Advising Forms & Information Sheets on Cal Poly Pomona

Advising Forms & Information Sheets

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The following is a list (in alphabetical order) of several of the forms & information sheets that can be helpful to graduate students. The list includes the name of the form and its description of use. You can download a PDF version of each form simply by clicking on the form's title.

.pdf	Duplicate Diploma Request Form Description: Use this form to request a duplicate diploma from the Registrar's office.
.pdf	Entering Students Information Sheet Description: Important information helpful to entering or new students.
.pdf	Graduate Academic Petition Description: The purpose of a Graduate Academic Petition is to amend item(s) that have been established in the student's contract. There are three main purposes for the Graduate Academic Petition: Course Substitution, Waive Residency, and Time Extension. This form will require the signature of the Graduate Advisor, Graduate Coordinator, and Associate Dean.
.pdf	Graduation Application Description: Graduation Application
.pdf	Important Contacts for GBA Students Description: List of departments and contact information that can be helpful to current GBA students.
.pdf	Leave of Absence Form Description: Use this form to formally request a Leave of Absence - thereby maintaining your "active" status if you're not going to be attending courses for more than two quarters in a row.
.pdf	Petition to Drop After 3rd Week Description: Use this form to request to drop a course after the regular add/drop period.
.pdf	Report of Culminating Experience (RCE) Description: This form is required by Graduate Studies as proof of completion of terminal option (Project, Thesis, or Comprehensive Exam).
.pdf	Thesis/Project Binding Instructions Form Description: Master's theses and projects are University Records. As such, they must conform to a standardized "look and feel" in order to achieve consistency. The University Library keeps two permanent copies of your thesis/project as a matter of record. One copy circulates and the other copy is stored in the University Archives. A Library thesis reviewer must sign off on THE FORMAT (not content) of your thesis/project before you may gradute. You must make an appointment for Library format review prior to turning your work into the Graduate Studies Office. It is recommended that you schedule a preliminary Library format reivew appointment approximately 30 days before the final submission deadline to correct any format problems. The library reviewer will not sign off on your Binding Instructions Form until you have all signatures on your signature page and you have succesfully folled the format rules and sequence.