Departmental Forms - Department of Biology

• 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
• Student Travel Fund Request Form

Graduate Student Forms and Resources

Thesis

• Graduate Office Plan of Study form - this should generally be completed in a graduate student's 1st semester and sent to the Biology office and to the Graduate Office
• Biology Proposal form - this is a departmental form that should be completed following the proposal defense (generally in a student's 2nd semester) and sent to the Biology office and to the Graduate Office
• Thesis defense form - this is a departmental form that should be completed following the thesis defense and sent to the Biology office
• Thesis Signature form - this is a template for the thesis signature page required by the Graduate Office; it should also be completed at the thesis defense

All forms to be sent to the Graduate Office do not require physical signatures, but must otherwise be filled out completely.  The Graduate Office will circulate the forms for electronic signatures upon receipt.  Email addresses for any non-NMU signatories should be included to facilitate the e-signature process.

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 Office.

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

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

Other forms

• Graduate Assistantship Application form - Deadline for submission of GA application to the Biology Department is February 15
• Request for Change in Bulletin Year form
• Student Travel Fund Request 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.
• Finance and administration forms - This site has links for forms commonly used for grant management (e.g., Org # request) and other financial matters.