Graduate Student Resources

On this page, you will find a lot of helpful resources and information to help you be successful throughout your graduate journey at the University of Wyoming. There are a lot of forms and procedures that are unique to this experience of higher education, so if you do find that you are unsure of what your next steps are or just want to check in about your progress, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Office of the Registrar and we would be more than happy to assist you.

Graduate Student Policies

Navigation Main Page

Graduate Student Forms and Guidelines

Graduate Student Deadlines

Graduate Committee

Program of Study Requirements

Continuous Enrollment Requirement

Master's Student Time Allowance and Limitations

Doctoral Student Time Allowance and Limitations

Twelve Hour Rule

General Graduate Student Timeline (for programs requiring a graduate committee and Thesis/Dissertation)

Graduate Committee: By the end of your second semester of graduate work, you should be submitting your Graduate Committee. Please see the Graduate Committee page for more information about forming and submitting your committee.
Program of Study: By the end of your third semester of graduate work, you should have a Program of Study on file. Please see the Program of Study page for more information about the process to create and submit your Program of Study. If at any time you need to make a change to your approved program of study, please submit a Request for Change in Graduate Program form, the instructions for which are located on the Program of Study page.
For doctoral students only: the preliminary examination is taken after the committee and program of study are approved and on file with the Office of the Registrar. Your committee will notify you when you are ready for this examination. Following the examination, the Report of Preliminary Examination for the Ph.D. or Ed.D. Degree must be filed with the Office of the Registrar whether you pass or fail.
Thesis/Dissertation/Report of Final Examination: You will work with your committee to complete your thesis/dissertation (if required). Once your thesis/dissertation are approved by your committee, you will upload it following the instructions listed in your Degree Evaluation. If your research involves human subjects, you must consult with the Research and Economic Development Division. A copy of the approval letter for Human and Animal Subject Approval forms must be included in the appendix of your thesis or dissertation. For more information and resources, please see the Graduate Forms and Guidelines page.
Apply to Graduate & Submit All Documents: In the year before you complete your program, you will need to declare your graduation date through WyoRecords. Be sure all of the documents listed above are submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the appropriate deadline. Utilize any petitions you might need, e.g., 6 year, 4 year, 12 hour, etc.