Academic Resources

Maximize Your Education

Make the most of your education with the University's extensive academic resources. The Office of Graduate Education is connected with each academic unit and support office, and our team is here to help support and ensure the success of our graduate students.

Important Forms

• Change of Graduate Program Form

  This form is to change a major, concentration, location, or delivery mode within the same college/school/unit.

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• Continuous Enrollment Form

  This form is submitted once you have completed all coursework requirements and are working on academic work/research necessary to complete the degree. Examples of non-coursework requirements include a dissertation, thesis, research paper/capstone, portfolio, exhibition, or recital.  For more information, read the Continuous Enrollment Policy. 

  This form is housed in DocuSign and once the student completes their portion, the form is automatically sent to the faculty advisor to complete and then on to the Office of Graduate Education for review.  If approved for continuous enrollment, the Office of Graduate Education will send the CRN for each quarter when registration opens and the student will then need to register themselves for continuous enrollment.

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• Formal Dual Degree Form

  This form is filled out by students pursuing a dual degree listed under the Formal Dual Degree section in the Graduate Bulletin.

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• Flexible Dual Degree Form

  This form is filled out by students proposing a flexible dual degree program that links two master's degrees or a master's degree and a JD degree. The flexible dual degree policy and other relevant information can be found in the Graduate Bulletin.

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• Graduate Course Substitution or Waiver Approval Form

  This form should be submitted after your department has approved a deviation from the published coursework degree requirements, such as waiving or substituting a course.

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• Medical Leave of Absences

  Medical Leave of Absence requests are managed in the Office of Student Outreach and Support. Student Outreach and Support can be contacted at care@du.edu or 303.871.4724.

  Read the Medical Leave of Absence Policy.

• Personal Leave of Absences

  A graduate student who wants to take time off from the University must fill out the "Withdraw from DU" form in My4D. Read more about taking a temporary withdrawal on the Office of the Registrar's webpage.  The Personal Leave of Absence Policy can be found here.

• Transfer of Credit Form

  This form should be submitted once you have been approved by your department to transfer credit earned outside of DU towards your current degree program. For more information, read the Transfer of Credit Policy. 

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• Request to Participate in Graduate Commencement Ceremony

  This form must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the date of commencement. Read the full policy here. Approval decisions will be provided as soon as possible.

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