Student Information

Graduate School Forms

The Graduate School requires certain forms to be filed at specific times. Correctly filing these forms will ensure smooth progress towards graduation. The specific forms and the date when they should be filed are listed below. All forms can also be found at the Graduate School's website.

• Upon successful completion of the Written Comprehensive Exam, students need to fill out the Request for Supervisory Committee form.

• Upon successful completion of the Oral Preliminary Exam, students need to fill out the Report of the Qualifying Examination for the Ph.D. form.

• One year or less prior to graduation, students should fill out the Program of Study form.

• Very important: The Department's Master's Program Defense Clearance Form or the Department's Ph.D. Program Denfense Clearance Form must be filled out BEFORE a date for the final thesis defense is set. Call the Department office (581-7831) to order a copy of your transcripts. In as much as transcripts can take up to one month to receive, please call the department well in advance to receive the transcripts. Then complete the form and schedule a meeting with the Graduate Student Advisor. After obtaining the appropriate signatures, you may select a date for your thesis defense with committee members.

• At least two weeks prior to defending your thesis, please submit a copy of the manuscript to the Department office and your supervisory committee. The thesis should be available to the public for review. Also at that time notify the department as to the date, time and place of your defense.

• Immediately following the final thesis defense, students need to fill out the Report of the Final Oral Examination for Ph.D. form.

After obtaining the proper signatures, all forms should be brought to the Department office at their respective times so copies can be made for the student's file and forwarded to Graduate Records.

Also note, the Thesis Office has different deadlines for dissertation submissions. Please see the Thesis Office website for details. The forms for the thesis are at http://www.ed.utah.edu/Psych/SAC/Info/SCFR_PHD.pdf. A specific type of paper is required for signatures; check with the Thesis Office before obtaining signatures.