MAMS Student Forms

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Registration Forms

Registration and Certified Full Time Forms:  These forms must be submitted hard copy with both student and advisor original signatures.

  • Use these forms to register for any course that cannot be registered for online.
  • Full-time continuing students registering for continuing studies (GMS MS 985/986, 0 credits) do NOT need to complete the Registration form.  Only the Certified Full Time  (CTF) form is required.
  • Part-time continuing students registering for continuing studies (0 credits)  should complete the Registration form and register for GMS MS 983/984.
  1. Registration Form
  2. Certified Full-Time Form

Use the Class Adjustment form to add or drop courses that cannot be registered for online or for changes made after online registration has ended. This form must be submitted hard copy with appropriate signatures.

  1. Class Adjustment (Add / Drop) Form

Petition Forms and Special Request Forms

  1. Petition for Transfer Credits ( Program specific rules apply)
  2. Biostatistics Petition Form ( Program specific rules apply)
  3. General GMS Petition(For students from all programs requesting an extension of time / grade change/other.)
  4. Petition - PhD Extension of time to complete program
  5. Name change petition form (For student's who name changes due to marriage/divorce, must provide documentation)
  6. Personal Data Update form ( For students without internet access to student link   to update personal information.)

Withdrawal and Leave of Absence

Withdrawal Leave of Absence Form

M.A. in Medical Sciences Letter File Forms

  1. Letter of Evaluation Waiver Form
  2. Transmission Form for Allopathic Schools
  3. Transmission Form for Osteopathic Schools
  4. Transmission Form for Dental Schools
  5. Program Letter Update Form

M.A. in Medical Sciences Biosketch Form

  1. 2013 Biosketch Form

Diploma  and Thesis Submission Information

Please complete, print, sign and return to the GMS office, L317.  Deadlines are:  November 1st for January, January 25th for May and June 22nd for September Graduation.

  1. MAMS Diploma Application
  2. Guidelines for MA and MS Thesis Preparation and Electronic Submission
  3. BU Authorization to Manage Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
  4. Degree Completion Email from Registrar (2/20/13)

Graduation Workshop January 22, 2013

  1. Graduation Workshop Slides MA & MS Students
  2. Video of Graduation Workshop  Jan 22

M.A./M.S. Thesis Information

  1. 2013 Graduation calendar MA & MS
  2. Thesis Guidelines for Theses and Dissertations (updated 5/2012 Mugar Library))
  3. Guidelines for MA and MS Thesis Preparation and Electronic Submission
  4. Master Thesis Prepages Template
  5. Dissertation and Thesis Formatting Tips

M.A./M.S. Thesis Forms

  1. Thesis Title Form for MA and MS Students (Thesis Title Page must be completed by  all MAMS students according to the posted deadlines (i.e.  April, November and March for Jan, May and September graduates, respectively).
  2. Thesis Agreement Form for MAMS students (Students  planning to complete a research-based thesis for a grade must complete this form.  This form should be submitted at the same time as the Thesis Title Page.)
  3. Special Service Appointment Form (Students requesting a non-GMS faculty serve as a Second Reader for the MAMS thesis  must complete this form.)
    1. MAMS Example of completed Special Service Appointment Form
    2. GMS Faculty List