Filing Program Paperwork

Instructions for graduate school forms:

After all signatures are obtained on the same form, these forms should be submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator (psych.grad.sign@wsu.edu) who will review and approve the form before obtaining approval from the DET. DET approval is done through the Graduate Record Management (via myWSU). The DET does not sign (physically or digitally) before forms are sent to the Program Coordinator unless they are serving as a committee chair/member on a student’s committee. Students do not submit these forms directly to the Graduate School.

Students and individual committee members can sign these forms via the following methods (1) print, sign, and scan (content must be legible after scanning), or (2) insert a digitized signature. Once the form is complete, the student should email the form to the Program Coordinator (psych.grad.sign@wsu.edu).

All other forms are departmental and can be obtained from the Experimental Psychology Microsoft Teams folder.

All forms should be submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator using this email address: psych.grad.sign@wsu.edu. This is a dedicated email for all communications about committee meetings and Graduate School paperwork. To expedite processing of forms and requests, please try to use the subject lines indicated below.

Graduate Student Forms

Program of Study for Master’s Degree

• Available at Graduate School forms
• The student should download the “Program of Study Request” form from the Graduate School Website and then, complete and obtain all committee member signatures on the same form. The form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator no later than the second semester in the program. Use the subject line “Program of Study – Student Name”.
• We recommend students send a draft of their program of study form to the Graduate Program Coordinator or DET to confirm that their form has been completed correctly before obtaining signatures.

Thesis Proposal (T1) Form

• See Appendix
• The student should bring this form to their proposal meeting and get signatures from their thesis committee members after successful completion of the proposal. This form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator within 5 business days of the proposal meeting. Use the subject line “Thesis Proposal Approval – Student Name”.

Thesis Final Examination Scheduling Form

• Available at Graduate School forms
• The student should download the “Scheduling Exam: Doctoral/Thesis Final, Non-thesis Final, and Preliminary Exams” form from the Graduate School Website and then, complete and obtain all committee member signatures on the same form. This form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator at least 12 business days prior to the final defense of the master’s thesis. Use the subject line “Thesis Defense Scheduling Form – Student Name”.

Program of Study for Doctoral Degree

• Available at Graduate School forms
• The student should download the “Program of Study Request” form from the Graduate School Website and then, complete and obtain all committee member signatures on the same form. The form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator after successfully passing the master’s defense and 4 months prior to the preliminary exam date. Students entering the program with a Master’s degree should complete this form by the beginning of their second year. Use the subject line “Program of Study – Student Name”.
• We recommend students send a draft of their program of study form to the Graduate Program Coordinator or DET to confirm that their form has been completed correctly before obtaining signatures.

Preliminary Exam Proposal (P1) Form

• See Appendix
• The student should bring this form to their preliminary exam proposal meeting and get a signature from their committee chair after receiving approval to proceed with their prelim. This form should be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator within 5 business days of the proposal meeting. Use the subject line “Prelim Proposal Approval – Student Name”.

Preliminary Exam Scheduling Form

• Available at Graduate School forms
• The student should download the “Scheduling Exam: Doctoral/Thesis Final, Non-thesis Final, and Preliminary Exams” form from the Graduate School Website and then, complete and obtain all committee member signatures on the same form. The form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator at least 12 business days prior to the exam date, a minimum of 4 months after the doctoral program of study is submitted, and a minimum of 4 months prior to the final doctoral defense. Use the subject line “Prelim Exam Scheduling Form – Student Name”.

Dissertation Proposal (D1) Form

• See Appendix
• The student should bring this form to their proposal meeting and get signatures from their Doctoral Committee members after successful completion of the proposal. This form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator within 5 business days of the proposal meeting. Use the subject line “Dissertation Proposal Approval – Student Name”.

Dissertation Final Examination Scheduling Form

• Available at Graduate School forms
• The student should download the “Scheduling Exam: Doctoral/Thesis Final, Non-thesis Final, and Preliminary Exams” form from the Graduate School Website and then, complete and obtain all committee member signatures on the same form. The form should be submitted to the Program Coordinator at least 12 business days prior to the exam date and a minimum of 4 months after the preliminary exam. The dissertation exam must be scheduled no later than 3 years after the preliminary exam. Use the subject line “Dissertation Defense Scheduling Form – Student Name”.