All forms available through this web site may be printed and filled out by hand. Forms must be mailed or hand delivered to the Graduate Office with appropriate signatures before they considered official. In some cases, you will have to send a form to your advisor and request that your advisor send the signed form to the Graduate Office.
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Our mailing address is:
Western Oregon University
Graduate Office
Administration 202
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
phone: 503-838-8597 fax: 503-838-8116
Admission
Before you can become a candidate for any WOU graduate program, you must apply to the university, and to the department which administers your graduate program.
- Graduate student application to Western Oregon University
- Admission to your Program
Each master’s degree program has its own application form and requirements. Information and forms are available from the program's web site, department offices, and the Graduate Office.
Handbook
Program Plan of Study
Each master’s degree program has a unique plan of study. A Program Plan must be on file in the Graduate Office in order to receive federal financial aid.Obtain this form from your advisor.
Change of program
From time to time students find that their program plan must be changed. Two forms can be used to accomplish a change:
- Graduate change of program request
This form should only be used to make direct course substitutions for courses that are electives in a degree program.
- Academic or licensure petition
Petition to waive, substitute, or demonstrate competency for a course required in an education and/or licensure graduate program. When a change is requested for a requirement within an approved teacher license program the reason for the change must be clearly indicated. This is a requirement of the Oregon Teacher’s Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC). As a general guideline, all graduate students in a teacher license program should use this form for all degree modifications and provide a rational for the change requested.
Thesis, professional project, field study, and comprehensive exams
For more information on these forms and regulations, please contact the graduate office at (503) 838-8492.
Exit and graduation forms
- Master’s degree final evaluation report
In order to complete a Thesis, Professional Project, Field Study, Portfolio, or Advance Proficiency Documentation (Continuing Teacher License), an oral examination is required. The results of the oral examination are reported on this form.
- Application for completion of a master’s degree
Graduate students must apply for graduation and/or comprehensive examinations the term prior to the term of completion of their degree.
Other forms needed by graduate students
Institutional Review Board Information
Graduate policies and resources
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I send in my paperwork electronically?
- Forms that require an advisor or other institutional signature need to be printed and delivered to the appropriate office for signing. Some forms that only require a student signature can have a typed (electronic) signature as long as the box marked "By typing your name below, you agree that this is as valid as your signature" is checked. Any of these forms can be e-mailed to the appropriate destination as long as the person emailing the form recognizes the following: When sending sensitive information (e.g. social security number or other personal information) from a wou.edu address to another wou.edu address, the attachment is sent through a secure, encrypted server and should be viewed as protected. If, however, you send sensitive information from a non-wou.edu email address, we cannot guarantee the safety of your information and advise against doing this. For students who do not feel comfortable using an electronic signature, please fill out the form electronically, print it out, and then sign by hand.
- Does the graduate programs office need my original forms?
- The graduate programs office does require the original form in regards to your program plan or endorsement contract. It is also necessary that we have original forms when applying for completion of your degree.
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