Graduate

Please note: all signed forms should be submitted to the graduate program specialist upon completion. The graduate program specialist will retrieve any required college or graduate studies signature on your behalf. Do not send forms to the dean directly.

directed study contracts

MA/MFA directed study contract	Request a permit for directed study, portfolio, or thesis hours.
PhD directed study contract	Request a permit for directed study, dissertation, or doctoral seminar hours.

Committee Forms

Thesis/dissertation committee form	Identify your finalized committee.
Thesis/dissertation change of committee form	Request a committee change.

MA portfolio forms

MA portfolio committee form	Submit before your final semester.
MA portfolio development title page	Rhet/comp students only.
MA portfolio defense request form
MA portfolio completion form

MA thesis forms

MA thesis proposal title page form	Submit after successful thesis proposal defense.
MA thesis defense request form
MA thesis successful defense form

Phd forms

PhD check in form: pre-candidacy	LIT students. Submitted semesterly.
PhD check in form: candidacy	LIT students. Submitted semesterly.
PhD portfolio completion form	LIT students. Submit immediately upon successful portfolio defense.
PhD exam application form	Rhet/comp students.
PhD admission to candidacy form	Submit ASAP after successfully defending your portfolio/passing your exam. You must also submit a committee form.
Dissertation prospectus approval form
Dissertation defense request form	Submit at least three weeks prior to the defense.
Dissertation defense assessment form
ETD certificate of approval form	Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies upon successful dissertation defense.

For additional forms, please visit the Graduate Studies forms page, the CAS graduate resources page, or the Registrar's Office forms page.

MA, MFA, and PhD handbooks are located in the graduate student Canvas course. They are also available upon request. Contact the graduate program specialist for information or to place a request.

For a program checklist, see the graduate student Canvas page resources or contact the graduate program specialist for more information.

• First-year composition (FYC) @ USF
• USF: use of copyrighted materials
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
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