These forms are for currently enrolled students in a doctoral degree program at LSU.

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Application for Degree: Doctoral Degree

Early in each semester or summer term, there is a deadline for submitting the “Doctorate's Application for Degree” to the Graduate School. Master’s candidates are required to submit the “Application for Degree” forms by the semester’s calendar deadline. Please attach form to this request.

Application for Degree: Doctoral Degree Update

If circumstances prevent graduation, a “Doctorate's Application for Degree UPDATE” form must be submitted to the Graduate School by the designated application for degree deadline for the next semester in which the student plans to graduate. Please attach form to this request.

Declaration of Co-Authorship

A student who is not listed as first author of a previously published, jointly written article used as part of his or her dissertation must submit this form to the LSU Graduate School prior to uploading the dissertation to Digital Commons. Please attach form to this request.

Dissertation Approval Form

Form accessible to faculty to obtain to submit to the graduate school for their doctoral student's dissertation approval. Please attach form to this request.

Request for Final Doctoral Defense

This form must be submitted to The Graduate School three weeks prior to the defense date or by current semester deadline for graduation.

Survey of Earned Doctorates

Online portal where feedback in the form of the survey where students who have earned doctorate degrees from LSU can submit feedback about their experience over their LSU academic career.

Verification of Graduate Concentration

Form to be submitted if departments with approved concentrations are responsible for verifying concentration requirements for their students. Please attach form to this request.