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Course Creation Form

MBS Course Creation Form

Docusign Forms

Thesis/Dissertation Proposal
Request to Serve on Committee
Request to Form Committee
Request to Change Committee
Thesis/Dissertation Defense
Comprehensive Exam
Request for Graduate Student Overload
Graduate Level Course Substitution Form

MBS Student Handbook

2020 MBS Student Handbook

MS Documents

Change in Committee Membership
Request for Thesis Committee (After 7/1/23, use Docusign form 'Request to Form Committee')
Form 2 – Proposed Program of Study
Form 3 – Qualifying Exam (Thesis Proposal Defense)
Form 4 – Qualifying Exam (Thesis Proposal Defense) Results (After 7/1/23, use Docusign Form 'Thesis/Dissertation Proposal' and Comprehensive Exam)
Form 5 – Thesis Defense Intent 
Form 6 – Thesis Defense Results (After 7/1/23, also use Docusign form 'Thesis/Dissertation Defense' in addition to Form 6)
Form 7 – Thesis Approval

PhD Documents

Form 1 - Request for Dissertation Committee (After 7/1/23, use Docusign form ‘Request to Form Committee’)
Form 2 - Proposed Program of Study 
Form 3 – Qualifying Examination Intent
Form 4 – Qualifying Examination Results (After 7/1/23, use Docusign form ‘Thesis/Dissertation Proposal’)
Form 5 – Candidacy Examination Intent
Form 6 – Candidacy Examination Results (After 7/1/23, use Docusign form 'Comprehensive Exam')
Form 7 - PhD Dissertation Defense & Examination Intent Form
Form 8 – Dissertation Defense Results (After 7/1/23, also use Docusign form ‘Thesis/Dissertation Defense’ in addition to form 8)
Form 9 – Dissertation Approval
Form 10 – Change PhD Advisory Committee
Form 11 – Change in Research PhD Advisor
Form 12 - Dissertation Completed Course Work

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