Graduate School Forms

Admissions - Master's Students - Doctoral Students - General

Form	Description
Admissions
Admission Application	Online admission application.
Florida Residency Information & Form	Helpful to graduate students (US citizens and resident aliens) who wish to classify as Florida residents for tuition paying purposes.
Accelerated Program Policy	Accelerated Graduate Program (formerly named Five Year Program) Policy. Please visit the Accelerated Programs Information Center for more infomation.
Accelerated Program Application	Accelerated Graduate Program (formerly named Five Year Program) Application. Please visit the Accelerated Programs Information Center for more infomation.
Accelerated Program Progression Form	Accelerated Graduate Program (formerly named Five Year Program) Progression Form is used to progress a student into Graduate Student status. This form should be filled out when the program is ready to convert the student to a Graduate Student Standing (GR level). Please visit the Accelerated Programs Information Center for more infomation.
Application Fee Waiver Verification Request Form	Application fee waiver verification request form.
Admission to Doctoral Candidacy	The Admission to Doctoral Candidacy Form is to be submitted to the Graduate School following the successful completion of all comprehensive exams and other program requirements. Doctoral candidacy indicates that the Program has approved the student for dissertation research.
Appeal for Reconsideration Form	The appeal for reconsideration form request must be submitted directly to the graduate program for which an appeal for reconsideration is being sought.
Deferment of Admission Form	The deferment of admission request form must be submitted directly to the graduate program for which a deferment of admission is being sought.
Dual Degree Application	The application for dual graduate degree is to be used only when one or both degrees will have shared coursework.
GPA Calculator (XLS)	Excel calculator spreadsheet aid.
Health Services Forms	Various useful forms provided by Health Services.
Legal Disclosure Statement Form	Legal disclosure statement for the admissions application
Letter of recommendation request form	Letter of recommendation request form
Manual GAR Form	Manual GAR form for graduate program directors.
Self-Reported GPA Worksheet	Worksheet for reporting your self-reported GPA to admissions.
Third Party Authorization	If someone will be making inquiries on your behalf during the application process, please use this form.
Transcript Request Form	Transcript request form.
Master's Students
Degree Certification Letter (DOC)	Letter to certify to a third party a student's completion of their degree.
Change of Program	Any student who has been officially accepted into a Graduate Program at USF may request a program change within the same or to a lower classification, e.g., from an Ed.S or Doctoral to a Master's program.
Delete Course Form	The delete course form is used to delete a course from the student's record. (The form can be used to delete up to two courses, registered in, in the same semester.)
Dismissal Form	This form is used to dismiss a student from a graduate program.
Fee Adjustment	Registrar's fee adjustment form.
Graduate School Petition	This form is used to add, drop or change hours for student course registration after the end of the first week (add/drop/fee deadline).
Incomplete Grades Contract	Incomplete grades contract.
Incomplete Grade Policy and Procedures	Incomplete grade policy and procedures.
Late Registration Fee Waiver	Late registration fee waiver form.
Leave of Absence Request	A documented Leave of Absence is necessary to suspend the time limit requirement for the period of the leave. This form should be filled out for any semester(s) that a student will not be able to register, and should be submitted at least one semester prior to the first semester of the requested leave. All "I" and "M" grades must be cleared prior to the leave of absence approval.
Transfer of Courses	Graduate transfer course form.
Time Limit Extension Request (TLE)	The time limit extension may be filed when a student nears the end of the time limitation for completion of the requirements for their degree but needs more time to complete the degree. Time limits are specified in the graduate catalog corresponding to the year the student was admitted (or readmitted) to the program.
Voluntary Withdrawal Form	Voluntary withdrawal form.
Doctoral Students
Admission to Doctoral Candidacy	The Admission to Doctoral Candidacy Form is to be submitted to the Graduate School following the successful completion of all comprehensive exams and other program requirements. Doctoral candidacy indicates that the Program has approved the student for dissertation research.
Degree Certification Letter (DOC)	Letter to certify to a third party a student's completion of their degree.
Change of Program	Any student who has been officially accepted into a Graduate Program at USF may request a program change within the same or to a lower classification, e.g., from an Ed.S or Doctoral to a Master's program.
Delete Course Form	The delete course form is used to delete a course from the student's record. (The form can be used to delete up to two courses, registered in, in the same semester.)
Dismissal Form	This form is used to dismiss a student from a graduate program.
Fee Adjustment	Registrar's fee adjustment form.
Graduate School Petition	This form is used to add, drop or change hours for student course registration after the end of the first week (add/drop/fee deadline).
Incomplete Grades Contract	Incomplete grades contract.
Incomplete Grade Policy and Procedures	Incomplete grade policy and procedures.
Late Registration Fee Waiver	Late registration fee waiver form.
Leave of Absence Request	A documented Leave of Absence is necessary to suspend the time limit requirement for the period of the leave. This form should be filled out for any semester(s) that a student will not be able to register, and should be submitted at least one semester prior to the first semester of the requested leave. All "I" and "M" grades must be cleared prior to the leave of absence approval.
Re-Admission to Candidacy	Re-Admission to candidacy form.
Transfer of Courses	Graduate transfer course form.
Time Limit Extension Request (TLE)	The time limit extension may be filed when a student nears the end of the time limitation for completion of the requirements for their degree but needs more time to complete the degree. Time limits are specified in the graduate catalog corresponding to the year the student was admitted (or readmitted) to the program.
Voluntary Withdrawal Form	Voluntary withdrawal form.
General
Catalog Copy Template Form (DOC)	Sample catalog style template for graduate programs to submit catalog copy.