General Department Policies
- Academic Calendar
- DSAS Doctoral Dissertation Committee Policy
- Elements of Good Advising
- Graduate Student Handbook
Dissertation Committee Meeting Forms
- Annual PhD Committee Report Form (Online submission)- Completed by the entire committee during the annual meeting
- Remote Attendance Form* - Completed by Student & signed by Committee Chair (if meeting/defense was remote)
More details for Committee meetings can be found here
Enrollment & Grading
- Add/Drop Enrollment Form
- Audit Course Form / Grade Option Request (for 2000 & 3000-level classes)
- Cross Registration Form (Submit to Grad Admin to be sent to the registrar)
- Cross Registration Form Instructions
- Cross Registration: CMU Grading
- Cross-Registration Memo (Updated 7/2020)
- Grade Option Request for 2000 and 3000 Level Courses
- Grading Policies for Graduate Courses (Dietrich School)
- Transfer Credit Form
Graduation
Leave of Absence
Parental Accomodation
- Parental Accommodation Guidelines for Graduate Students
- Request for Graduate Student Parental Accommodation
Statute Extension
PhD Progress
- Admission to Candidacy Form
- Departmental Policies on Expected Progress Towards Degree
- Directed Research Approval Form (use for PHYS or ASTRON 3907)
- EXIT SURVEY for graduates
- Leading Up to the Doctoral Defense Checklist/Tips
- PhD Research Conducted Outside of the Department
- Post-Comp Progress Form (Research Agreement & Thesis Committee Selection)
- Request for a Change in Doctoral Dissertation Committee
- Request for Remote Participation Form (if applicable; see DSAS Committee Policy for details)
Teaching Assistants (TAs)
- Teaching Assistance Overview
- TA Handbook
- Contractual Obligations
- Department Evaluation Process (updated and distributed each term and session)
- Exam Proctoring
- Optimization Program Chart
- Questionnaire for Lab TA/TF
- Questionnaire for Recitation TA/TF
- Resource Room Schedule
- Resource Room Guidelines