Current Student Resources

Assistantship application forms

• Graduate Assistant Application Form (PDF)
• Guidelines for graduate student assistantship/fellowship financial support (PDF)
• Teaching Assistantship Recommendation Form (PDF)
• Research Assistantship Recommendation Form (PDF)
• Graduate Assistantship Recommendation Form (PDF)
• Studio Assistantship Recommendation Form (PDF) —MFA Program only
• Clinical Assistantship Recommendation Form (PDF) —Nursing only

Forms and policies

• Degree Program Transition Request Form (PDF)
• Guidelines for Graduate Progression & Dismissal
• Leave of Absence Request Form
• InterCampus Course Exchange Policies (PDF)
• InterCampus Course Exchange Instructions (PDF)
• InterCampus Course Exchange Registration Form (PDF)
• InterCampus Course Exchange Drop Form (PDF)
• Policies for Graduate Program Administration (PDF)
• University Policies
• GMAT waiver form

Research

• Graduate Student Senate
• Travel Grant Application (PDF)

• Three Minute Thesis

Student Life

• Academic Calendar
• Graduate Catalog
• Health Insurance FAQs (PDF)
• Information About the Graduate Student Union Election (PDF)
• Election Information to Eligible Voters - Graduate Student Union Election Q&A (PDF)
• International graduate students
• Student Employment

Thesis and Dissertation

• Guidelines for Dissertation Writing Support (PDF)
• Instructions for Submitting Electronic Thesis (PDF)
• UMassD Thesis Template (DOCX)
• Dissertation Template (DOCX)
• Thesis of Distinction Designation - Criteria and Process
• Public Announcement of Theses & Dissertations