Degree Program Forms
Listed below are the degree program forms used by master's, educational specialist, and doctoral students. They, along with all other graduate student forms, are posted on the Graduate School website . Although the major professor and committee are integral to the process, the student is primarily responsible for the completion of the forms and their timely submission to the Graduate School. The student and the department must retain copies of all submitted forms.
Master's Degree Forms
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Graduate Committee Request (not required in some non-thesis master’s programs with no variation in program of study and/or with standardized examinations)
Educational Specialist Forms
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Doctoral Forms
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Other Forms, as Required (All Degrees)
Change to Graduate Program of Study
Distance Student Certification of Off-Campus/Non-MSU Research Facility
Graduate Program of Study-Continuation (to use when more space is required)
Program of Study-Attachment (to list courses taken previously that satisfy current degree requirements but are not on the program of study)
Request for Additional Extension of Time
Form Submitted Only by the Department (All Degrees)
Report of Examination Results (accessible only to faculty members and must be submitted to the Graduate School by the department)