Forms:

Plans of Study, Independent Study, Residency, Dissertation-related Forms, Certification, and Graduation

Each program has its unique plan of study. Requirements frequently change. Students must work with an advisor and have a signed plan by the student, advisor, Department Chair, and Graduate School Dean to ensure that courses in the plan will "count" towards certification or degrees. Unsigned plans are not binding on the part of the Department. If students use plans that are not signed to self advise, they risk having to take additional courses. Courses taken prior to the signing date are not guaranteed to be accepted by the Department. The following files are in PDF format.

Plans of Study - Complete in First Year

• Master's K-12 (pdf)
• Master's CSPA (pdf)
• Certification Only-Type 75 (pdf)
• Certification Only-Superintendent's Endorsement (pdf)
• Certification Only- Chief School Business Official (pdf) & verification of experience (pdf)
• Ed.D. Doctoral Plan of Study (pdf)
• Ed.D. Doctoral Plan of Study for Transfer Students with recent Ed.S. Degrees (pdf)
• Ph.D. Doctoral Plan of Study (pdf)

Change in Plans of Study, Extend Degree, Transfer Credit

• Interactive Change in Plan of Study (ipdf) form or noninteractive Change in Plan form. 
• Request to Extend Time to Complete Degree (pdf) Master's and Doctoral
• Master's Degree Transfer of Credit form (ipdf)

Course Forms

• Request to Audit a Course (pdf)
• Graduate-level  independent study (pdf) request form.  Complete and turn into EAF office for override.
• Undergraduate-level indpendent study (doc) request form. Complete and turn into EAF office for override.

Residency - Complete Form before beginning Residency

Doctoral students must enroll for two semesters of residency by completing the residency form before they graduate. This requires a minimum number of course hours completed within an 18-month period.    Below shows the minimum hours for each semester. In the example below one could declare residency any two consecutive semesters or take 6 hours during Summer 1 and Summer 2.  If one declares a fall or spring semester as a residency semester, one must enroll for 9 hours.  One may use dissertation (599) hours for residency. One may not RETROACTIVELY declare previous semesters, so please complete the form in a timely manner.

• Doctoral Residency Form (pdf)

Certification

• Clinical Experiences and Certification Processes (CECP) site

• Apply for graduate level certification (pdf)
• Complete an Intent to File for Certification (pdf).
• Sign up for State Certification Test and have results reported to ISU prior to second professional practice.
• Work with EAF K12 advisor (Larry Lowe) to assure all certification requirements are complete.
  
  

Doctoral Exam Information and Forms

• On the Doctoral WebCT site the Department provides information related to preparing for doctoral exams. If you are not on the site, please request to be added to Stefanie McAllister (slmcall@ilstu.edu)
• View the approved Doctoral Exam Policy

Proposal and Dissertation Forms and Sites

• Change of Grade for EAF 594 (Proposal Writing Course) from DE to a grade--forms available at EAF office - contact advisor
• Graduate School Dissertation Page
• Proposal Approval Form (ipdf)
• IRB forms page (Approval to conduct research with human subjects)
• Request for Exception for Committee Member Form (ipdf)
• Oral Report by Committee Chair (ipdf)

Graduation

• Graduate School Graduation and Commenmencement Website and Deadlines

• Apply for Completion of Degree or Completion of Post-Master's Certificate Program
• Complete page two of forms above to attend commencement
• View Commencement Website for additional information