Welcome to the Office of Student Life (Grads)

The Graduate School requires each student to submit paperwork at various times during your graduate studies. If you want to receive your Master's Degree, successfully submit your Proposal, and obtain your Doctoral Degree, it is important that you are aware of what forms need to be filed and when. I am happy to help with this process, however, it is essentially your responsibility to file the appropriate paperwork by the deadlines. It would be wise for you to mark your calendar and follow up on filing the forms when the time comes. Please contact me at the appropriate time and I will assist you in preparing the forms. We can work together in obtaining the necessary signatures. A copy of all paperwork will go in your department file, so if you happen to handle the forms yourself, please provide a copy to me.

Adam Cebulski
Coordinator of Graduate Student Life

The dates below are for degrees conferred this December
Prospectus Exam

1) Prospectus Exam form - Filled out via CAESAR. Please login to CAESAR to complete the form. After you fill out the form, please be sure to PRINT the form before you hit the submit button. Once you have a printed copy, please click Submit. Take the printed copy with you to your prospectus exam and have the committee members sign on the form next to their name. Then bring the signed form to me, and I will input it in CAESAR.

1) Course Verification Form - The form can be downloaded from Here. Fill out the required courses you have taken (core courses, major, minor, etc) or that you plan on taking. For those you have not taken, please indicate the quarter in which you expect to take them. This form requires your signature, as well as your advisors. This is to ensure you have fulfilled the major/minor requirements as outlined in the handbook.

Masters Guidelines for Graduation

1) Application for Degree form: This can be filled out via CAESAR. Login to CAESAR, click on "For Students" -> "TGS Forms" and navigate to "Application for Degree" on-line form. DUE: Friday, November 6th

2) Master's Degree completion form: This should be filled out via CAESAR. Login to CAESAR. Navigate to For Students -> TGS Forms -> TGS Master's Degree. Please fill in the form according to the instructions and click "Submit." DUE:Friday December 11th

3) If you have any Y or K grades on your transcript, your department will need to submit the appropriate change of grade forms to the grad school to have these changed. DUE: Friday December 11th

PhD Guidelines for Graduation

1) Application for Degree form: This can be filled out via CAESAR. Login to CAESAR, click on "For Students" -> "TGS Forms" and navigate to "Application for Degree" on-line form. DUE: Friday, November 6th

2) PhD Final Exam form - Also can be filled out via CAESAR. Please login to CAESAR to complete the form. After you fill out the form, please be sure to PRINT the form before you hit the submit button. Once you have a printed copy, please click Submit. Take the printed copy with you to your final exam and have the committee members sign on the form next to their name. Then bring the signed form to me, and I will input it in CAESAR. DUE: Friday December 4th
3) Dissertation submission via ProQuest - Once your dissertation has been approved by your committee and all edits and revisions are complete, please submit online via UMI/ProQuest. See the attached documents re: formatting guidelines and copyright or visit http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/studentsvcs/doctoral/degreecompletion/DUE: Friday December 4th

4) Survey of Earned Doctorates. Instead of picking one up, you can download it online here. Upon completion, submit it to your Graduate School adviser.Advisers can be located on the TGS Staff Page. DUE: Friday December 4th
Link address is: http://www.norc.org/projects/Survey+of+Earned+Doctorates.htm

5) If you have any Y or K grades on your transcript, your department will need to submit the appropriate change of grade forms to the grad school to have these changed.DUE: Friday December 4th