Exceptions to Policy Forms

• Petition Guidelines
• Time Limit Calendar
• 8-year Extension Request
• 12-credit Extension Request
• Academic Policy Exception Form
• Academic Renewal Request

Thesis and Dissertation Forms

    Guidelines

• Guidelines - Preparation of Theses and Dissertations

     Forms

• Committee Membership Endorsement for Thesis or Dissertation
• Dissertation Final Approval Page
• Dissertation Title Page
• Thesis Final Approval Page
• Thesis or Dissertation Proposal Announcement
• Thesis or Dissertation Defense Announcement
• Thesis Title Page
• ScholarWorks Submission
• Petition for Exception to ScholarWorks

Academic Request Forms

• Late Withdrawal for Graduate Courses
• Leave of Absence
• Student-Initiated Combined Degree
• Michigan Intercollegiate Graduate Studies (MIGS)
• Converting Professional Learning to Graduate Credit
• Dual-Level Enrollment
• Request to take Online classes - for Saudi Arabian Students

Graduate Education Policies & Procedures

View the Graduate Education Policies & Procedures Manual. For questions, contact The Graduate School at (616) 331-7105 or [email protected].

Graduate Assistantship Forms

IMPORTANT NOTE: Graduate Assistantship appointment forms should be completed by the hiring department, not the student being hired. The GA appointment form serves as a contract between the university and the student. 

The GA Appointment Form is an online form. All 3 form types (Standard 9-Month, Extended 10-Month, and Full-Year 12-Month) can be accessed here by clicking on the link below.  

Graduate Assistantship Appointment Form

Instructions for Completing Online Graduate Assistantship Appointment Form

Graduate Faculty Forms

• Non-Tenure Track Faculty Engaged in Graduate Education Application (Non-GVSU Employees)
• Non-Tenure Track Faculty Engaged in Graduate Education Application (GVSU Employees)
• Tenure and Tenure Track Faculty Engaged in Graduate Education Application

Online Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

Contact us

[email protected]

Phone: (616) 331-7105
Fax: (616) 331-7317

318C DeVos Center
401 W. Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504