Student Forms
Program of Study Forms
Lynch School Student Forms
General Graduate Student Forms
Financial Support
Master's Forms
Doctoral Forms
C&I Students
Doctoral Dissertation Submission and Packet
Program of Study Forms
Programs of Study
Lynch School Student Forms
Readings & Research/Independent Study (pdf)
Leave of Absence/Withdrawal Form (pdf) (This form is for Doctoral and Master's students)
General Graduate Student Forms
The following forms are to be used by graduate students in all Lynch School of Education programs. They are in pdf format. (To get free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
BC Graduate Course Exception Form (pdf)
BC Graduate Course Withdrawal Form (pdf)
BC Approval/Override Form (pdf)
BC Graduate Add/Drop Form (pdf)
BC Graduate Transfer of Credit Request Form (pdf)
BC Late Graduation Registration Form (pdf)
Financial Support
BC Financial Aid - Graduate Students
Master's Forms
NOTE WELL: The forms below are intended for use by Lynch School master’s students only. Doctoral students must use the individual forms under the Doctoral Forms section of this page.
Change of Program Procedure (pdf)
Master's Student Transaction Form (pdf, Drop/Add, Withdrawal from Course, Course Substitution and/or Waiver, Course Exception)
Master's Petition for Extension of Time (pdf)
Master's Readmission Request Form
Master's Comprehensive Exam Request/Request to Graduate
Critical Literature Review Form (pdf, Applied Developmental & Educational Psychology Master's Program)
Doctoral Forms
NOTE WELL: The forms below are intended for use by Lynch School doctoral students only. Master’s students should use the Master’s Student Transaction Form and the Master’s Student Request to Graduate / Comprehensive Exam Request.
Request for Doctoral Course Substitution (pdf)
Doctoral Petition for Extension of Time (pdf)
Doctoral Comprehensive Exams Request & Registration for Ph.D. Status (pdf)
Doctoral Comprehensive Exams Request & Registration for C&I Ph.D. Status (pdf) (C&I Students only)
Doctoral Readmission Request Form (pdf)
Pre-proposal/Request for Approval of the Ph.D. Dissertation Committee (pdf)
Ed.D. Pre-proposal and Request for Approval of the Ed.D. Dissertation Committee (pdf)
Agreement to Schedule a Proposal Hearing (pdf)
Agreement to Schedule a Final Defense (pdf)
Request for Change in Dissertation Committee Membership (pdf)
Confirmation of Satisfactory Completion of Internship Requirement (Counseling Ph.D. only)
Doctoral Dissertation Submission and Packet
Dissertations are now submitted online. Please download all the forms below for online submission and for Doctoral Packet. Please review Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines for formatting and additoinal information.
eTD@BC Online Submission Instructions
Doctoral Checklist (pdf)
Information Sheet (pdf)
Sample Traditional Title Page (pdf)
Doctoral Exit Interview (available soon)
Ph.D. students ONLY, not Ed.D.
Survey of Earned Doctorates
S.E.D. Privacy Policy (pdf)
S.E.D. Brochure (pdf)
Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines
Deadlines and Procedures for Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships and Summer Grants
Dissertation Fellowships