Forms - Current Students

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Undergraduate Student

• Undergraduate Student Permission to Take Graduate Courses

  
  This form must be on file in the University Registrar’s Office by the end of the first week of classes of the term you are registering for the course.

Degree Student

Enrollment / Registration

• Graduate Student Late Registration/Late Add Request Form 
  For students who have not previously registered for courses for the academic term in question. (Late Registration Guidelines)
   
• Cross-Registration
  For CSU graduate degree students wishing to take courses for credit at various consortium universities without registering as a transient student (students register for courses through CSU). (Enrollment Guidelines)
   
• Graduate Overload Course Form

  
  This form is required for graduate students registering for more than 16 credit hours in a given semester. (Enrollment Guidelines)

• Request to Return from Leave of Absence
  Students in good academic standing at Cleveland State who have not enrolled here for three or more consecutive semesters (including summer) and have not enrolled at another university or college can reenroll at Cleveland State.

Student Requests / Exceptions

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  Graduate Student Petition Form

  
  The following guidelines are provided so that requests will be presented clearly to members of the program committee and the graduate college petitions committee. If applicable, also see the Course Relevancy Statement Form for an extension of the ten-year statute of limitation. (Petition Guidelines)
   

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  Graduate Degree Program Transfer Request

  
  For admitted graduate degree students who have not yet completed their current program of study but wish to transfer to a new degree program.  (Enrollment Guidelines)
   

• Graduate Student Transient Form

  
  For admitted CSU degree, certificate, or licensure students who wish to take courses at another institution to obtain transfer credit. (Transient Guidelines)
   

• Credit Transfer Form

  To request a transfer of graduate credit from another institution toward program requirements at Cleveland State. (Transfer Guidelines)
   

• Credit by Examination

  
  A graduate degree, certificate, or licensure student may request to receive credit by examination for a course with departmental approval and with the permission of the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies. The student must pay a $20 fee for each examination. Graduate Credit by Examination forms are available online or in the College of Graduate Studies Office (Parker Hannifin Hall 2nd floor). (Enrollment Guidelines)
   

• Commencement Ceremony Exception Request for Current Students
  As a current CSU student, your request for a commencement ceremony exception must be completed via the student survey in Starfish. Log in to Starfish. Click on the three lines to the LEFT of Starfish, then select Student Surveys. Select Grad Commencement Exception; complete and submit. Once your request has been processed, Graduate Studies will send you a confirmation email with additional information. Please be aware that exceptions may not be reviewed until mid-March for Spring commencement and mid-October for Fall commencement.
   
• Commencement Ceremony Exception Request for Alumni Students
  Exceptions are granted up to one year of the date degree is conferred. Please be aware that exceptions may not be reviewed until mid-March for Spring commencement and mid-October for Fall commencement.

Degree Completion

• Thesis and Dissertation Proposal Approval Form

  
  This form is required for approval prior to registration of Master's thesis or Doctoral dissertation credits.
   

• Graduation
  All students are required to complete a graduation application on CampusNet well in advance of their projected graduation date. Students should consult their college advising offices before submitting their application.

Graduate Student Conference Travel Funding Request Process

The College of Graduate Studies makes every effort to support master’s and doctoral student travel to make presentations at professional conferences. To receive travel funding the following steps/requirements must be met:

• Current students must be enrolled and in good standing in your CSU Graduate Program
• Fill out the university standard Pre-Travel Funding Request Form and submit it to your Department Administrator for processing, minimum 3 weeks ahead of your travel date
• Provide supporting documentation showing that you were accepted to present a paper or poster at the conference or event
• COGS will support 1/3 of travel expense costs alongside your department and college contribution, with a maximum funding of $500 from COGS each fiscal year
• Submit the Post-Travel Expense Form with copies of all reimbursable receipts to your Department Administrator within two weeks of returning from your trip

Completion of Master Degree

• Notice of Completion of Degree Requirements - Master's Students

   
  Required for graduation for students who complete a Master's thesis. All students are required to complete a graduation application well in advance of their projected graduation date.

• Incidental Masters Degree Completion Form

   
  An incidental master’s degree may be awarded to a student in a doctoral program who, while completing doctoral degree requirements, fulfills the requirements for a master’s degree.

Completion of Doctoral Degree

• Notice of Completion of Degree Requirements - Doctoral Students

  
  Required for graduation for all Doctoral students.

Completion of Certificate

• Graduate Certifcate Completion Form

  This form should be submitted by the student to the Graduate Program Director by no later than the end of the sixth week of the term when it is anticipated that all certificate requirements will be met. The Dean’s Office will verify certificate requirements met at the end of the final term. Certificates are normally awarded to students within six weeks of the end of the completion term.