Graduate Forms
Below are forms for various procedures in the Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern. Please download the form needed below, follow the instructions found on the first page of all forms, complete the pdf, save, and email or submit in paper form to the appropriate office.
Note:
- Adhere to Processing Times. Processing times are outlined below; be sure to submit your forms with those time frames in mind.
- A student should complete the form and submit it to be emailed to the student’s Faculty Program Advisor. If approved, the form will be sent to the Graduate School for review. When the form is complete, a copy will be emailed to you (student) for your records and a copy will be placed in your student e-folder.
- Please only submit ONE form request through the online forms process. If you need to review the form prior to submitting it, please review the view only PDFs below each form.
Below please find standard processing times for all forms. Please note that throughout the semester there are some busier times, such as the start of the semester. During these busy times, please allow for extra processing time.
10 business days:
- All OGS Forms
- Program Extension Request
- Certificate of Program Completion
- Approved under the following conditions:
- You will have completed all program requirements by the specified program end date
- You have applied to graduate via your MyNortheastern account
- We have a copy of your undergraduate and/or MS degree certificates (if applicable) on file
- All exceptions to the approved curriculum are documented
- All Academic Probation forms
- Academic Probation Action Plan
- Academic Dismissal Appeal Form
- All Change of Degree forms
- Change of Master’s Degree Program/Concentration for BSMS Students
- Change of Degree Program/Concentration
- Change of Degree Level
- Change of Degree Status
- MS along the way to PhD
- The following Registrar forms
- Incomplete Grade Contract
- Transfer Credit Request
7 business days:
- The following Registrar form
- Graduate Registration Form
- CPT Internship Authorization Request Form
- Interdisciplinary PhD Program Plan
3 to 5 business days:
- Graduate School of Engineering Forms
- Standard Petition Form – Boston Students
- Standard Petition Form – West Coast Students
- Registration Override Request Form
- Conditional Acceptance Form
COE Forms
- Standard Petition Form
- This form is required for students who wish to waive a core course, take an elective outside core curriculum, change in status or substitute a course
- Petition Form Instructions
- Sample Standard Petition Form
- Registration Override Request Form
- This form is required for students who wish to register for a section that is restricted or has prerequisites
- Override Request Instructions
- Sample Override Request Form
- Academic Probation Action Plan
- This form is required for students whose cumulative GPA has fallen below 3.00; completed by the student and academic advisor when a student is notified of first-term academic probationary status, or when a dismissal appeal has been approved
- Academic Probation Action Plan Instructions
- Sample Academic Probation Action Plan Form
- Academic Dismissal Appeal Form
- This form is required for students who have two consecutive semesters with a cumulative GPA below 3.00; completed by the student and submitted to the Graduate School when appealing a dismissal after two terms on academic probation
- Academic Dismissal Appeal Form Instructions
- Sample Academic Dismissal Appeal Form
- GPA Calculator
- Change of Master’s Degree Program/Concentration for BS/MS Students
- This form is required for BS/MS students who wish to change to a new MS program or concentration
- Change of Master’s Degree Program/Concentration for BS/MS Students Instructions
- Sample Change of Master’s Degree Program/Concentration for BS/MS Students Form
- Change of Degree Program/Concentration
- This form is required for students who wish to change to a new PhD program, MS program or MS concentration
- Change of Degree Program/Concentration Instructions
- Sample Change of Degree Program/Concentration Form
- Change of Degree Level
- This form is required for students who wish to change degree level
- Sample Change of Degree Level Form
- Change of Degree Status
- This form is required for students who change from non-degree to degree-seeking status in the Graduate School of Engineering
- MS along the way to PhD
- This form is required for students enrolled in a PhD program
- Sample MS along the way to PhD Form
- Conditional Acceptance Form
- This form is required for students with have been conditionally accepted into their program
- CPT Internship Authorization Request Form
- This form is required for PhD students who wish to pursue CPT Internship
- CPT Internship Authorization Request Instructions
- Sample CPT Internship Authorization Request Form
- Interdisciplinary PhD Program Plan
- This form is required for all Interdisciplinary PhD students
Northeastern Forms
Below please find links to some of the most common Registrar forms that graduate engineering students use. Be sure to read instructions thoroughly.
- Graduate Registration Instructions
- For individual instruction courses (Independent Study, Readings, Continuations, Theses, and Dissertations) not listed in Banner
- Incomplete Grade Contract
- This form is to be completed together by a student and their instructor when an Incomplete grade is given for a course; Submit the completed form to the GSE office in 130 Snell
- Incomplete Grade Policy
- Audit a Course
- Full-time graduate students (registered for 8 credits before the audit request) may, with permission, audit one class in the Fall and Spring terms
- Transfer Credit Request
- Use this form to request transfer credit. You must read the Transfer Credit policy before submitting your form and include an original translated transcript
- Sample Transfer Credit Request Form
- Leave of Absence
- To apply for a Leave of Absence, complete the request via the myNortheastern portal by clicking on the Self-Service tab, and then by clicking on Registrar Forms.
- Graduate Petition to Transfer Credit (non-CPS)
- PlusOne Transition to MS
Below please find links to some of the most common OGS forms that graduate engineering students use. Be sure to read instructions thoroughly.
- Program Extension Request
- This request is for an international student that requires additional time for the completion of his/her program of study
- Recommendation for Reduced Course Load
- This form should be completed if you need to drop a course due to academic difficulties
- Certificate of Program Completion
- This form certifies the student’s anticipated date of completion of a program of study