Graduate Student Forms
All forms submitted are normally processed in two to three business days, not including the date received. There are several peak periods, (graduation, the priority registration period etc.) when processing time may take longer.
| Form | Who | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Before Leaving Mason | All Students | To be used as a checklist if you leave George Mason University. |
| Certificate of Tax Dependency | All Students | For students to grant the University permission to release FERPA protected student information to a parent or legal guardian if the student is a dependent. |
| Change of Campus | All Students | To be completed by students who want to change campus type |
| Change of Personal Information | All Students | Used to request a change or update to name, birth date or social security number. |
| Change of Program (Graduate) | Graduate Students | This form can be used if the program change is within a single college. College changes require re-admission. This form cannot be used by newly admitted students. |
| Consortium Permission Form | All Students | |
| Course Audit | All Students | Must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar by the last day to drop. |
| Credit Overload | All Students | Used to request a credit overload. Can be used by Graduate, Undergraduate and Non-Degree students. |
| Degree and Enrollment Information | All Students | Submit to third parties as an attachment to Clearinghouse verifications as needed. |
| Diploma Name and Accent Mark Request- online form | All Students | Use this form to request a name other than your legal name on your diploma, or to add a special accent mark in the name printed on your diploma. |
| Doctoral Advancement to Candidacy and Non-course Requirements | Graduate Students | Used for Doctoral students to be advanced to candidacy |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | Graduate Students | Grace Period for Full-Time Equivalent Status. |
| Document Authentication Request | All Students | For authentication of university academic documents. |
| Dual Masters Program of Study | Graduate Students | For students who wish to pursue two master’s degrees simultaneously. It must be submitted upon matriculation into the second program. |
| Enrollment Verification | All Students | Verification of enrollment. |
| FERPA Consent to Release Student Information - online form | All Students | For students to grant the University permission to release FERPA protected student information to a third party |
| Graduate Program Resignation and Transfer | Graduate Students | For students who wish to resign from one graduate program and transfer to a lesser degree program or certificate in the same discipline |
| Graduate Student Parental Leave of Absence application | Graduate Students | Submit this form at least six weeks in advance prior to the term you plan to take leave due to becoming a parent via birth, adoption, foster or custodial care placement. |
| Graduate Student Request for Undergraduate Course Registration | Graduate Students | |
| Graduation Invitation Spring 2023 | All Students | For use by international students. Submit as an addendum to enrollment verifications available from Patriot Web or degree verifications available from the National Student Clearinghouse. |
| Incomplete Extension | All Students | Petition for extending the deadline for submission of completed work. |
| Incomplete Grade Contract | All Students | For use when an advanced deadline will apply; when incomplete work will be reviewed by another faculty member, or in other unusual circumstances where special clarity is needed. |
| Late Graduation Application | All Students | Used to apply for graduation after the online application is no longer available. A Retroactive Graduation Request is required after the 6 week grace period has passed. |
| Late Schedule Adjustment | All Students | |
| Master's Degree Non-Course Requirements | Graduate Students | Used to report the completion of all Masters Non-Course Requirements. |
| Master's Thesis Research | Graduate Students | Grace Period for Full-Time Equivalent Status. |
| Non-Credit Record Request | OCPE Students | Permanent record of Mason-sponsored, non-credit learning activities. May include workshops, seminars, and certificate programs. |
| Re-enrollment Application - Graduate | Graduate Students | To be completed by Graduate students who have missed two or more consecutive semesters at Mason. |
| Re-enrollment Application - Non-Degree Graduate Studies | Non-Degree Students | |
| Reduction of Credits | Graduate Students | For Doctoral, MFA or Masters Degree students. Institutional unique credits must be met. |
| Request to Prevent Disclosure of Student Information | All Students | Used to place a hold on student accounts to prevent student information from being released, or to revoke a hold currently on a student’s account. |
| Retroactive Graduation Application | All Students | Required after the 6 week graduation grace period has elapsed. |
| Satisfactory/No Credit | All Students | Must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar by the last day to add. |
| Second Certificate Application (Graduate) | Graduate Students | |
| Secondary Master’s Application (Graduate) | Graduate Students | |
| Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver | All Students | Senior citizens must first be admitted through the Non-degree Office before they may register. For more detailed information go to the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program page. |
| Setting Up Your Patriot Pass Account | All Students | |
| Solomon Amendment | All Students | Requests for student recruiting information must be made in writing, using military letterhead which clearly identifies the military recruiting branch or office. |
| Special Registration to Retain Active Status (ZREG 200) | All Students | For students not enrolled in a credit-bearing course but whose academic department certifies that they are pursuing an activity related to their Mason enrolled program can retain active status by registering for Special Registration (ZREG 200). |
| Study Elsewhere - Undergraduate Students - Graduate Students | All Students | Must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar prior to the taking of the course at another institution. |
| Study Elsewhere Removal | All Students | Submit to the Office of the University Registrar to remove a previously requested Study Elsewhere. |
| Substitution/Waiver Form | All Students | Request that a requirement in an academic program be met by: 1) a transfer course even though not considered equivalent to a Mason course, or 2) a Mason course not usually applied to meet the requirement. Also to request that, on some clearly-detailed basis, a requirement in the student's academic program be waived. (Does not waive or give credit hours.) |
| Termination Appeal (Non-Degree Graduate) | Graduate Students | Submit to your College upon notification of possible Termination. |
| Termination Exception Request (Graduate ) | Graduate Students | Submit this form to your College upon notification of possible Termination. |
| Time Conflict | All Students | For students requesting to register for a course that results in a time conflict of 15 minutes or less |
| Time Limit Extension | Graduate Students | For Graduate students who need to extend their graduation deadline or advancement to candidacy deadline. |
| Transfer of Credit (Graduate) | Graduate Students | For Graduate students to transfer credit from previous institutions attended or from Mason Non-Degree. |
| Verification of Pending Degree | All Students | |
| Veterans Registration Reporting Form (VRRF) | All Students | The University certifies enrollment to the VA based on the information provided on the reporting form. |
| Voluntary Resignation from Graduate Academic Program | Graduate Students | Students who have been granted a resignation will not be able to register for any courses unless admitted to another degree program or non-degree status in a different program. |