Forms & Resources

Masters Program

Spring 2024 Deadlines (Thesis)/(Non-Thesis)

Fall 2024 (Thesis)/(Non-Thesis)

Summer 2024 (Thesis)/(Non-Thesis)

• MA Program Handbook
• Masters Policy Guide
• Masters – Program of Study Form
• Masters – Student Annual Review Form
• Restricted Registration Agreement
• Defense Announcement (Example)
• Thesis Advisory Committee Form
• Thesis Approval Form
• Non-Thesis Research Paper Instructions
• Non-Thesis Proposal Form
• Non-Thesis Approval Form
• Comprehensive Exam Request Form
• Comprehensive Exam Sample
• Comprehensive Exam Evaluation Forms – Part I Qualitative, Part II Quantitative
• Theses and Dissertations – An Introduction

Ph.D. Program

• Security Studies Ph.D. Handbook
• Doctoral Policy Guide
• Restricted Registration Agreement
• Doctoral Program of Study Form
• Doctoral Written Candidacy Exam Rules & Procedures
• Preliminary Advisory Committee Forms
• Doctoral Advisory Committee Form
  • Designation of Outside Reader Form 
  • Dissertation Proposal Announcement (Example)
  • Dissertation Proposal Approval Form
  • Doctoral Final Examination Announcement (Example)
  • Dissertation Approval Form 
• Theses and Dissertations – An Introduction

Certificate Program

• Certificate Policy Guide

Graduate Student Organizations

• Political Science Graduate Student Association
• Graduate Society of Political Science Women

College of Graduate Studies Resources

• Registration – Degree Seeking
• Registration – Non-Degree Seeking
• College of Graduate Studies Role
• MyUCF – Graduate Students
• Pathways for Success
• Academic Integrity
• Funding
• Graduate Student Organizations