Graduate Forms and Resources

• Application, Online
• FAFSA
• Blackboard Shell Request
• Degree Application
• Hiring Paperwork

Hiring Checklist
Federal form W-4
Mississippi Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate
I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
Direct Deposit
Drug Free Workplace Policy
Election to Discontinue Printing Direct Deposit Advice
Verification of Faculty Credentials 

• Insurance Waiver (1-page PDF)
• Progress To Degree Worksheet (This is an auto-populating Excel worksheet.  Once you fill out the biographical information on the Start Here tab, please save the form to your desktop and the forms will auto-populate as you need them throughout your graduate career.)

Graduate Committee Request Form
Thesis Proposal or Prospectus Form
Results of Oral Defense of Thesis
Results of Oral Defense of Dissertation
Dissertation Proposal or Prosepectus Approval Form
Results of Comprehensive and/or Qualifying Exam Form
Change of Status Form
Coursework (GPA Improvement) Retake Approval Form
Transfer Credit Approval Form
Dismissal Form 

• Plans of Study (Plans of study for each degree are on separate tabs--please be sure to choose the appropriate plan!)
• Special Problems Form (Independent Study:  ENG 692, ENG 792)
• Statement of Purpose Cover Sheet
• Verification of Faculty Credentials