Failure to file the Form C will result in not being able to register for any additional courses until the Form C is submitted with appropriate signatures. Form D is the admission to candidacy that must be submitted by all degree seeking students. The Form D MUST be approved and signed by the advisor or departmental representative before submitting the form to Graduate Studies. After a thorough review of student progress, the Form D will be approved in the Graduate Studies office. All graduate degree programs require that students successfully complete a written or an oral examination.
Students take comps in the last semester of enrollment.
Comps are scheduled in the College of Education Dean s office for all education students and in the academic departments for all other degree seeking students. A student must maintain matriculation until the thesis is approved. A copy of the thesis guidelines may be obtained in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Graduate assistants receive a stipend that is distributed in the form of a pay check issued every two weeks. Usually, two weeks salary is held out at the beginning of the semester.