Resources for Graduate Students

This page contains links to various resources for graduate students, including forms and guidelines.

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Handbook

• 🎓PhD Student Handbook

Advisor Selection

• Advisor Selection Form

Course related Forms

• Permission to Register DR (LIN 591 Directed Reading, Lin 592 Directed Research)

Qualifying Paper (QP) Forms

• QP Information Form - by the end of the 3rd/5th semester
• QP Defense Announcement- by three weeks before the defense (QP2 only)
• QP Defense Report - on the defense date (by the defense chair)
• QP Completion Report - after revisions are accepted (by the student)
• QP Signature Page - after revisions are accepted (by the committee)
• QP Extension Request- when necessary

Dissertation Forms

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/grad/academics/graduation.php

• Dissertation Information Form - by the end of the 7th semester
• Dissertation Proposal Discussion Report - on the discussion date (by the defense chair)
• Dissertation Template (MS Word)
• Dissertation Template (LaTeX)
• Dissertation Committee Approval Form - by the end of the 9th semester
• Dissertation Defense Announcement - by three weeks before the defense
• Dissertation Defense Report - on the defense date (by the defense chair)
• Dissertation Completion Report - after revisions are accepted (by the student)
• PhD Signature Page  (Instruction) - after revisions are accepted (by the committee)

Graduation Forms

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/grad/academics/graduation_application.php

• Graduation Application

Other Forms

• Good Standing Letter Request