Graduate Forms and Resources
All students seeking a graduate degree or a graduate certificate will be assigned academic advisors. Upon admission to a graduate program, students should meet with their advisors to develop the program of study. Students are encouraged to consult with their academic advisors periodically regarding their academic progression.
Bronco Contact Center and Bronco One Stop representatives are available to answer questions in the areas of admission, financial aid, billing, registration, and student records. The Military Affiliated and Veteran Student Resource Center and the FSU at Fort Liberty Learning Center support students coming from active duty, veteran, reservist, or military families.
For additional information, consult the graduate catalog, your graduate program, and the following forms and resources.
All students (degree seeking or non-degree seeking) holding a baccalaureate degree from an accepted accredited college or university who attend Fayetteville State University are classified as graduate students except for students seeking a second undergraduate degree and/or a teacher licensure-only program.
- Adding Certificate to Master's Degree (Concurrent) (PDF)
- Admission to Candidacy for a Doctoral Degree (PDF)
- Admission to Candidacy for a Master's Degree (PDF)
- Comprehensive Examination Application for Doctoral Applicants (PDF)
- Comprehensive Examination Application for Master's Applicants (PDF)
- Course Overload Request (PDF)
- Course Repeat (PDF)
- EdD Forms (Link)
- Enrollment Continuation (PDF)
- Graduate School FAQ (PDF)
- Graduation Information (Link)
- Guide for the Preparation and Submission of Theses and Dissertations (PDF)
- Master's Degree to Certificate Change (Involuntary Discontinued) (PDF)
- Master's Degree to Certificate Change (Voluntary Discontinued) (PDF)
- New Student Orientation (Link)
- Open House (Link)
- ProQuest Forms and Instructions (PDF)
- Registrar's Forms and Resources (Link)
- Request for Leave of Absence (PDF)
- Request to Change Concentration or Specialization (PDF)
- Student Self-Service Banner 9 Video Tutorials (Link)
- Teacher Education Forms (Link)
- Thesis Approval (PDF)
- Thesis Proposal Approval (PDF)
- Transfer Courses (PDF)
FSU maintains a graduate faculty. To apply, faculty members will complete a one-page application form. In addition, they will attach a curriculum vitae with their record of teaching, scholarship, and other professional activities to the application form. At the end of the term of appointment, the graduate faculty member will submit an application for reappointment. For additional information, consult the criteria for selecting and evaluating graduate faculty.
- Curriculog System and Resources (Link)
- Faculty & Staff Forms & Resources (Link)
- Faculty Senate Forms and Resources (Link)
- Final Clearance (PDF)
- Graduate Faculty Application (PDF)
- Internal Clearance (PDF)
- Request for Independent Study (PDF)
- Statistical Facts and Reports (Link)
- Thesis Advisory Committee Membership (PDF)
- Thesis to Non-Thesis Change (PDF)
- Thesis Oral Defense Results (PDF)
- Thesis Oral Defense Scheduling (PDF)
- Transfer Course Evaluation (PDF)
- UNC System Academic Program Forms and Resources (Link)
The university-wide FSU Graduate Council provides oversight to all graduate programs at the university, and the Graduate School provides support to all graduate programs at the university. The Broadwell College of Business and Economics, the College of Education, the College of Health, Science, and Technology, and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are responsible for the graduate programs within the college. The graduate faculty, program coordinators/directors, department chairs, associate deans, and college deans are directly responsible to ensure that each degree program is of the highest quality. Each college has a College Graduate Programs Committee.
- Graduate School and Program Review Director & Graduate Council Chair: Dr. Alison Van Nyhuis, avannyhu@uncfsu.edu
- Graduate Catalog Committee Chair: Mrs. Tamika A. Jones, tjone122@uncfsu.edu
- Graduate Faculty Committee Chair: Dr. Aprel Ventura, aventur1@uncfsu.edu
- Broadwell College of Business and Economics Graduate Programs Committee Chair: Dr. Burcu Adivar, badivar1@uncfsu.edu
- College of Education Graduate Programs Committee Chair: Dr. Jocelyn Smith, jsmit123@uncfsu.edu
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Programs Committee Chair: Dr. Miriam DeLone, mdelone@uncfsu.edu
- Lloyd College of Health, Science, and Technology Graduate Programs Committee Chair: Dr. Aprel Ventura, aventur1@uncfsu.edu
- Graduate Coordinators, Directors, and Advisors (Link)