Students who are candidates for graduation must apply to graduate through Student Administration System. Apply to graduate by the fourth week of your final semester (or the spring semester for summer graduates). You can apply to graduate once registration for your last semester opens. Learn more about applying for graduation.

Students should complete the Master’s Plan of Study.pdf form and submit it with the necessary signatures by the fourth week of your final semester to Sandra Cyr and copy Psych Grad Programs Office.

Two weeks prior to your MS defense, please email the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office the date, Zoom/Webex meeting details (including link and password), time, title of thesis, major advisor(s), and a copy of your working thesis so we can announce your MS defense to the Faculty and Graduate Listservs.

Submit the required final paperwork below by the published deadline (two weeks before the end of the semester) on the Academic Calendar.

• Finalized and formatted thesis submitted in Submittable (see Thesis Information for details). Effective May 9, 2016, a printed copy of the thesis is no longer required to be submitted.
• Approval page (this webform accounts for both the Final Exam and overall Approval of the thesis). For more info, refer to “How to Submit Paperwork” in Graduation FAQs.

See Master’s Degree Programs for more info about degree requirements and graduation information.

Students must submit the following forms to the Registrar’s Office no later than the completion of 18 credits:

• Plan of Study for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, which must include all signatures of your Ph.D. Advisory Committee and the Associate Head of Graduate Studies. This form must be submitted to both Jenn Horan (jenn.horan@uconn.edu) in the Registrar’s Office and the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu) once completed.
• Psychological Sciences-Departmental Requirements Form which is digitally approved internally through the department. Students should submit the form using the link and it will be routed to the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office for the appropriate signatures.

Submit the Report on the General Examination for the Doctoral Degree to Jenn Horan (jenn.horan@uconn.edu) in the Registrar’s Office and copy the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu) once you have completed your general examination. Be sure to submit by the published deadline on the Academic Calendar.

Your Doctoral Dissertation Proposal should be accompanied by the Report of Meeting to Approve a Proposed Dissertation, which must be signed and approved by the Associate Head of Graduate Studies before it is submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

Submit your original copy of the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal to Jenn Horan (jenn.horan@uconn.edu) in the Registrar’s Office and copy the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu).

After you successfully defend your prospectus, submit the Report of Meeting to Approve a Proposed Dissertation form to the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu).

• Students who are candidates for graduation must apply to graduate through the Student Administration System. Apply to graduate by the fourth week of your final semester (or the spring semester for summer graduates). You can apply to graduate once registration for your last semester opens. Learn more about applying for graduation.
• Announce your oral defense with the University in the University Events Calendar and cross-link it to the Psychology Calendar at least two weeks before the date of your defense. The directions for posting are outlined under Step 6: Prepare for oral defense on the Registrar’s Doctoral Degrees webpage.
• Announce your defense with the Department: Once you submit your event to the University Calendar, email the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu) the date, Zoom/WebEx meeting details (including link and password), time, title of dissertation, major advisor(s), and a copy of your working dissertation so we can announce your defense to the Faculty and Graduate Listservs two weeks prior to your defense.
• The Departmental Dissertation Defense Signature Form should be submitted electronically to the Psychological Sciences Graduate Programs Office (psychgrad@uconn.edu) at least one week before your defense date. Electronic signatures are fine.
• Submit the required final paperwork by the published deadline on the Academic Calendar. After you successfully complete your defense, your committee may require further revisions of your dissertation. Once you have completed all necessary revisions and have final approval, you are ready to prepare the final copy of your dissertation for submission (see Dissertation Information section for details).
• Submit one electronic copy of your dissertation to Submittable. Follow the instructions found in the Submittable help file.pdf. Effective May 9, 2016, a printed copy of the dissertation is no longer required to be submitted.
• Submit to the Office of the Registrar:
  • The Electronic Approval Page
  • A copy of the receipt of submission to the Survey of Earned Doctorates Completion Certificate

Notes: The Electronic Approvals Page form accounts for both the final exam and overall approval of the dissertation. It is routed to your committee after the dissertation defense for their approvals and includes a required dissertation defense date field which replaces the previously required Final Exam Report. After the final committee member has approved the page, it will be routed to Jenn Horan in the Registrar’s Office. You do not need to submit an approval page document or email with approvals.

Submit the Plan of Study for the Certificate Program to the Registrar’s Office within the first four weeks of your final semester.

Request for Changes in Plan of Study

Biographical Information Update Request Form

Change of Major Advisor.pdf

Graduate School Course Audit Request.pdf

Independent Study Authorization (Before the 4th week of classes only)

Schedule Revision Request (Add/Drop) (Before the 4th week of classes only)

Leave of Absence Request Form

(Students who wish to request academic leave must complete an online Voluntary Separation Notification)

Request for Reinstatement from Leave of Absence

Request for Withdrawal

(Students who wish to cancel enrollment, withdraw from the current semester, or discontinue a graduate program must complete an online Voluntary Separation Notification)

Graduate School Romantic Relationships Reporting Form

Course Waiver Request Form

Alternative to PSYC 5105 Form

Request External Advisor for Advisory Committee

(Must be filled out by Grad Program Coordinator or Major Advisor)