Policies & Forms

Additional forms can be found in the Graduate Studies Form Library.

Admission to Graduate School

• Apply Online
• Apply for Graduate Re-enrollment
  • Personal Explanation Statement (PDF)
• Change in Program of Study

Thesis, Dissertation and Candidacy

• Notification of Approved Dissertation Topic and Prospectus
• Notification of Approved Thesis Topic
• Style Guide and Instructions for Preparing Dissertations and Theses for Electronic Submission to OhioLINK
• Thesis Preparation Approval Form
• Dissertation Preparation Approval Form
• Report of Candidacy Examination
• Notice of Matriculation
• CAS Sample Dissertation Announcement
• Pre-Defense Form

Apply for Graduation

All students must apply for graduation. The process is entirely online and accessible though FlashLine.

• Instructions/How to Apply
• Application Deadlines
• Late Application or Reapply for Graduation
• Graduation and Commencement Ceremony Checklist
• Regalia for Commencement (Cap and Gown)
  • Contact the University Bookstore at 330-672-2762 for information about ordering your cap and gown.

Final Examination

• Request for Graduate Faculty Representative (Dissertation)
• Report of Dissertation Final Examination
• Dissertation Final Examination Guidelines
• Report of Thesis Final Examination
• Thesis Final Examination Guidelines