Graduate Forms

Registration Forms

The most common of the registration forms are the following:

• Confirmation of Class Schedule (For Doctoral Students Only)
• Confirmation of Class Schedule (For Standard Master’s Only)
• Confirmation of Class Schedule (For 5th Year B.S./M.S. Students Only)
• Confirmation of Class Schedule (For MEng Students Only)
• Petition to Change Class Schedule (ME “Add/Drop Form”)

Graduate Division Forms

Masters Degree-Specific Forms

• Application for Candidacy for Master’s Degree (Plan 1)
  • This form must be submitted to the Student Services Office Staff, in addition to the online “Higher Degree Committees” eForm located in CalCentral under “Student Resources.” See tutorial.
• Application for Candidacy for Master’s Degree (Plan 2)
• Application for Candidacy for Master of Engineering Degree (M.Eng)
• Application for Candidacy for 5 Year BS/MS Degree
• Title Page Template for the Masters Report
• 5 Year BS/MS Oral Examination Form
• MEng Comprehensive Oral Exam Form
• Library Permission Form (Plan 1)
• Library Permission Form (Plan 2)

PhD Degree-Specific Forms

• Qualifying Examination:
  • Program of Study for Doctoral Candidates in Mechanical Engineering. ( Turn it in to the Student Services Office Staff for approval prior to the submission of the online application).
  • Online Application for Qualifying Examination (“Higher Degree Committees” eForm located in CalCentralunder “Student Resources”). See Tutorial.
  • Report to the Graduate Division on the Qualifying Examination
• Advancement to Candidacy:
  • Online Application for Candidacy to the Doctorate Degree (Plan B) – (“Higher Degree Committees” eFormlocated in CalCentral under “Student Resources”). See Tutorial.
  • For information regarding Voting Procedures, please see the attachment above.
• PhD Candidate Seminar:
  • Complete the exit seminar form to have the Student Services Office Staff reserve a room or a Zoom link, and announce the seminar.

General Forms

• Backdate of Graduate Standing
• Fellowship Applications and Deadlines
• The Funding Verification Form (required for 5th Year or M.Eng students requesting to Add PhD to degree goal)
• Graduate Appeal Procedure Form
• Graduate Petition to Transfer Courses
• GSI and Reader Application Forms
• More Graduate Appeal Procedure Information
• Online Filing Fee Application (“Special Enrollment Petition” SEP eForm located in CalCentral under “Student Resources”)
• Preliminary Exam Application (for MS Candidates who wish to proceed into the PhD only)
• Online Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee (“Higher Degree Committees” eForm located in CalCentral under “Student Resources”) – Tutorial
• Request for Exception Form (for non-academic Senate member to serve on Higher Degree Committee)
• Summer Term Activation Form (only for students on Filing Fees the previous spring semester who wish to enroll for the summer term only for the purposes of filing a dissertation, thesis, or completing a capstone requirement)