Forms & Resources

Forms

Various forms must be completed as students progress through the Graduate Programs in Psychology at UNCG. General forms and information can be found on the Graduate School website at http://grs.uncg.edu/.

Unless otherwise specified, all forms must be signed by your Advisor, committee members, and the GPD before being filed with the Psychology Department and submitted to the Graduate School for approval.

Please update the Graduate Forms Checklist in your Department folder as you submit forms. You are also encouraged maintain your own records on a separate copy of the form.

Note that the Psychology Department forms for graduate students are now labeled A – J to help ensure that proper forms are completed at each stage.

Master’s Thesis:

1. Your first step is to select committee members (at least 3) with your advisor. At this point, you must submit MA Program Committee Form A.
2. At your Thesis Proposal meeting, you must submit (a) the MA Proposal Approval Form B and (b) the MA Plan-of-Study-Form C-Experimental OR the MA Plan-of-Study Form C – Clinical Program Version. Clinical students must also submit the Clinical Research Competencies Rating form.
3. If your Plan of Study needs to be revised at any point, you must submit the MA-Plan-of-Study-Revision-Form D. Please note that the Graduate School requires that the final Plan of Study include all courses taken, not only those needed for the degree.
4. At your Thesis Defense meeting, you must submit the Psychology Results of Oral Examinations Form E. Clinical students must also submit the Clinical Research Competencies Rating form.
5. For guidance on formatting your thesis, as well as templates for the Title and Approval pages, go to the Graduate School website.
6. If you are in the Terminal MA program, you must submit apply for graduation. You must also submit a final or revised plan of study at this time.

 Comprehensive Examination:

1. Your first step is to select PhD committee members with your advisor. You will select 3 members. The Department Head will appoint a 4^th member; your advisor may suggest appropriate appointees. At this point, you must submit: (a) Psychology PhD Committee Form G and (b) PhD-Doctoral Plan of Study Form H (Experimental students) Clinical students should complete Phd Doctoral Plan of Study Form H-C .
2. After your initial comprehensive exam committee meeting, you should submit the Comprehensive Exam Proposal Form I.
3. If your Plan of Study needs to be revised at any point, you must submit the Graduate School Plan of Study Revision. Please note that the Graduate School requires that the final Plan of Study include all courses taken, not only those needed for the degree.
4. If your Doctoral Committee changes at any point, you must submit the Graduate School Recommendation for Doctoral Advisory / Dissertation Committee Revision Form.
5. At your Comprehensive Examination Defense meeting, you must submit (a) the Graduate School Results of Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Form (Oral) and (b) (Written). Clinical students must also submit the Clinical Research Competencies Rating form.

Doctoral Dissertation:

1. At your Dissertation Proposal meeting, you must submit (a) the Psychology Admission-to-Candidacy Form J as well as (b) the Graduate School Dissertation Topic Proposal Form. Clinical students only: please submit the Clinical Research Competencies Rating Form. Also, clinical students who revise their PhD plan of study for the PSY 763 reduction from 3 credits to 1 credit will need to submit the Request to Change Catalog Form along with their plan of study.
2. Two weeks prior to your Dissertation Defense, you must submit the Graduate School Final Oral Examination Schedule Form.
3. At your Dissertation Defense meeting, you must submit the Psychology Results of Oral Examinations Form E. Clinical students must also submit the Clinical Research Competencies Rating form.
4. After your defense, you must apply for graduation. You must also submit a final or revised plan of study at this time. Please note that the Graduate School requires that the final Plan of Study include all courses taken, not only those needed for the degree.

Supplemental Forms

1. The Graduate School Guide for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations
2. FERPA Confidentiality Agreement
3. Residency Reclassification Application
4. Request for transfer credit
5. Leave of absence application
6. Independent study credit
7. Teaching Assistant Evaluation
8. Mentor Evaluation of Graduate Student Instruction
9. Annual evaluation
10. Mentor transition form
11. Graduate forms checklist
12. Incoming Student Checklist and First Semester Requirements form
13. Student travel form
14. Dissertations-with-Multiple-Authors (for dissertations with multiple authors) 
15. Clinic Presentation Eval Form*
16. Clinical Capstone Competencies Rating Form*
17. Clinical PSY 751 Contract*
18. Clinical Student Practicum Mid-year Evaluation Form*
19. Clinical Practicum Competencies Evaluation Form*
20. Clinical Research Competencies Rating Form*
21. Clinical Student Advising Annual Goals*
22. Clinical Supervision Agreement*
23. Practicum Recorded Session Review Form*
24. Clinical Student Academic Checklist

*Denotes Clinical Program only