Forms & Documents

Select a category from the menus below. If you have any questions, contact the Graduate College.

Check the Deadlines and Progress to Degree pages for a timeline of when specific forms are due. Contact your Graduate College academic counselor if you have any questions.

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      Approval for Thesis/Dissertation Submission to SHAREOK (online form)
Master's Thesis Topic and Committee Membership (pdf)
Non-Thesis Instruction Packet (pdf)
      Request for Authority to Defend (online form)
      Request for Change in Committee (online form) (thesis students only)
      Request for Degree Check (online form) (thesis students only)

Program of Study forms

Thesis/Dissertation Instruction Packet

Check the Deadlines and Progress to Degree pages for a timeline of when specific forms are due. Contact your Graduate College academic counselor if you have any questions.

Doctoral Advisory Conference Report (ACR) Submission*
(also used for changes to an approved ACR)

Advisory Conference Report (doc)
(submit via online form above; do not send directly to Graduate College)

Request for Change in Committee

Doctoral Degree Check Sheets

General Exam Application for the Doctoral Degree

Thesis/Dissertation Instruction Packet

Request for Degree Check

Request for Authority to Defend

Approval for Thesis/Dissertation Submission to SHAREOK

An accelerated degree program (ADP) enables qualified undergraduate students to earn a master’s degree in an accelerated time frame.

Accelerated Degree Program Guidelines and Operating Procedures (pdf)

When a student is admitted to an ADP, the Accelerated Degree Graduate Coursework Plan (ADGCP) should be turned in to the Graduate College. This normally takes place in the junior year or early in the senior year.

ADGCP forms below are organized by the undergraduate college.

Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture

Bachelor of Architectural Studies/Master of Architecture (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Environmental Design)/Master of Landscape Architecture (pdf) (sequential)

 BS (Environmental Design)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (sequential)

College of Arts and Sciences

BA/MA (Anthropology) (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA/MA (Economics) (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA/MA (English) (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA (Information Studies)/Master of Library and Information Studies (pdf) (sequential)
BA (Mathematics)/Master of Business Administration (pdf) (sequential)
BA (Mathematics)/Master of Science (Finance) (pdf) (sequential)
BA/MA (Political Science) (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA/Master of Public Administration (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA/MA (Sociology) (pdf) (sequential)

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

BA (Environmental Sustainability)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA (Geographic Information Science)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BA (Geography)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BS (Environmental Sustainability)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BS (Geographic Information Science)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BS (Geography)/Master of Regional and City Planning (pdf) (simultaneous)
BS (Meteorology)/MBA (pdf) - for students admitted before Summer 2020 (sequential)
BS (Meteorology)/MBA (pdf) - for students admitted Summer 2020 or later (sequential)
BS (Meteorology)/MS (Data Science and Analytics) (pdf) (sequential)

Michael F. Price College of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)/Master of Accountancy (pdf) - for students admitted Summer 2019 or later (sequential)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)/Master of Accountancy (pdf) - for students admitted before Summer 2019 (simultaneous)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)/MS (Finance) (pdf) (sequential)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance)/MS (Finance) (pdf) (sequential)
Bachelor of Business Administration/MS (Management of Information Technology) (pdf) (simultaneous)

Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy

BS (Petroleum Engineering)/MBA (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS (Petroleum Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)

Gallogly College of Engineering

BS/MS (Aerospace Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Architectural Engineering)/MS (Civil Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS (Biomedical Engineering) (pdf) - for students admitted before Summer 2021 (sequential)
 BS/MS (Biomedical Engineering) (pdf) - for students admitted Summer 2021 or later (sequential)
BS/MS (Chemical Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS (Civil Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Computer Engineering)/MS (Computer Science) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Computer Engineering)/MS (Electrical and Computer Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS (Computer Science) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Electrical Engineering)/MS (Electrical and Computer Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS in Environmental Engineering (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Environmental Science)/Master of Environmental Science (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering)/MBA (pdf) - for students admitted before Summer 2020 (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering)/MBA (pdf) - for students admitted Summer 2020 or later (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering: Analytics)/MS (Data Science and Analytics) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering: Analytics)/MS (Industrial and Systems Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering: Standard)/MS (Data Science and Analytics) (pdf) (sequential)
BS (Industrial and Systems Engineering: Standard)/MS (Industrial and Systems Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)
BS/MS (Mechanical Engineering) (pdf) (sequential)

David L. Boren College of International Studies

BA (International Studies)/MA (Global Studies) (pdf) (simultaneous)

Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

BA/MA (Journalism & Mass Communication) (pdf) (sequential)

For students pursuing a graduate certificate, the Graduate Certificate Program Report form is due in the Graduate College no later than the final semester of certificate coursework.

Administrative Leadership (pdf)
Applications of Educational Research and Evaluation (pdf)
Applied Behavior Analysis (pdf)
Applied Statistics (pdf)
Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (pdf)
Archival Studies (pdf)
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship (pdf)

The Business of Energy (pdf)
Business Entrepreneurship (pdf)

College Teaching (pdf)
Community Engagement (pdf)
Corrections Management (pdf)
Criminal Justice Administration (pdf)

 Data Analytics (pdf)
Data Analytics for Information Professionals (pdf)
Data Science and Analytics (pdf)
Data Systems and Digital Design (pdf)
Design Entrepreneurship and Real Estate (pdf)
Digital Humanities (pdf)
Digital Technologies (pdf)
Drug and Alcohol Counseling (pdf)
Drug Policy Management (pdf)

Earth Observation Science For Society and Sustainability (EOS³) (pdf)
Executive Management in Aerospace/Defense (pdf)

Finance (pdf)
Foundations of Business (pdf)
Fundamentals of Special Education (pdf) (Effective Summer 2021)
Fundamentals of Special Education (pdf) (through Spring 2021)

Geospatial Technologies (pdf)

Helping Skills in Human Relations (pdf)
Human Resource Development and Workforce Diversity (pdf) (Effective Fall 2019)
Human Resource Diversity and Development (pdf) (through Summer 2019)
Human Resource Management (pdf)

Learning Design & Technology (pdf)
Literacy Specialist (pdf)

Media Management (pdf)
Microscopic Imaging & Technology (pdf)

Native American Studies (pdf)
Natural Gas Technology (pdf)
Non-profit Management (pdf)

Organizational Leadership (pdf)

Project Management (pdf)

Resilient Planning, Design, and Construction (pdf)
Restorative Justice Administration (pdf)

School Counseling (pdf) (Effective Summer 2021)
School Counseling (pdf) (through Spring 2021)
Secondary Transition Education Specialist (pdf) (Effective Summer 2021)
Secondary Transition Education Specialist (pdf) (through Spring 2021)
Social Work with American Indians (pdf)
Strategic Planning (pdf)

Women's and Gender Studies (pdf)

Check the Graduate Assistantships page for more information.

Request to Appoint a Graduate Assistant Over 0.50 FTE (online form)

Graduate Assistant Offer Letter Templates

 Non-qualifying GRA (doc)

 Non-qualifying GTA (doc)

 GRA separate from admission (doc)

 GRA with admission (doc)

 GTA separate from admission (doc)

 GTA with admission (doc)

If you have questions about offer letters, contact Senior Associate Dean Sherri Irvin or Associate Dean Liz Karr. 

Check the Graduate Faculty Status page for more information.

Graduate Faculty Appointment and Renewal Form

Application for Graduate Credit for Courses Taken During Junior and Senior Years  (pdf)
Provisional Admission Statement for OU North America and Europe (pdf)
OU North America and Europe (formerly Advanced Programs) only.
Request for Evaluation of Transfer Credit (pdf)
OU North America and Europe (formerly Advanced Programs) only.
      Request for Incomplete Grade Extension Beyond One Year (online form)
      Request for Letter of Completion (online form)
      Withdrawal Petition (online form)