The following forms are used by the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and GT Graduate Office. Guidelines for writing theses and electronic submission information are available from the Georgia Tech Graduate Education Office. Be sure to consult the Chemistry Graduate student handbook and Institute deadlines. It is recommended that you schedule your thesis defense at least one week prior to the Institute deadline for submission to allow time for minor changes to your thesis. A copy of your thesis must be provided to your committee members at least two weeks prior to your thesis defense date. The thesis defense announcement should be emailed to the chemistry and biochemistry academic programs office at least one week prior to your defense (the GT graduate office will receive a copy of the announcement).
Forms for the PhD program:
- Graduate Rotation Approval (optional-CHEM form)
- Research Advisor Selection (due by Feb. 1 of first year-CHEM form)
- PhD Thesis Committee Selection (due by July 15 in the first year-CHEM form)
- Evaluation of PhD candidacy exam (due upon completion of PhD candidacy exam-CHEM form)
- Grad Education website: Forms and Docusign info (summary of all Institute forms needed for degree)
- Request for Admission to Ph.D. Candidacy (link is external)(DocuSign)(due upon completion of the PhD candidacy exam-Institute form)*
- Doctoral Minor Form (link is external)(DocuSign) (due at same time as request for Admission to Candidacy form)
- Approval of Yearly Progress Report (due by May15th of each year after candidacy is granted)
- Approval of Final Research Review (due 6 months prior to graduation-Institute form)
- Online Application for Graduation (OAG) (see Institute deadlines above-Institute form)
- Evaluation of Thesis Defense (due upon completion of the thesis defense-CHEM form)
- Certificate of Thesis Approval (link is external)(DocuSign)(due upon submission of thesis to GT Graduate Office-Institute form )
- Survey of Earned Doctorate Form (writable PDF)(due upon submission of the thesis to GT Graduate Office-Institute form)
- SMARTech form (due upon submission of thesis to GT Graduate Office-Institute form)
- Exit Interview-Postgraduation Contact Information (must be performed in final semester-CHEM form)
- Enrollment Waiver (link is external)(DocuSign)(if applicable-Institute form for those defending "between" semesters)
- PSE Coursework Approval Form (PSE or PSE-funded students only-CHEM form)
- Exit/Clearance Form (CHEM form)
- Request for Withholding thesis (optional-Institute form)
- Letter of Completion (optional-Institute form)
*Minor is the 3 courses you took within your proclaimed discipline (ie bio-organic, analytical, etc).
Master of Science in Chemistry Forms:
- Research Advisor Selection (Thesis Plan only-Institute form)
- MS Thesis Committee Selection (Thesis Plan only-CHEM form)
- Request for Approval of MS Thesis Topic (Thesis Plan only-Institute form)
- Online Application for Graduation (OAG) (Thesis or Nonthesis plans-Institute form)
- Program of Study (Thesis or Nonthesis plans-Institute form)
- Certificate of Thesis Approval (Thesis Plan Only-Institute form)
- Evaluation of MS Thesis (Thesis Plan Only-CHEM form)
- SMARTech form (Thesis Plan only-due upon submission of thesis to GT Graduate Office-Institute form)
- Exit Interview-Postgraduation Contact Information (must be performed in final semester-CHEM form)
- Institute Enrollment Waiver (Thesis or Nonthesis Plan, if applicable-Institute form)
- Exit/Clearance Form (CHEM form)
- Request for Withholding thesis (Thesis plan only - Institute form)
- Letter of Completion (Institute form)