Graduate College

Graduate College Forms

Note: The Graduate College Electronic Forms are indicated with a paw print. Paw print
All Electronic forms will require you to login with your CAT ID and passphrase so verification can be done for accessing the form.

  • Graduate students completing a committee approval form will have access to complete their own committee form by using their CAT ID and passphrase to login, no security request is needed.
  • Faculty Completing a PDA or Summer Fellowship application will have access to complete their own application, no security request is needed
  • University employees need to submit a Security Role Request for access to the GC01 role (Web Custom)

Assistantship & Graduate College Tuition Scholarship Forms  

Graduate Student forms

Graduate Assistantship Application

This application form should be completed and submitted by a qualifying graduate student applying for a graduate assistantship position.

Graduate College Tuition Scholarship Application

This application form should be completed and submitted by a qualifying graduate student applying for a Graduate College Tuition Scholarship with their academic department.

University Departmental forms

Extra Graduate College Support Request Form

This form should be completed and submitted by any UNI department requesting Graduate College funding support for Graduate Assistantships and/or Graduate College Tuition Scholarships.

Under-Represented Minority Support Request Form 

This form should be completed and submitted by graduate academic programs requesting Graduate College funding support for a qualifying under-represented minority graduate student for a Graduate Assistantship and/or Graduate College Tuition Scholarship.

Faculty Awards

Distinguished Scholar Award Nomination

Nominee must be a UNI faculty member whose professional reputation is national with a long and distinguished record of publications, exhibits and/or creative activities.

James F. Lubker Faculty Research Award Nomination 

Nominee must be a UNI faculty member with five years of service at UNI and exceptional original contributions to research and scholarship, including the performing arts.

Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award Nomination 

Nominee must be a UNI full-time tenured or tenure-track member of the regular graduate faculty for a minimum of three years and has displayed outstanding teaching in the graduate program.

Paw print Professional Development Assignment Application

Applicants must be UNI tenured faculty or probationary faculty after a successful third-year review. Applicant must hold a full-time (9 month) appointment at the time of application, during the assignment period and for one year following the assignment.

Graduate Faculty Forms

Paw print Graduate Faculty Nomination Regular Membership

This form should be completed for a faculty member that meets educational requirements to teach graduate level courses.

Associate Graduate Faculty Status to be on Committee

Graduate Student Forms

Paw print Report of Comprehensive Examination Approval

This form should be completed by the academic department when a student passes their comprehensive examination.

Paw print Report of Non-Thesis Paper Approval

This form should be completed by the academic department when a graduate student has submitted an approved non-thesis paper.

Preliminary Request for Extensions 

This form should be completed by the student who need to request an extension to complete graduate program.

Student Dissertation Forms

Doctor of Education

Paw print EdD Dissertation Committee Appointment Form

EdD students should complete and submit this form as soon as their doctoral committee has been formed. Final approval notification of doctoral committee by the Graduate College will be sent via email.

EdD Dissertation Approval Form

EdD students should complete and print this form and take along to their dissertation defense.  When all signatures have been obtained indicating final approval of the dissertation, the form should be submitted to the Graduate College as part of the dissertation final submission materials. The Graduate Dean will sign the form after the dissertation has been approved by the Graduate College.

Doctor of Industrial Technology

Paw print DIT Faculty Advisory Committee Appointment Form

DIT students should complete and submit this form as soon as their doctoral committee has been formed. Final approval notification of doctoral committee by the Graduate College will be sent via email.

DIT Dissertation Approval Form

DIT students should complete and print this form and take along to their dissertation defense.  When all signatures have been obtained indicating final approval of the dissertation, the form should be submitted to the Graduate College as part of the dissertation final submission materials. The Graduate Dean will sign the form after the dissertation has been approved by the Graduate College.

Student Thesis Forms

Paw print Thesis Committee Approval Form

Graduate students should complete and submit this form as soon as their thesis committee has been formed. Final approval notification of thesis committee by the Graduate College will be sent via email.

University Record Sheet (Thesis Approval Form)

Graduate students should complete and submit this form along with a final copy of their thesis to the Graduate College.