For Master's and Doctoral Programs: Advising Form: completed by student with the Major Professor at the end of each semester, in preparation for course registration. Student submits completed, signed form to GPA for Departmental Approval and removal of Academic Hold, before course registration can take place. Theory and Methods Graduate Assessment Rubric Final: used by Major Professor for Proposal Defenses, Oral Comps and Dissertation/Thesis Defenses. Thesis and Dissertation Resources: Graduate School - Guiding Principles of Dissertations and Theses Theses and Dissertations - Student Guide to Preparation and Processing Master's-specific information PhD-specific information