PhD 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

Ph.D. Summer Research Form

This form should be complete by PhD students to  establish certified full time status for the summer.  This form does not satisfy the mandatory registration for the final two semesters during which degree requirements are completed. This form must be submitted hard copy with appropriate signatures.

  1. PhD Summer Research Status Registration Form

Diploma  and Thesis Submission Information

Please complete, print, sign and return to the GMS office, L315.  Deadlines are:  November 1st for January, January 25th for May and June 22nd for September Graduation.

  1. PhD Diploma Application
  2. PhD Dissertation Submission Guidelines
  3. BU Authorization to Manage Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
  4. PhD Graduation Workshop 2013 Slides
  5. Degree Completion Email from Registrar (2/20/13)

Ph.D. Dissertation Forms

  1. Dissertation Prospectus Outline Approval Page
  2. Ph.D. Dissertation  Abstract
  3. Oral Examination (Defense) Scheduling Form
  4. Special Service Appointment Form
    1. PhD Example of completed Special Services Appointment Form
    2. GMS Faculty List

Dissertation Information

  1. 2013 Graduation calendar PhD
  2. Thesis Guidelines for Theses and Dissertations (updated 5/2012 Mugar Library)
  3. Final.PhD prepages-template
  4. Dissertation and Thesis Formatting Tips