Graduate Forms

• Admissions
• Change of Degree/Major
• Diploma Application
• Exam Scheduling Form
• Foreign Language Requirement (MA)
• Foreign Language Requirement (PhD)
• Leave of Absence
• Nomination to Graduate Faculty
• Petition for Change in Program
• Program of Study
• Remote Participation Form

Admissions:

Please use the Online Graduate Admission Application.

Although we no longer provide printable applications, if you are unable to access an application form because you lack reliable internet access or you do not have a credit card for payment, please send a message to us at Graduate.Admissions@oregonstate.edu or a note to our postal address to see if alternative arrangements can be made.

Graduate School
300 Kerr Administration Building
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
U.S.A

• Application Change Form
  If you have already applied for admission but have not registered for any classes, you may use this form to submit a change of term or change of major request. Please allow at least 10 days for processing.
• OSU International Graduate Student Certification of Finances Forms
  All international applicants, including applicants for graduate assistantships, must complete a form for the Academic Year for which they are applying:
  • Certification of Finances Form 2009 - 10 (0.6 MB PDF)
    Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010
  • Certification of Finances Form 2010 - 11 (0.2 MB PDF)
    Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011
  The Certification of Finances form can be filled in, saved, and printed using Adobe Reader. The printed form must be signed by hand, but it can then be scanned, saved as a PDF, and emailed to Graduate.Admissions@oregonstate.edu. If you do not have a scanner, the signed paper form can be faxed, mailed, or hand-delivered to the Graduate School.

Change of Degree/Major: If you want to change your degree (for example, from a PhD to an MS, or from an MS to a PhD), or if you want to change the major you are studying, you will need to submit a Change of Degree/Major form to the Graduate School.

• Change of Degree/Major Form

Diploma Application: Diplomas are issued four times a year, at the end of each term. You must complete a diploma application form to receive your diploma. Diplomas are available from the Registrar's Office approximately six weeks after the end of the term. Diplomas earned during Spring term are available at Commencement. Your diploma will reflect the degree awarded. Your transcript will reflect the academic major and degree awarded.

• Diploma Application

Exam Scheduling Form: Complete this form to schedule all exams required by the Graduate School. See Scheduling Exams to determine which meetings require this form.

• Event Scheduling Form

Foreign Language Requirement Report (MA): Complete this form to document foreign language proficiency.

• Foreign Language Requirement Form (MA)

Foreign Language Requirement Report (PhD): Complete this form to document foreign language proficiency.

• Foreign Language Requirement Form (PhD)

Leave of Absence: Unless on approved leave of absence, all graduate students in degree and certificate programs must register continuously for a minimum of 3 graduate credits, excluding summer session, until their degree or certificate is granted or until their status as a credential-seeking graduate student is terminated. See Graduate Student Registration for more information. Use the Leave of Absence form to apply for a leave of absence.

• Leave of Absence (0.2 MB PDF)

Nomination to Graduate Faculty:

• Nomination to Graduate Faculty Form (PDF)
• Nomination to Graduate Faculty Form (Word)

Petition to Change Program: Changes to the Program of Study must be filed prior to the final exam, either by using a Petition to Change Program form, or by submitting a revised Program of Study.

• Petition to Change Program Form (0.02 MB PDF)

Program of Study Form: As a regular graduate student, you must file a Program of Study with the Graduate School. Students who do not file a Program within the specified deadline for their degree will not be allowed to register for the next term. A registration hold will also be placed on graduate students whose Programs of Study are not approved after initial evaluation by the Graduate School. You must submit your Program of Study on a form provided by the Graduate School:

Remote Participation in Formal Meetings: It is generally expected that all of your committee members or approved substitutes must be present for all meetings required by the Graduate School (program meetings for doctoral students and MAIS students, preliminary exams for doctoral students, and final oral exams for all students). If you have a special case in which a committee member may need to participate remotely, you and your committee must assure that all the conditions listed on the Remote Participation Form are met, and you must submit the form to the Graduate School one week prior to the meeting.

• Remote Participation Form (0.03 MB PDF)