Applications for Candidacy Application for Candidacy for the Master’s Degree (Thesis Plan) – part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral Application for Doctoral Candidacy – part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral Other Degrees Forms Filing Fee Application –Special Enrollment Petition eForm in CalCentral In absentia Form — Special Enrollment Petition eForm in CalCentral Petition for Internship Leave — Special Enrollment Petition eForm in CalCentral Doctoral Candidacy Review for Doctoral Students — Must be completed each year by doctoral students advanced to candidacy. Available as an eForm in CalCentral. Application for Qualifying Examination – part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral. Completed application must be received by the Graduate Division at least 3 weeks before the proposed examination date. Request for Certificate of Degree Completion — Certificates are automatically generated by our system and emailed to students as soon as all steps in the filing process have been completed AND all requirements have been met on the student’s Academic Progress Report (APR). Survey of Doctoral Student Opinions — Submitted electronically when dissertation is filed. Available as a checklist task in CalCentral. Dissertation Release Form — Part of the Final Signature eForm when dissertation is filed. Masters Thesis Release Form — Part of the Final Signature eForm when thesis is filed. Petitions, Appeals and Readmission Application for Re-Enrollment — eForm in Campus Solutions (initiated by department staff) Petition for Parenting Leave — Special Enrollment Petition eForm in CalCentral Petition to Change Class Schedule — Available as an eForm in CalCentral Graduate Appeal Procedure | Form (PDF) Forms Submitted by Faculty or Staff Graduate Petition for Change of Degree Goal — Grad Change of Major eForm in CalCentral. Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee – Also known as “Reconstitution” – part of the Higher Degree Committee eForm in CalCentral Report on the Qualifying Examination — eForm in Campus Solutions. Must be submitted to the Graduate Division no later than 2 weeks after the exam. Faculty Nomination and Confirmation — updatable using the “Manage Advisor Roles” tool on the Campus Solutions GSAO Homepage.