Academic Forms

Doctoral Students

• Register for doctoral preliminary examination
• Request dissertation research abroad registration
• Request to exceed 4.0 course units (doctoral students)

• Request formation & approval of dissertation committee (Enter your Penn ID; Select “Add New Requirement,” then select “Dissertation Committee,” and enter your committee members.
  • PhD students please use the Penn Grad Forms to submit your Disseration Committee form.
• Schedule oral proposal hearing
• Schedule your final defense hearing
• EDUC995 Dissertation First-Time Registration Request

All Students

• Committee on Degrees  Please confirm your submission by emailing Chris Kubik Cedeño, Director of Academic Affairs, at cdkubik@upenn.edu.
• Withdrawal Request Form
• Request transfer of credit
• Independent study course approval
• Joint or dual degree plan of study  A joint degree is where the student earns one degree in two fields at once (i.e., Ph.D. in Anthropology and a Ph.D. in Higher Education), and a dual degree is where a student earns two degrees in two fields (i.e., J.D. in Law and an M.S.Ed. in Education Policy).  See form for more information.
• Request a leave of absence
• Return from leave of absence form
• Register for master's comprehensive examination
• Request a dual major  A dual major is where the student is enrolled in two different programs at GSE.  See form for more information.
• Request for student data update (change of legal name, social security number, marital status, date of birth, citizenship status)
• EDUC9990 Master’s/Doctoral Completion registration request