Degree Program Forms
Listed below are the Degree Program F orms 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
Graduate Committee Request (except for some non-thesis master’s programs with no variation in program of study and/or with standardized examinations)
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Report of Examination Results (accessible only to faculty members and must be submitted to the Graduate School by the department)
Educational Specialist Forms
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Report of Examination Results (accessible only to faculty members and must be submitted to the Graduate School by the department)
Doctoral Forms
Declaration of Examination/Defense
Report of Examination Results (accessible only to faculty members and must be submitted to the Graduate School by the department)
Other Forms, as Required (All Degrees)
Request for Change of Committee Members
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)