Overview
This form is intended for students who are changing from a Master’s to a PhD or vice versa.
Eligibility
Master and Doctoral Students
Submission Deadline
You must submit requests during a regular semester or summer term (not between semesters) if you want them to be effective for the next semester of enrollment.
Graduate School Calendars
Prerequisites for Form Submission
Visit the program chair for the program to which you want to transfer so that you can discuss degree requirements and your potential fit in that graduate program. If the faculty want to see your credentials, they should request copies from your current program or request a copy in writing from The Graduate School. The Graduate School does not release records directly to you. If the new program approves your transfer, you and the chair of the new department, as well as your current department chair or graduate advisor, sign this form in the appropriate spaces. You then send this form to The Graduate School, at gradsvcs@lsu.edu.
You must submit requests during a regular semester or summer term (not between semesters) if you want them to be effective for the next semester of enrollment. (Example: A request to The Graduate School before fall commencement will be effective for the spring semester. The Graduate School will process only one request for Change of Degree Program per semester.