Departmental Forms

• Registration for BI 288 (Research in Biology) and BI 488 (Advanced Research in Biology)
• Course Substitution Form
• Course Waiver Form
• Directed Study Form (BI 498)
• Undergraduate Request to Register for a Graduate-level Course
• College of Arts and Sciences Special Funding Request form

Graduate Student Forms and Resources

Thesis

• Proposal form
• Plan of Study form
• Thesis defense form
• Thesis Signature form

Courses and credits

Graduate course registration forms should be downloaded, completed electronically, and sent to the Biology Department Head, who will check for completion and forward them to the Graduate College.

• Graduate Research/Practicum Credit (BI 589) Form - PDF
• Directed Study (BI 598) Form - Word  PDF  Fillable
• Graduate Thesis Credit (BI 599) Form - PDF

• Course Substitution/Elective Assignment Form - Word  PDF
• Course Waiver Form - Word  PDF
• Transfer Credit Request Form - Word  PDF

Other forms

• Graduate Assistantship Application form
• Request for Change in Bulletin Year form

Graduate handbooks

• MS Biology Graduate Handbook
• MS Integrated Biosciences Graduate Handbook

Several other NMU sites provide additional forms that may be useful:

Registrar's Forms page - includes forms for course changes and exceptions (e.g., course registration, waivers, grade change) and updates to personal information (e.g., address change, residency update, plan of study).

Minors (Youth) on Campus Templates and Forms page - includes forms required for youth participants in NMU-sponsored activities

Research-Related Forms

• IACUC protocol application form

Graduate Faculty Status

• Application for Appointment to the Graduate Faculty of Northern Michigan University

Administrative forms

• Faculty absence from class form - This form is to be used by faculty to report plans that will require them to miss a scheduled class meeting.
• Student trip report form - This form is to be used by faculty to report information regarding off-campus trips of more than a single night that involve students.