Bookmark this page—whether you’re applying for graduation, creating a plan of study, or establishing your dissertation committee, the form you’re looking for is available here.
Forms for Doctoral Degrees
- Nomination of Candidacy Form (eDoc)
- Nomination of Research Committee (eDoc)
- Change of Research Committee Member Form (eDoc via One.IU)
- Defense Announcement (eDoc)
- Ph.D. Minor Form
- Individualized Minor Form (eDoc)
- Application to Change from a Single to a Double Major for the PhD Degree
- Appointment of Advisory Committee (For Program Use Only)
- Request for Change of Advisory Committee Members (For Program Use Only)
Resource document for qualifying exam evaluations competencies
Example Plan of Study for Ph.D.
Forms for Master’s Degrees
- Master Application for Advanced Degree (eDoc)
Guidelines for completing the Master Application for Advanced Degree (PDF)
Example Plan of Study for Master's Degree
Master's Degree Progression Checklist
Forms for Graduate Certificates
Recommendation for Graduate Certificate Completion - online form
To be completed by Graduate Advisor or Director of Graduate Studies ONLY.
We have moved all Purdue Graduate Program forms and instructions to the Purdue Graduate Student-specific pages on this website. These pages can be found by clicking the "Purdue Graduate Students" link in the upper right corner from any page on our website.
Links to specific pages:
- Information regarding the Purdue Graduate School Database (GSDB) forms: Plan of Study, Exam Forms, and Thesis forms
- Other Student Forms such as Late Fee and Candidacy Exception forms
- Staff Forms such as transfer report and termination of study form
Purdue programs: Please visit the Purdue-specific forms site
Purdue Programs - Please visit the Purdue-specific forms site
General Forms
Graduate Faculty/Limited Status Request (To be completed by faculty and/or program.)
Forms for Admissions
Fee Waiver Coupon Code Request Form (for departments to request batch of coupon codes)