Graduate

Forms/Resources

All forms are to completed and returned to Susan Crochunis in MHC 1148, email scrochunis@usf.edu, or fax (813) 974-1351. 

THESIS/DISSERTATION

What you will need to know and/or do:

1. Form your committee prior to taking Directed Research course.
2. Be aware of deadlines and allow for additional time in processing forms regarding your DEFENSE.
3. Make sure all committee members meet requirements.
4. If they do not meet requirements, submit their CV to the Dean’s Office to process for Office of Graduate Studies approval.
5. Submit forms to Susan Crochunis in the Dean’s Office at scrochunis@usf.edu

Resources

• BCS Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines
• Guidelines for Dissertation Defense 
• Thesis/Dissertation Resources

Forms

• Thesis/Dissertation Committee Appointment
• Thesis/Dissertation Committee Change
• Doctoral Defense Announcement Forms
  • 4 Committee Members
  • 4 Committee Members & Co-Chairs
  • 5 Committee Members
  • 5 Committee Members & Co-Chairs
  • 6 Committee Members
  • 6 Committee Members & Co-Chairs
• Request for Dissertation Defense
• Successful Defense Form

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GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

What you will need to know and/or do:

1. You will need a copy of your Letter Of Offer (LOO) and save it as a PDF.
2. Find the Job Code on your LOO.  You will need to enter this in the Qualtrics survey.
3. Find the FTE on your LOO.  You will need to enter this in the Qualtrics survey.
4. If your FTE is above .50, your Major Professor or Program Director will need to obtain approval from Dr. Ruth Bahr in Graduate Studies, refer to Resources in obtaining this.
5. Look up your GPA.  You will need to enter this in the Qualtrics survey.
6. You will need to register for your courses for the semester in which you are requesting the tuition waiver.  
7. Save a copy of your registration including your name and UID# as a PDF.
8. If you are working on a grant (Job Code 9181 or 9182) reach out to your Program Director or the Program Assistant for assistance with additional documentation needed to submit a tuition waiver and refer to the following resources.

Flowchart

• Tuition Waiver Flowchart

Resources

• Graduate Assistantships
• Graduate Assistantships Information PowerPoint
• Tuition Waiver Informational PowerPoint

Forms

• Out of College Waiver Request
• FTE Overage Approval Request
• Research Graduate Assistantship Tuition Payment Assistance Request (Form 1)

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GRADUATE “I” Contract

• Graduate I Grade Contract

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OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Resources

• Navigating Graduate Studies Forms PowerPoint

Forms

• Office of Graduate Studies Forms