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Use this page to find useful Graduate School forms and publications for prospective and current students.

Admission Forms

Note: The online application will require payment by credit or debit card.

McNair Scholars

Your application fee can be waived. Please email us at wsugradschool@wichita.edu to receive additional instructions prior to submitting the online application.

Are you an international applicant who already applied and need to pay the Express Mailing fee?

Please visit our .

Do you intend to complete a graduate certificate?

Submit your Declaration of Intent online.

Graduate Assistantships

The application for a graduate assistantships can be found on the assistantship page.

Additional Graduate School Forms

• Request for Senior Rule Credit (pdf)
• Conditions Clearing Form (For program use only) (pdf)
• Dual Enrollment Form for Dual-Accelerated Degrees (For program use only) (pdf)
• International Applicant Deferral and Readmission Request Form
  

Note: Any PDF form that requires digital signatures must be downloaded, then opened in Adobe for the signature field to be active. Information on how to create digital signatures can be found online. Using Mac Preview or any other PDF viewing systems or browsers can cause issues for viewing the signatures and can delay the processing of the form. 

Degree Completion Forms

Application for Degree/Application for Graduate Certificate 鈥� To be completed online.
Simply log in to the my黑洞社区 Portal, and click on the 鈥淢y Classes鈥� tab. Once on that page, on the right hand side, near the middle, you will see a channel called "Graduation Links". Click on the appropriate link in that channel to proceed.

• Dissertation Proposal Design Approval Form (pdf)
• Plan of Study Form - Masters, Specialist and Graduate Certificate (pdf)
• Plan of Study Form - Doctoral (pdf)
• Request to Schedule Oral Defense (pdf)
• Degree Certification / Degree Status Letter Request Form (pdf)

Note: Any PDF form that requires digital signatures must be downloaded, then opened in Adobe for the signature field to be active. Instructions on how to create digital signatures can be found online. Using Mac Preview or any other PDF viewing systems or browsers can cause issues for viewing the signatures and can delay the processing of the form. 

Exception Form

Departures from the rules and regulations stated in the Graduate Catalog require the filing and approval of a Request for Exception to Graduate School Regulations form. Such requests must have the approvals indicated on the form and must state in a logical and coherent manner a rational basis for the requested exception.

• Exception Form (pdf)

Note: This form requires digital signatures. Please download the form and then open it in Adobe to activate those fields. Instructions on how to create digital signatures can be found online. Using Mac Preview or any other PDF viewing systems or browsers can cause issues for viewing the signatures and can delay the processing of the form. 

Thesis & Dissertation Manual

The Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations is available online. The manual contains detailed instructions, and provides full size sample pages. We recommend that you read the entire text, and print out at least the relevant sample pages prior to preparing your document, since headings, subheadings, and spacing can appear differently when viewed on the computer screen than in printed format. The document was updated for the fall 2023 semester.

Graduate Assistant Handbook

The Handbook includes information about about the types of assistantships (GTA, GRA and GSA), eligibility requirements, benefits, duties, and performance expectations and evaluations.

• Graduate Assistant Handbook (pdf)

Graduate Catalog

The current Graduate Catalog is available online. Graduate and Undergraduate Catalogs from previous years can also be found online, with older versions available through .