Progress to Degree Checklists
The Progress to Degree Checklists are designed to help students navigate their progress to degree by providing a chronological framework that, semester by semester, lists significant milestones, forms, and ideas to consider as students fulfill Program of Study (POS) requirements and begin their professionalization.
- Master’s Programs in English, RCPC, TESL/AL
- MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment
- PhD Program in Applied Linguistics and Technology
- PhD Program in Rhetoric and Professional Communication
Degree Planning Sheets (DPS)
The DPS helps students plan and document how they will meet program of study requirements, and they will work on this form in consultation with their program adviser/major professor. This departmental form also serves as a useful tool to help students complete the online Graduate College Program of Study and Committee Form (POSC) in their AccessPlus account.
- Applied Linguistics and Technology PhD (Effective Fall 2019)
- Applied Linguistics and Technology PhD (Prior to Fall 2019)
- Creative Writing & Environment MFA
- English MA
- Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication MA
- Rhetoric and Professional Communication PhD (Effective Fall 2019)
- Rhetoric and Professional Communication PhD (Prior to Fall 2019)
- TESL/Applied Linguistics MA
Program of Study and Committee (POSC) Related Forms
- POSC Form (online in AccessPlus)
- POSC Instructions for Students (Updated Fall 2019)
- Language Requirement Form
- Expired Course Petition
- POS Waiver/Substitution Petition
- Prerequisite Equivalency Petition
- Transfer Credit Petition
- Engl 590: Special Topics (Independent Study) Request Form
Program Specific Forms and Documents
- MFA Environmental Courses Outside English Petition
- MFA List of Suggested Environmental Courses Outside English
- MFA Environmental Field Experience (Engl 560) Proposal Form
- MFA Guidelines for Completion of Engl 560: Env Field Exp
- MFA Thesis FAQs
- PhD ALT Annual Review
- PhD RPC Annual Review
- PhD Portfolio Assessment Student ID Memo
- RPC PhD Concentration Petition (POS requirement prior to Fall 2017)
Professional Travel Support Forms
- Professional Advancement Grant (PAG) Application
- Professional Travel Funding Application, English Dept
- Travel Reimbursement for Non-ISU Employees form
PhD Preliminary Written Examination Forms
- ALT Preliminary Written Examination (template for Major Professor)
- RPC Reading List Approval Memo
- RPC Prelim Comprehensive Written Examination (template for Major Professor)
PhD Preliminary Oral Examination Forms
- Online Preliminary Oral Examination Request
- Committee Member at a Distance for Preliminary Oral Examination
- Conditions Met Memo for Preliminary Oral Examination
- Report of Preliminary Oral Examination (not downloadable; Major Professor receives from Grad Prog Staff Asst)
Graduation & Final Oral Examination Forms
- Application for Graduation System (online via AccessPlus)
- Graduation Deadlines Chart for 2019-20
- Graduation Checklist
- Graduation Scheduler Tool (Excel doc)
- Online Final Oral Examination Request
- Committee Member at a Distance for Final Oral Examination
- Student at a Distance for Final Oral Examination
- Conditions Met Memo for Final Oral Examination
- Grade Report Form (to change grades, resolve Incompletes, etc.)
- Report of Final Oral Examination (not downloadable; Major Professor receives from Grad Prog Staff Asst)
- Graduation Exit Information and Survey Form for Department of English
- Graduate Student Approval Form
Certificate Forms
- Certificate Program of Study (POS)
- Certificate Completion Form
- Request to Pursue a Certificate in Addition to a Graduate Degree
Misc Forms
- Add/Drop Form (schedule change form; available in 203 Ross or from Grad Prog Staff Asst 227 Ross)
- Co-Major in English Dept Graduate Programs Request
- Graduate Minor Request (English Dept Graduate Programs)
- Miscellaneous Graduate College student request forms