Below is a listing of the most commonly used forms. Please check the graduate degree requirements and OGS forms webpage for a complete list of all applicable forms for your personal program. Contact the academic advisor with any questions. Please note a copy of all forms delivered to OGS should also be provided to the Sociology academic advisor so your graduate file in the department can also be updated.
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Form name |
MA or PhD | What's it for? | Due | Where |
| MA Course Requirements | MA | helps students keep track of their own progress in the department | N/A | N/A |
| PhD Course Requirements | PhD | helps students keep track of their own progress in the department | N/A | N/A |
| Appointment of Faculty Advisor | Both | providing documented mentorship for all graduate students. | end of second semester in the program | Sociology Office |
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Program of Study for the Master’s Degree (POS) |
MA | allows OGS personnel to confirm that the correct courses are being used toward the degree | After the completion of 12 hours of graduate-level coursework & at least 1 semester prior to expected graduation | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |
| Departmental Thesis Prospectus Approval Form | MA | allows Sociology faculty and graduate committee to guide student toward a viable thesis | 2 semester prior to expected graduation | Sociology Office |
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Proposal to take Ph.D. Comprehensive Exams |
PhD | used to approve student's reading lists in their two exam areas | least 4 months prior to anticipated date of exam | Sociology Office |
| Application for Candidacy | PhD | used to promote PhD students to ABD status | after comprehensive exams are complete and approved | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |
| Dissertation Prospectus Approval form | PhD | used by dissertation committee to approve the topic of a student's dissertation | consensus of committee | Sociology Office |
| Appointment of Dissertation Committee form | PhD | used to inform OGS of dissertation committee membership/confirm eligibility of members to be on committee | later than first semester of enrollment in Soc. 699 -- dissertation hours | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |
| Announcement of Examination | Both | used to announce thesis defenses, dissertation defenses, and doctoral comprehensive exams (comps) | least 2 weeks before scheduled defense | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |
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Report of Examination |
Both | used to inform OGS of the results of a thesis defense, dissertation defense, or comps defense | no later than 2 weeks after the defense has occurred | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |
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Report of Thesis/Dissertation |
Both | used by committee members to rate the quality of the thesis or dissertation | no later than 2 weeks after the defense has occurred | Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) |