The Office of Student Services (OSS) maintains an up-to-date website on step-by-step graduation requirements for Ph.D and Ed.D Students. This web site includes information, forms, and links for the following topics:

I. Requirements for Graduation including --

• Important actions to take immediately after admission Students

• College of Education Technical Standards

• Preliminary Examination requirements

• Comprehensive Examinations

• The Dissertation Proposal

• Human Subjects Approval and Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Important Dates for Graduating Graduate Students

• Graduation Audit

• Dissertation Style Guide

• ProQuest site for information on submission of the Dissertation/Thesis

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II. Forms required for Graduation

• Application for Graduation

• Doctoral Program Form

• Doctoral Program Signature Approval Form

• Application for Admission to Candidacy Form

• Certification of Doctoral Research Dissertation Committee and Dissertation Proposal form

• Departmental Application for Review of Research Using Human Subjects Form

• Nomination of Thesis or Dissertation Committee Form

• Oral Announcement template to announce your dissertation defense

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III. Information for international graduate students:

If you are a graduating international student, and are on an F-1 Visa, you must comply with Sevis Regulations, monitored by the International Education Services Office on campus and complete the F-1 Exit Plan Form for graduating international students.

Please click on the links below to be directed to the OSS website.

Graduation Steps for Doctoral Students College of Education Doctoral Program Signature Sheet and Course Work Sheet EDPL Doctoral Program Plan Form Ed.D Program Plan Form Ed.D with Certification Program Plan Form Graduation Steps for Master's Students