Student Forms & FAQs

Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs’ Forms

**Please note: Prior to using or accessing graduate college forms, the site will require you to sign into myBoiseState in order to gain access**

BMOL INTERNAL FORMS

The BMOL graduate programs’ office maintains several internal forms that you will need along your path to your degree. These forms were designed to ensure that you are successful through each step of the program.

• Final Oral Examination Permission Form (doc)
• Graduate Assistant Guide and FAQs
• Internal Travel Request Form (Checkout the COAS Graduate Student Travel Support Program)
• Request to Repeat a Graduate Course
• Graduate Student Semester Review (STUDENT VERSION)
• Graduate Student Semester Review (FACULTY ADVISOR VERSION)

Ph.D. Forms

• Rotation Agreement Form (Fall 2022)
• Lab Rotation Evaluation Form by Faculty
• Ph.D. Faculty Advisor Acceptance Form
• Final Oral Examination Permission Form

M.S. Forms

• M.S. Academic Checklist Thesis or Project
• M.S. Academic Checklist Ph.D. Track

Poster Printing

• Poster Printing Request

GRADUATE COLLEGE FORMS

Throughout your graduate career you will be required to fill out several Boise State Graduate College Forms. Forms such as the Appointment of Supervisory Committee Form, Application for Admissions to Candidacy, and Graduate Defense Notification Form are located in this list:

• Academic Adjustment
• Academic Checklists
  
• Admission to Candidacy – **When filling out Admission to Candidacy, future classes to be taken must be listed with expected semester of completion along with dissertation credits for each semester enrolled. Each entry will be marked as “In Progress”.**
• Appointment of Supervisory Committee

• Approval Page for Electronic Copy (Dissertation)
• Graduate College Checksheets
• Graduate Defense Notification Form
• Request for Approval of Transfer Credits

Thesis and Dissertation Information

What do I need to do to write my dissertation/prepare for my dissertation?

How do I get approval to defend my dissertation?

• Thesis and Dissertation Guide 
• Thesis and Dissertation Template
• Three Minute Thesis Competition
• Oral Defense Information

Internal Steps Needed for Dissertation – Report to Beth for Finishing Schedule

Dissertation defense steps

Steps	Description
Meet with Program Coordinator to create finishing schedule	Contact Program Coordinator Beth Gee to set up and review finishing schedule.
Meet with your supervisory committee and provide draft of dissertation	A minimum of two months prior to your anticipated dissertation defense date, meet with your Supervisory Committee to verify that your dissertation is sufficiently well developed to likely be defendable. Establish an anticipated defense date that works for all members of your committee.
Submit “Final Oral Examination Permission” form	At least 5 weeks prior to anticipated defense date, submit your dissertation to Supervisory Committee along with the program form “Final Oral Examination Permission”. This form must be signed by all and returned before the next step can proceed. This ensures that your dissertation is ready to defend and allows your defense to be scheduled.
Submit final copy of dissertation	At least one month prior to your anticipated defense date, submit your dissertation to Supervisory Committee and provide a copy to the Graduate College (Associate Dean and Thesis and Dissertation Coordinator), cc program administration on this email. Provide your dissertation to all members of your Supervisory Committee. Program administration wills send to Graduate Faculty Representative (GFR).
Work with the Biomolecular Sciences Program office to schedule your defense (same time)	Inform the program office of the defense dates that your entire supervisory committee is available. The program office will contact GFR to determine the defense date, time, and place.
Submit Graduate Notification form	This form is located on the Graduate College webpage.
Distribute Announcement	Work with the program office to ensure that a defense announcement is distributed. This announcement must also be sent to the Graduate College so they can post it on the Master’s’ and Doctoral Defense page.
Take to defense	Use template on Graduate College webpage to prepare the Defense Committee Approval page and the Final Reading Approval page. Obtain all signatures at end of defense and promptly return to Program Office for delivery to Graduate College.

Applying for Graduation

After the Application for Admission to Candidacy (AAC) form has been processed you will need to Apply for Graduation in my.BoiseState. To apply, do the following:

Login to myBoiseState, click on Student Center, then, under the Academics banner, click on the drop-down box containing the entry, “other academics…”, then select “Apply for Graduation”.

During the application process you will be asked to pay the diploma fee for a degree. You may use your credit card to pay. Please check the academic calendar on the Registrar’s website to be sure that you meet the deadline for applying: registrar.boisestate.edu/academic-calendar
If you have any further questions, please contact Beth Gee at bgee2@boisestate.edu

All official course descriptions/degree requirements/admission standards/program learning outcomes/etc. are published on the Graduate Catalog site https://www.boisestate.edu/graduatecollege/.