Graduate Student Forms

Links to all forms, handbooks, and checklists can be found on this page (below) or at the Graduate School website at Forms - UGA Graduate School

In-House = forms required and tracked by Geography - https://geography.uga.edu/graduate-student-forms

Graduate School = forms required and tracked by Grad School - https://grad.uga.edu/current-students/forms/

The GPA is the Graduate Program Administrator (Fabiana Hayden)

Keep up to date with the Grad School Important Dates and Deadlines for crucial milestones and graduation information. 

Master's

• Major Professor - In-House form completed and submitted by student to GPA.
• Advisory Committee- student submits to Grad School through the Enrolled Student Progress Portal
• Program of Study (POS) - GradStatus form. Submitted by student and must be approved by Grad School at least two weeks before the final thesis oral defense form will be created by Grad School. Do this as soon as coursework is completed.
• Thesis Research Proposal - In house form managed by advisor → Student sends details of the defense to the GPA at least two weeks in advance. GPA will coordinate the room and send the announcement. Advisor sends fully signed form to GPA.
• Thesis Defense -- GradStatus form managed by GPA and approved by committee. Student sends information to GPA three weeks in advance. GPA creates digital form in GradStatus, which is later signed electronically by committee. 

• Master's Milestones & POS Checklist.pdf
• Major Professor Co-Advisor Form
  • Change of Major Professor Co-Advisor Form
• M.A./M.S. Advisory Committee
  • Graduate_Advisory_Cmte - Tutorial.pdf
• M.A./M.S. Program of Study Form
• Departmental M.A./M.S. Proposal Acceptance Form
• Thesis Defense & Final Examination Approval Form
• Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Submission Approval Form
• Theory and Methods Graduate Assessment Rubric Final
• Advising Form
• Geography Masters Handbook

Doctoral

• Major Professor - In-House form completed and submitted by student to GPA.
• Advisory Committee- student submits to Grad School through the Enrolled Student Progress Portal
• Preliminary POS - In-House form. This is a “practice” POS for the students. Student needs to fill out what they have done and expect to do and send to GPA. It can and will change before the real POS.
• Dissertation Research Proposal - In house form managed by advisor → Student sends details of the defense to the GPA at  least two weeks in advance. GPA will coordinate the room and send the announcement. Advisor sends fully signed form to GPA. 
• Final Program of Study (POS) - GradStatus form. Submitted by student and must be approved by Grad School at least two weeks before the comprehensive exam oral defense form will be created by Grad School. 
• Oral Comps Exam -- Grad Status form. GPA submits an announcement to the Grad School via GradStatus, then Grad School creates from. POS must be approved before Grad School will create the approval form. 
• Admission to Candidacy - Grad Status form. Completed by student when all coursework completed and proposal and comps successfully defended. 
• Dissertation Defense - GradStatus form managed by GPA and approved by committee. Student sends information to GPA three weeks in advance. GPA creates digital form in GradStatus, which is later signed electronically by committee. 

• Ph.D. Degree Milestones & POS Checklist
• Major Professor Co-Advisor Form
  • Change of Major Professor Co-Advisor Form
• Ph.D. Advisory Committee Form
  • Graduate_Advisory_Cmte - Tutorial.pdf
• Preliminary Program of Study
• Ph.D. Proposal Acceptance Form
• Ph.D. Final Program of Study Form
• Dissertation and Final Examination Approval Form
• Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Submission Approval Form
• Theory and Methods Graduate Assessment Rubric Final
• Advising Form
• Geography Doctoral Handbook