Policies & Forms
Reference will be made throughout this site to the Bulletin of the Graduate School. The Bulletin is a bi-annual publication that describes the rules and regulations of the Graduate School, as well as programs and courses of study. The Bulletin is available online only.
Graduate School Policies & Procedures
- Academic Credit
- Best Practices: Core Expectations for Graduate Education at Duke University
- The Graduate Environment: An Overview
- Graduate Faculty Members/Advisory Committees
- Graduate Students
- The Graduate Department/Degree Program
- The Graduate School
- Expectations of Graduate Faculty
- Expectations of Graduate Students
- Expectations of Graduate Departments and Programs
- Expectations of the Graduate School
- Conclusion
- Bulletin of the Graduate School
- Degree Requirements
- Ph.D.
- MA/MS
- Joint Degree
- Certificate Programs
- International Students
- Graduation Deadlines
- Registration
- Standards of Conduct
- Teaching Assistant Guidelines
- Theses & Dissertation
- Guide for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations (Paper version)
- Guide for the Electronic Submission of Dissertations
- Schedule a Thesis/Dissertation Format Check
- MS Word Template for Dissertation (updated 12/5/2007) If you submit your dissertation electronically, you have to permit Duke to make it publicly, freely available online through Duke Libraries. See the license agreement for more information.
- LaTeX Template for Dissertation (The LaTeX template does not include double spacing for normal body text. If you use this template, you will have to make this adjustment to the .cls file)
- Withdrawals & Leaves of Absence
- Frequently Asked Questions
University Policies
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Graduate School Forms
- Admissions
- Fellowship
- Financial Support
- Graduate School Child Care Subsidy Program Application Form
- Child Care Scholarship Fund
- Bass Advanced Instructorships Program in Arts and Sciences Announcement
- Graduate Awards for International Research (Predissertation/Dissertation Travel Awards)
- Aleane Webb Dissertation Research Award Form
- Library Internships Announcement
- Stafford Loan Authorization
- Graduate Bulletin Course Forms
For courses numbered 200-299 to appear ONLY in the Graduate Bulletin and for all courses numbered 300, submit an original and two copies to the Graduate School, 127 Allen Building. Once approved by the Associate Dean, the forms will be forwarded to the Registrar's Office.
The following documents are in MS Word format.
- Graduate Faculty Nomination Forms
- Apply to Graduate Form
- Leave of Absence Form
- Committee Approval Form
Committee Approval Form - Course Withdrawal Form