, or 15 days in the case of the summer sessions; cards good for one year).
Notification of Intent to Schedule Final Exam (pdf) (please type, confirm availability dates with committee members, and submit to DGS; must be submitted to the Grad School at least 8 weeks prior to Final Exam so that an outside examiner can be appointed)
Request for Final Doctoral Exam (pdf) (please type, confim room and time, and submit to DGS 3 weeks prior to the exam)
Dissertation Approval Form (pdf) (please type, obtain signatures and submit along with Request for Final Doctoral Exam)
Information on Degree Certification (pdf) and Request for Degree Certification (pdf)
