Forms

Graduate Division online forms instructions (UH login required):

Getting Started

  • You may be required to enter your Graduate Program Chair and graduate program assistant on your form. Consult with your Graduate Program to determine your program’s current Graduate Chair and graduate program assistant who coordinates student records.
  • Before submitting a form, use the UH Faculty/Staff Directory to verify the names and UH email addresses of your graduate program’s graduate chair, graduate program assistant, committee members, or any other UH personnel required on your form.
  • For any non-UH committee members, complete a signed non-UH committee member form before your form submission. The non-UH committee member approval forms are located on the form and also on this page. The non-UH committee member’s signed form must be attached to the form submission.
  • For any errors on the form, please withdraw your submission and submit a new form.
  • Follow up with your approvers if you have any questions regarding the status of your form.

For any questions regarding Graduate Division online forms, contact Graduate Student Services at: gradss@hawaii.edu

Admissions — Academic Year 2024-25

Confidential Financial Statement for International Applicants 2024 – 2025

Residency Declaration Form 2024-25 (PDF)

Petition to Apply for Concurrent Degree Status 2024-25 (PDF)

Admissions — Academic Year 2023-24

Confidential Financial Statement for International Applicants 2023-24 (PDF)

Residency Declaration Form 2023-24 (PDF)

Petition to Apply for Concurrent Degree Status 2023-24 (PDF)

Master’s Plan A Thesis Forms

Master’s Plan A Form 1 – Pre-Candidacy Progress

Master’s Plan A Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy

Master’s Plan A Form 3 – Thesis Examination Evaluation

Master’s Plan A Form 4 – Thesis Submission

Master’s Petition to Enroll in GRAD 700F

Master’s Petition to Revise Thesis Committee

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations (PDF)

Master’s Non-UH Committee Members

Non-UH Committee members who do not have a UH email address must use the following forms to indicate decisions for Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. Submit the completed form to the dissertation/thesis committee chair.

Master’s Non-UH Committee Member – Form 2 (PDF)

Master’s Non-UH Committee Member – Form 3 (PDF)

Master’s Non-UH Committee Member – Form 4 (PDF)

Master’s Non-UH Committee Member – Petition to Revise Thesis Committee (PDF)

Doctorate PhD Forms

For Doctor of Architecture (DARC), Doctorate of Education in Professional Education Practice (EDD), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) see Professional Doctorate Forms

Doctorate Form 1 – Pre-Candidacy Progress

Doctorate Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy

Doctorate Form 3 – Dissertation Examination Evaluation

Doctorate Form 4 – Dissertation Submission

Final Oral Examination for Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Doctoral Petition to Revise Dissertation Committee

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations (PDF)

Doctorate Non-UH Committee Members

Non-UH Committee members who do not have a UH email address must use the following forms to indicate decisions for Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. Submit the completed form to the dissertation/thesis committee chair.

Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 2 (PDF)

Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 3 (PDF)

Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 4 (PDF)

Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member- Petition to Revise Dissertation Committee (PDF)

Professional Doctorate Forms

Use the following forms if you are a student pursuing a Doctor of Architecture (DARC).

DARC Professional Doctorate Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy

DARC Professional Doctorate Form 3 – Doctorate Project Evaluation

DARC Professional Doctorate Form 4 – Doctorate Project Submission

DARC Final Oral Examination for Professional Doctoral Project Defense

DARC Professional Doctoral Petition to Revise Committee

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations (PDF)

Use the following forms if you are a student pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Professional Education Practice (EDD).

EDD Professional Education Practice Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy

EDD Professional Education Practice Form 3 – Doctorate Dissertation Evaluation

EDD Professional Education Practice Form 4 – Doctorate Dissertation Submission

EDD Final Oral Examination for Professional Education Practice Dissertation Defense

EDD Professional Education Practice Petition to Revise Committee

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations (PDF)

Use the following forms if you are a student pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

DNP Professional Doctorate Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy

DNP Professional Doctorate Form 3 – Doctorate Project Evaluation

DNP Professional Doctorate Form 4 – Doctorate Project Submission

DNP Final Oral Examination for Professional Doctoral Project Defense

DNP Professional Doctoral Petition to Revise Committee

Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations (PDF)

Professional Doctorate Non-UH Committee Members

Non-UH Committee members who do not have a UH email address must use the following forms to indicate decisions for Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. Submit the completed form to the dissertation committee chair.

Professional Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 2 (PDF)

Professional Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 3 (PDF)

Professional Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Form 4 )PDF)

Professional Doctorate Non-UH Committee Member – Petition to Revise Dissertation Committee (PDF)

Graduation

Application for Graduation

Graduation Checklist for PhD Doctoral candidates (PDF)

Graduation Checklist for Masters Plan A Thesis (PDF)

Graduation Checklist for Master Plan B (PDF)

Graduate Assistant Forms

Graduate Assistant Tuition Exemption Request Form

Graduate Assistant Petition to Enroll in More than 9 Credits

Graduate Assistant Petition to Work More than 20 Hours

Miscellaneous

Petition for Leave of Absence (PDF)

Petition to Transfer Credits

Petition to Substitute or Waive Courses

Petition to Increase Maximum Credit Load

Petition for Submission of Undergraduate Excess Credits Toward a Master’s Degree (PDF)

Regular, Cooperating, and Level 1 Graduate Faculty Nomination and Approval Form

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