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The Department and programs have adopted a number of forms for administrative purposes. On this page we have collected the several forms and reproduced them in several different styles, whenever possible. The forms are available in Word or PDF, where noted. Open the form of choice and use the "Save As" command to save the Word file to your desktop. To make sure you are printing the least number of pages, you might want to "view print" and adjust the margins before printing.

Departmental forms

• Application form (Word) to be submitted to the Director of Graduate Study (DGS)
• Doctoral Program Plan (Word) to be submitted to the DGS
• Planned Fifth-Year Application forms to be submitted to the DGS and Graduate School
• Rank II and Rank I Application forms to be submitted to the DGS and Graduate School
• Four (4) Professional Reference form (PDF) an autobiography, statement of professional goals, sample of scholarly writing, and any other appropriate documents to be submitted to the Director of Graduate Study.
• Incomplete ("I") Grade Record (MSWord) to be completed by the instructor and the student, if possible. The document is filed in the Department Office.
• Independent Study Contract (form) must be signed by the faculty member and placed in the student's DGS file.
• Transfer of Credit (MSWord) to be completed by the advisor and submitted to the Director of Graduate Study for review and submission to the Graduate School.

Graduate School forms The forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have a question about a form contact the Director of Graduate Study (DGS).

• Graduate School Application is one of two applications; the other is to the Department
• Visiting Graduate Student Form for graduate students who are "visiting" UK
• Petition for Undergraduate to enroll in a EDL Graduate Course complete prior to enrollment
• Graduating Seniors Seeking Enrollment in Graduate Courses if within 6 credits of graduation
• Concurrent Masters Enrollment Form for enrollment in more than one master's program
• Application for Degree to be submitted in the first month of the semester you intend to graduate
• Request for Transfer of Credit Master's only
• Thesis Approval Sheet Master's only
• Final Examination Recommendation Masters only
• Appoint Advisory Committee to be submitted to the DGS one month prior to the first Advisory Committee meeting and one year prior to sitting for the QE.
• Recommendation for Qualifying Examination to be submitted to the DGS three weeks prior to the oral portion of the QE.
• Notification of Intent to Schedule Final Doctoral Examination to be submitted to the DGS at least eight weeks prior to the earliest anticipated "date" for a defense.
• Request for Final Doctoral Examination to be submitted to the DGS at least two weeks prior to the FE.
• Dissertation Approval Sheet to be submitted to the DGS at least two weeks prior to the FE. A signed copy of this form is delivered to the Graduate School along with the defense copy of the dissertation.

All graduate programs require an application to the Graduate School and an application to the Director of Graduate Study in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies. A package of application materials is preferred.

If a form is missing or you have a better version of the form, please inform Dr. Tricia Browne-Ferringo or Matthew Reed