Patton College of Education Forms & Funding
Patton College of Education Forms
Undergraduate Forms
- Consent to Release Education Records (opens in a new window)
- Credential Review Board Petition (opens in a new window) [PDF]
- Petition for Reinstatement (opens in a new window)
- Petition for Undergraduate Transient Course Approval or Transfer Course Re-evaluation (opens in a new window)
- Petition to drop a class after 10th week of a Semester (opens in a new window)
- Professional Internship Application (opens in a new window)
- Request for Change of Advisor (opens in a new window)
- Request for Change of Major into Patton College of Education (opens in a new window) - Patton College students may also use this form to add a minor or certificate.
Graduate Forms
Advisor and Committee Requests
- Request for Change of Graduate Advisor (opens in a new window)
- Change in Doctoral Program Committee (opens in a new window) [PDF]
- Dissertation/Thesis Committee Information (opens in a new window) [PDF]
- Change in Dissertation/Thesis Committee (opens in a new window) [PDF]
Credit Transfer
Program of Study
- Master's Program of Study Form (opens in a new window)
- Doctoral Program of Study Form (opens in a new window)
- Request for Change in Approved Program of Study (Master's or Doctoral) (opens in a new window)
Comprehensive Exams
At the conclusion of the doctoral comprehensive examination, a report documenting the outcomes of the examination is completed by the Doctoral Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson and routed for approval by committee members, certification by the student, and processing and archiving by Patton College Graduate Records. The report link is available to faculty in the Graduate Resources section of the Patton College Internal Website.
Thesis and Dissertation
- Procedures Checklist for Thesis/Dissertation (opens in a new window)
- Approval of Proposal for Dissertation/Thesis
- After the dissertation or thesis proposal defense, a report documenting the outcomes of the defense is completed by the Dissertation/Thesis Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson and routed for approval by committee members and certification by the student, and processing and archiving by Patton College Graduate Records. The report link is available to faculty in the Graduate Resources section of the Patton College Internal Website.
- Arrangements for the Final Defense of the Thesis/Dissertation (opens in a new window)
- Proposal Defense Room Request to Reserve Defense Room 126 (opens in a new window)
Status Changes
- Request for Leave of Absence from Degree Program (opens in a new window)
- One-Term Extension Petition (opens in a new window)
- Readmission Petition (opens in a new window)
- Update of Graduate Program (opens in a new window)
Handbooks and Policies
- Leave of Absence Policy (opens in a new window)
- Thesis and Dissertation Services (opens in a new window)
- Patton College Graduate Handbook (opens in a new window)
- Counselor Education Graduate Handbook (opens in a new window)
- Teacher Education Graduate Handbook (opens in a new window)
Request for Funding
- Student Travel Awards Policy and Forms (opens in a new window)
- Conference Budget [PDF]
- Graduate Study and Educational Research Guidelines (opens in a new window) (review before completing the applications below)
- Graduate Study and Education Research FALL Fund (opens in a new window) - opens September 1 and closes October 31, 2025
- Graduate Study and Education Research SPRING Fund (opens in a new window) - Opens February 1st & closes March 31, 2025