Doctoral Forms

Form Type
Doctoral
Body

  • Admissions

    • Request to Change Campus, Concentration, Degree Level or Add Secondary Concentration
    • Declaration of Financial Support for International Graduate Students
    • Veteran, Service-Member, Dependent, Spouse Non-Resident Tuition Waiver

  • Registration

  • Required for Graduation

    • Paperwork Due Date Reference Sheet
    • Committee Requet
      ** Should be created first semester of enrollment and sent The Graduate School Office. All committee members must have a graduate faculty appointment.
    • Request for Change of Committee Members
      * Should be sent to The Graduate School Office once complete.
    • Distance Student Certification of Off-Campus/Non-MSU Research Facility
      *Should be created as soon as research is approved and kept in department until paperwork is sent to The Graduate School Office when preliminary examinations are scheduled.
    • Transfer Approval Form
      *Should be submitted to The Graduate School Office as soon as transcript is available so courses can be reviewed and transferred.
    • Admission to Candidacy Form
      *Due to The Graduate School Office along with examination result for preliminary/comprehensive examination.
    • Declaration Announcement of Comprehensive Examination/Defense Form
      * Should be sent electronically to examannouncement@grad.msstate.edu at least two weeks prior to the scheduled exam/defense date.

  • Other

    • Request to Retake a Course Form
      *Should be sent electronically to gradregistraion@grad.msstate.edu.
    • Release from Graduate Status to Undergraduate Status
    • Request for Extension of Time
    • Request for Additional Extension of Time
    • Request for Scheduling Overload
    • The Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor
    • Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Nomination Form