V. Forms
There is a certain amount of paperwork necessary to report a student's status and progress to the Graduate Office. Please check with the Academic Office (W111) or the Associate Chair for Student Success at each stage to ensure that the necessary documents have been forwarded to the Institute Graduate Office. Many of the forms needed during the graduate program can be found here . Students should also monitor their progress toward their degree through regular checking of Degreeworks.
A. MS Degree
Refer to Section II.A above and the Institute’s Online Application for Graduation (OAG).
B. MS Degree 'on the way' for Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. students can obtain the Physics MS degree any time after their first summer. To do this
- Complete the Graduate Level Change form using DocuSign. Fill out the top part of the form, select 'Add A Master's Degree Level' and send the form to the Associate Chair for Student Success for signature. Submit this form to the registrar before Phase I registration of the semester preceding the semester in which a student expects the degree. This allows time to correct any unfulfilled requirements identified by the Graduate Office or Registrar.
- During the semester preceding the semester when the MS degree is expected, a student must submit an Online Application for Graduation.
Note that Ph.D. students are not required to give the 'end-of-program' presentation to obtain the MS degree. Finally, please be aware that students with a MS degree are ineligible to apply for a NSF GRF. Therefore, students who are planning on submitting a GRF proposal in their 2nd year should wait to obtain their Georgia Tech MS degree until after the GRF deadline.
C. Ph.D. Degree
Refer to Section II.B above. As described here, the Office of Graduate Education has migrated to using DocuSign for nearly all the forms required by Ph.D. students. This online system removes the need for students to run around campus trying to get professors to sign forms, and makes it easier to bring in remote participants to the Proposal Exam and Thesis Defense. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the DocuSign process for both the " Request for Admission to Ph.D. Candidacy " and the “Thesis Approval” form. Both these forms are found here, under the `Doctoral Students’ header.
After a student completes the Doctoral Minor requirements, they must discuss the courses with the Associate Chair for Student Success as a form must be sent to the Office of Graduate Education.
Refer to the Institute’s Online Application for Graduation (OAG) and submit a petition to graduate to the registrar before Phase I registration of the semester preceding the semester in which a student expects the degree. This allows time to correct any unfulfilled requirements identified by the Graduate Office.
A useful list of deadlines for submitting the thesis to the Graduate Office is found here . A list of documents required by the Graduate Office when submitting a Ph.D. thesis can be found here or in the Thesis Manual.
