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Forms and Procedures for Educational Studies Graduate Degree Programs

The following procedures provide you with information about how to navigate the various degree requirements. Click on the "Hints" icon to read some advice regarding the specific form or topic. Links on this page will open in a new window. Press the "Close this window link" to return to this page.

For the Master's Degree:

•Academic Funding OptionsThis link opens up in a new window: Funding options for you to think about if you apply.

•Change of Advisor Form (11 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window: A student is assigned a temporary advisor upon admission. However, the student may change directions and need a new advisor to best support those interests. A change of advisor is negotiated between the student and the faculty member, requiring both members to agree on the arrangement. Should a situation arise that requires the student to work with another faculty member as advisor, it is the student’s responsibility to locate another advisor and obtain his/her agreement.

Changing Specialization ProceduresThis link opens up in a new window - Educational Studies Policy Regarding Switching Specializations

•Course Substitution - Educational Studies Request for Approval of Course SubstitutionThis link opens up in a new window (Adobe PDF)

Faculty-Promoted CoursesThis link opens up in a new window - Courses faculty want to highlight.

•MA Degree Requirements (Course planning sheets)

Please pick the specialization you wish to view.

| Curriculum DevelopmentThis link opens up in a new window | Early Childhood EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Educational FoundationsThis link opens up in a new window | Educational Administration and PolicyThis link opens up in a new window | English EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Learning TechnologiesThis link opens up in a new window | Literacy Language and CultureThis link opens up in a new window | Mathematics EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Science EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Social Studies EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Master of Arts with Certification: Elementary RequirementsThis link opens up in a new window | Master of Arts with Certification: Secondary RequirementsThis link opens up in a new window |

•Instructions for Applying to Graduate with a Master's, Specialist or Doctoral DegreeThis link opens up in a new window

•Registration HintsThis link opens up in a new window

•Guidelines for Handling ComplaintsThis link opens up in a new window: Guidelines on what to do if you have a dispute.

•Permissions for Independent Study CoursesThis link opens in a new window - electronic permission form that allows graduate students to request permission to register for an independent study course.

•Student Petition, Grievance and Discipline Procedures (120 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window

•Policies for StudentsThis link opens up in a new window (UM Division of Student Affairs Site)

• Student Life

For the Doctoral Degree:

Misc. Forms, Procedures, and Hints

•Instructions for Applying to Graduate with a Master's, Specialist or Doctoral DegreeThis link opens up in a new window

• ES Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Application Instructions (85 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window

•Academic Funding Options:This link opens up in a new window Funding options for you to think about if you apply.

•Graduate Student HandbookThis link opens up in a new window (Rackham's Web page)

•Change of Advisor Form (11 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window: A student is assigned a temporary advisor upon admission. However, the student may change directions and need a new advisor to best support those interests. A change of advisor is negotiated between the student and the faculty member, requiring both members to agree on the arrangement. Should a situation arise that requires the student to work with another faculty member as advisor, it is the student’s responsibility to locate another advisor and obtain his/her agreement.

Changing Specialization ProceduresThis link opens up in a new window - Educational Studies Policy Regarding Switching Specializations

•Course Substitution - Educational Studies Request for Approval of Course SubstitutionThis link opens up in a new window (Adobe PDF)

Faculty-Promoted CoursesThis link opens up in a new window - Courses faculty want to highlight.

•Grad Tools: Grad Tools is a collaborative tool to assist the graduate student in navigating the steps along the way to the PhD. Grad Tools is a part of the CTools environment which showcases an interactive checklist containing all of the required Rackham steps to degree conferral. We have added program information to the Rackham steps to create a more complete checklist for your use. You may also add your own individualized steps to make the checklist most useful for tracking your progress. To access Grad Tools, log into the CTools environment ( https://ctools.umich.edu/portal ) and choose Grad Tools from the list of workspaces.

•Guidelines for Handling ComplaintsThis link opens up in a new window: Guidelines on what to do if you have a dispute.

•Permissions for Independent Study CoursesThis link opens in a new window - electronic permission form that allows graduate students to request permission to register for an independent study course.

•Student Petition, Grievance and Discipline Procedures (120 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window

•Registration HintsThis link opens up in a new window

•Policies for StudentsThis link opens up in a new window (UM Division of Student Affairs Site)

•Time to Degree Policy Statement: The Rackham Graduate School strongly encourages the student to achieve candidacy within four years and requires completion of all requirements within seven years from the date of first enrollment.

Most students in the School of Education complete their degrees in less than seven years—usually in five, and sometimes in four.

Readmission Instructions (135 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window: In the event there is a break in your enrollment you will need to reapply for admission.

Petition Extension of Time Instructions (157 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens up in a new window: In the event you need to extend the seven year deadline you will need to apply for an extension of time to complete your degree.

Extension of Time and Readmissions combined form (157 KB Adobe PDF).This link opens up in a new window

•Ph.D. Degree Requirements (Course planning sheets)

Please pick the specialization you wish to view.

| Early Childhood EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Educational Foundations and PolicyThis link opens up in a new window | Educational Administration and PolicyThis link opens up in a new window | Learning TechnologiesThis link opens up in a new window | Literacy, Language, and CultureThis link opens up in a new window | Mathematics EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Master of Arts with Certification: Elementary Program)This link opens up in a new window | Master of Arts with Certification: Secondary Program)This link opens up in a new window | Quantitative Methods in Education (Ph.D.) and Statistics (M.A.)This link opens up in a new window | Science EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Special EducationThis link opens up in a new window | Teaching and Teacher EducationThis link opens up in a new window |

• Student Life

•Deans’ Office Student Travel Funds (Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window

Candidacy

•Becoming a CandidateThis link opens up in a new windowClick here for Andy's Hints

•Doctoral Candidacy Deadlines (SOE)This link opens in a new windowClick here for Andy's Hints

Preliminary Examination Procedures and Forms

Preliminary Examination ProcessThis link opens in a new windowClick here for Andy's Hints

•Required Prelim Applications forms. Preliminary exams in Educational Studies consist of two parts that may be taken at different points in time. There are two applications:Part A application (79 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window, Scholarly Paper; and Part B application (83 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window, Written Exam.

Dissertation Procedures, Guidelines, and Forms

•Dissertation Procedures for School of Education StudentsThis link opens in a new window

•Guidelines for Forming a School of Education Dissertation CommitteeThis link opens in a new window

•Request for Approval of Dissertation Committee (69 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new windowClick here to view Andy's Hints

•Request for Revision of Dissertation Committee (70 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window

•Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Approval Form (65 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window

•Authorization of Dissertation for Rackham Pre-Dissertation Defense Meeting and Oral Defense (71 KB Adobe PDF)This link opens in a new window

•Dissertation Defense Notification - Send the School notice of your defense date for posting on the SOE web calendar.This link opens in a new window

•Instructions for Applying to Graduate with a Master's, Specialist or Doctoral DegreeThis link opens up in a new window

 

 

 

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