Milestone Info & Forms
Degree Planning
The Degree Plan identifies the courses that you will complete to fulfill the requirements for your degree. The Graduate Planning & Audit System is used to track the requirements and policies that a student must satisfy in order to graduate. GPAS consists of two parts that work together – the interactive planner and audit or advisement report. The planner allows a student to map out the coursework they plan to complete while finishing their degree(s). The audit will show which courses, in real-time, have been completed, what a student is planning on taking, and what gaps are left to complete a degree. You only need to add coursework to the planner that you plan on taking in the future – the audit will track already completed coursework and requirements.
You can begin using the planner your first semester in the program to plan your courses. See handbook for further information and timeline for submitting the degree plan in GPAS. Step-by-step instructions are available to complete and submit the GPAS.
Contact the GPC, Lori Boucher, if you would like to meet to review your GPAS.
Degree Planning Resources
Ed Psych Internal Petition form for course substitutions and transfer courses
Change of Advisor Forms
Readmission & Change of Status
Exams
Committees
Program tracks may have an examination committee for written comprehensive examinations. Contact your advisor for further information.
Graduation Education Faculty Role List - verify that faculty have Graduate Education Responsibilities (GER) in the major field and/or minor/outside of the major field to be eligible to serve on your preliminary oral and final exam committees
Written Prelim Exam
Preliminary and Final Exams
MA and Specialist Certificate Exams are scheduled with the advisor & committee. No forms to register with Graduate School.
Required Conditions and Best Practices for Remote Participation in Graduate Examinations
Graduate Examination Emergency Committee Substitution Procedure for the day of the exam
Thesis
Doctoral Thesis Credit Registration Request form to request approval for thesis credits prior to completion of the oral prelim
Thesis Planning Panel form for Prospectus Meeting which should be held the semester following completion of the oral prelim
Thesis/dissertation formatting and submission Review page for University of Minnesota formatting and submission guidelines