Master's Forms

Master's Program Plan Form*
Must be completed by the end of the second semester or 12 credit hours, which ever comes last.

Master's Annual Progress Report Plan A
Must be done every spring semester.

Master's Annual Progress Report Plan B
Must be done every spring semester.

Master's Program Adjustment Form*
Must be completed as soon as you change any course on your program plan and you and all your committee members must sign off on the program adjustment form.

Master's Time Extension Form*
Must be completed when you have exceeded the six year time limit. Time limit starts with the first course you have taken on you program plan. This also includes any courses you transfer from another university or courses you have taken through lifelong education that is when your six year time limit begins.

You are allowed to transfer up to nine (9) credits towards your degree program. You may not use course you took from other degree programs.

Master's Change of Guidance Committee*
Must complete this form when you change a committee member on your program.

Master's Thesis Proposal Form
This form must be completed before you start your thesis. All your committee members must approve and sign.

Master's Oral Announcement Form
Must be sent out to committee members two weeks prior to defending. Plan A student must submit thesis to guidance committee along with Master's Oral Announcement Form. Student must be enrolled during the semester when defending the thesis. An a copy of the abstract must be sent along with form to Associate Dean Dr. Robert Caldwell, College of Social Science.

Master's Oral Completion Form*
Must be completed and signed by all committee members.

Independent Study Form**
This form must be done before you register for FCE 890.

Administrative Action Form
This form may be used for transferring credits from Lifelong Education. You may only transfer 9 credits to your degree program. The form must be submitted by your major advisor. (Use the Move Courses to a New Level.)

Credit Evaluation Form*
The form must be submitted by your major advisor and an orignal transcript must be attached to this form. As many as 9 semester credits of graduate course work (excluding research and thesis credits) may be transferred into a 30 credit master's degree program from other accredited institutions or international institutions of similar quality, if they are appropriate to a student's program and provided they were completed within the time limits approved for the earning of the degree desired at Michigan State University. The department or school chairperson or director and dean must grant approval. Only courses in which at least a 3.0 grade or its equivalent was received will be considered for transfer.

CIC TRAVELING SCHOLAR PROGRAM Form
Doctoral students at Michigan State University are eligible to apply for admission to the “Traveling Scholar Program,” sponsored by the Big Ten Universities and University of Chicago through the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC program enables selected doctoral students to take advantage of special facilities available on the campus of one of the participating universities but not available on the home campus. Such facilities include special course offerings, research opportunities, laboratories, and library collections. Students participating in this program, known as "CIC Traveling Scholars,'' are limited to two semesters or three quarters on another campus. A CIC Traveling Scholar from Michigan State University will be registered on the MSU campus, and fees will be collected and kept by this institution. No additional fees will be charged. Credit for work taken under this program will be accepted at this University. A doctoral student interested in this program should contact The Graduate School for instructions and formal processing or visit grad.msu.edu/cic.htm.

Transferring Credits From Other Accredited Institutions or International Institutions - Credit Evaluation Form*
This form must be filled out by major advisor and approved by committee members. You must have an original transcript and course syllabus for committee to review and original transcript must be attached with the form. Credit Evaluation form and original transcript after approval and signed by major advisor must be submitted to the graduate secretary.

Graduate credits may be transferred from other accredited institutions or international institutions of similar quality if they are appropriate to a student's program and provided they were completed within the time limits approved for the earning of the degree desired at Michigan State University. The department or school chairperson or director and dean must grant approval. Only graduate–level courses in which at least a 3.0 (B) grade was received will be considered for transfer. Exceptions to this policy (at least a 2.0 grade) have been granted for the dual degree programs between MSU and the Michigan State University College of Law.

UCRIHS Application Form (Plan A)
Under the regulations, all investigators (faculty &/or graduate students) who will conduct research that involves human subjects or materials of human origin (blood or tissue samples taken from live humans) must submit an application to UCRIHS. Approval of the research protocol must be in place before the investigator begins data collection.

These regulations are of specific concern to graduate students because "research" includes the preparation of Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. By regulation, UCRIHS may not approve data gathered without its prior review and approval of the project.

Examples of research involving human subjects include: interviews, telephone or mail surveys, behavioral or educational testing, observation of individual or group behavior, collection of blood (or other biologic) samples. For a complete list of review categories see the UCRIHS instructions.

Theses Check Sheet for Theses

Theses Formatting Guide
Complete instructions on formatting

Submitting a Thesis/Dissertation to the Graduate School
Read this carefully to avoid delays!

Theses Support at the Writing Center

Master's Application for Graduation Form
Submit this application by the first week of the semester you expect to complete your degree requirements.

If you will complete your degree requirements during Summer, apply for Summer by the first week of Spring semester.

Both Spring and Summer applicants will be included in the Spring Commencement Ceremonies.

Graduation Requirements
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*These forms must be submitted to the Graduate Secretary for final processing.
**These forms must be given to the department secretary for final processing.

OTHER IMPORTANT FORMS

Address Change Form
When you move you must change your address and phone number with the university and notify the graduate secretary.

Readmission Form
Graduate students whose enrollment at Michigan State University is interrupted for any reason so that they are not enrolled for three consecutive semesters, including the Summer Sessions, must apply for readmission. Students must submit this form together with official transcripts of all work taken while not enrolled at Michigan State University, at least one month prior to the first day of registration for the semester in which the student expects to resume graduate studies.