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: gdforms@hawaii.edu
Admissions — Academic Year 2023-24
The Confidential Financial Statement for International Applicants will be available for download February 1, 2023
Residency Declaration Form 2023-24 (PDF)
Petition to Apply for Concurrent Degree Status 2023-24 (PDF)
Admissions — Academic Year 2022-23
Confidential Financial Statement for International Applicants 2022-23 (PDF)
Residency Declaration Form 2022-23 (PDF)
Petition to Apply for Concurrent Degree Status 2022-23 (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 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 (DARCH), 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 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)
Use the following forms if you are a student pursuing a Doctor of Architecture (DARCH).
DARCH Professional Doctorate Form 2 – Advance to Candidacy
DARCH Professional Doctorate Form 3 – Doctorate Project Evaluation
DARCH Professional Doctorate Form 4 – Doctorate Project Submission
DARCH Final Oral Examination for Professional Doctoral Project Defense
DARCH 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
Graduate Application for Degree (PDF format – Email as an attachment to gradss@hawaii.edu)
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 Substitute or Waive Courses
Petition for Submission of Undergraduate Excess Credits Toward a Master’s Degree (PDF)
Regular , Cooperating, and Level 1 Graduate Faculty Nomination and Approval Form