The student is required to submit several documents before s/he can graduate from NCSU. The following information
is taken from the Schedule of Required Documents prepared by the Graduate School. Please see Adrian Blue for any
necessary forms. In addition to submitting the following documents, a Master's student must be in residence (see
Graduate Catalog) for at least one academic year, and all requirements must be completed in 6 calendar years beginning
from the date of enrollment in the program.
- Outstanding Transcripts: Official transcripts from all universities and colleges
a student has attended must be submitted to the Graduate School before the end of the first semester of
registration. Transcripts submitted with the application may not be adequate since typically they do not
include either the final semester's grade or graduation date.
- Patent Agreement Form: Students need to sign the Patent Agreement Form during the
first semester of registration. Typically the agreement is signed at the departmental orientation.
- Plan of Graduate Work: The Plan of Work
(POW) must be approved before a student can
schedule the Master's final oral exam. Students must submit the courses that they have taken or plan to take
before graduation. If the POW is submitted early in the degree program, changes can be made prior to scheduling
the final oral exam.
- Request to Schedule Final Oral Exam: Request for scheduling the final oral exam must
be submitted to the Graduate Program Assistant at least 3 weeks prior to the proposed exam date. The student should
contact all committee members prior to selecting a date for the final oral exam. Contact the Graduate Program
assistant to reserve a room. The request to schedule will be denied if the POW has not already been approved.
- Diploma Order Request Card: The student is required to fill out the diploma card before
the end of the third week of classes of the semester in which s/he plans to graduate. A new card is required if the
student does not graduate during the intended semester.
- Final Oral Examination: The committee chair should return the signed forms from the final oral exam to
the Graduate Program assistant or DGP immediately after the exam.
