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Track your progress toward graduation by viewing the Doctoral Student Flow Chart (PDF).

A graduate assistantship is an appointment made by 5XÉçÇø to full-time graduates who display a high level of scholarship and academic excellence. The award is merit-based, not need-based, and includes stipend and tuition.

Resources

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• Download the printable Graduate Assistant Application (PDF)

It is the responsibility of each graduate student to make an appointment with the assigned faculty adviser and prepare a plan of study to be filed with the Office of Graduate Student Services by the end of the second enrolled semester. The plan of study form is available in the program area department. The completed form is a comprehensive plan for the student's program. If the plan of study must be revised after submitting to the Office of Graduate Student Services, the adviser must initial the change(s) on the plan of study or submit a memo to the Office of Graduate Student Services indicating the change(s).

Resources

• Human Subject Review
  Before you implement research that involves the use of human subjects, your project must be reviewed and approved by the Kent State Institutional Review Board (IRB). Visit the Office of Research Compliance's webpage on Research with Human Subjects.
• Review the Finalization of Theses/Dissertation Steps (PDF)
• Review the Guidelines for Preparation of Dissertation (PDF)
  IMPORTANT: Candidates writing a thesis or dissertation must use the recently released American Psychological Association, 7th ed. as their reference guide. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Luci Wymer in the Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education office at awymer@kent.edu.
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  Beginning in January 2023, all OhioLINK ETD Center PDFs must meet minimum requirements for digital accessibility. Please access the University Libraries webpage on for both written and video instructions on accomplishing this.
• Instruction for saving in PDF archival format (PDF)
• ETD Submitter User Manual (PDF)
• Instructions: ETD Submission Returned for Corrections (PDF)
• Review the Doctoral Candidate Brochure Samples

If students decide to change degree/major, the appropriate form must be completed. Upon approval, a new plan of study must be filed. The form should be used when students desire to change from one Master's or Ed.S. program into another. Students can not use the Change of Degree/Major form to change to a higher degree. They must formally apply again to the higher degree. Students can use the to drop down to a lower degree (Ed.S. to Masters, Ph.D. to Ed.S. etc).

If you have questions about the form, please reach out to ogs@kent.edu. 

Students nearing completion of their coursework are required to complete the online graduation application, available through FlashLine, by published deadlines. The online application is used for all degree and certificate programs. See our page on Applying to Graduation for more information.

A maximum of 12 semester hours may be transferred from accredited institutions if the following conditions are met: (1) work was at the graduate level; (2) "B" or  Satisfactory was earned; (3) the work fits into the program; (4) credit will be less than six years old at the time the degree is conferred at Kent; (5) student was admitted as a graduate student at the time the course was taken; and (6) the student completes the "Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit" form. The completed form must be submitted to room 418 White Hall with an original transcript with grade posted. OGSS will secure all required signatures. Coursework used to fulfill requirements for a previous degree will not be transferred.

(Official transcripts MUST accompany this form)