Patton College of Education Forms & Funding
Undergraduate Forms
- Consent to Release Education Records
- Credential Review Board Petition [PDF ADA]
- Petition for Reinstatement
- Petition for Undergraduate Transient Course Approval or Transfer Course Re-evaluation
- Petition to drop a class after the 10th week of a Semester
- Professional Internship Application
- Request for Change of Advisor
- Request for Change of Major into Patton College of Education - Patton College students may also use this form to add a minor or certificate.
Graduate Forms
Advisor and Committee Requests
Credit Transfer
Am I required to submit a Patton College Program of Study (POS) Form for approval?
All Patton College doctoral students must submit a POS for review and approval.
Master's students in the following programs must submit a POS for review and approval.
| Department | Program | Code(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling & Higher Education | Clinical Mental Health | ME6278 |
| Counseling & Higher Education | Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling | ME6298 |
| Counseling & Higher Education | Clinical Mental Health/Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling | ME6324 |
| Counseling & Higher Education | School Counseling - Athens | ME6274 (Athens) |
| Educational Studies | Educational Leadership non-licensure | ME5028 |
| Educational Studies | Educational Leadership with Principal Licensure | ME5027 (Regional) ME6229 (Athens) |
| Educational Studies | Educational Research & Evaluation | ME6277 |
| Recreation, Sports Pedagogy, and Consumer Sciences | Parks, Recreation, Hospitality, and Tourism | MS8180 |
| Teacher Education | Curriculum and Instruction | ME6269 |
| Teacher Education | Early Childhood Intervention Specialist - second license | ME6602 |
| Teacher Education | Intervention Specialist for K-12, Mild-to-Moderate (MM) Educational Needs - second license | ME6702 |
| Teacher Education | Intervention Specialist for K-12, Moderate-to-Intensive (MI) Educational Needs - second license | ME6802 |
Master's students in the following programs must not submit a POS:
- Higher Education (ME6276)
- School Counseling (Online) (ME6286, ME6332)
- Computer Education and Technology (ME6506)
- Coaching Education (MS8195, MS8196, MS8197)
- Middle Childhood (ME6870–ME6875)
- Adolescent to Young Adult (AYA) and Multi-Age Education (ME6365, ME6395, ME6861–ME6869, ME8185)
- Reading (ME6841)
- Intervention Specialist First and no License programs (ME6601, ME6603, ME6701, ME6703, ME6801, ME6803)
Comprehensive Exams
At the conclusion of the doctoral comprehensive examination, your Doctoral Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson will complete a report documenting the outcomes of the examination and route for approval by committee members, certification by the student, and processing and archiving by Patton College Graduate Records. The report link is available to faculty in the Graduate Resources section of the Patton College Internal Website. Once the comprehensive exam form is approved and recorded, the PCOE Graduate Records Manager will submit the Graduate College Milestone Form MS 5.
Thesis and Dissertation
- Arrangements for the Proposal or Final Defense of the Thesis/Dissertation
- Approval of Proposal for Master's Thesis
- After the master's thesis proposal defense, a report documenting the outcomes of the defense is completed by the Thesis Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson and routed for approval by committee members, certification by the student, and processing and archiving by Patton College Graduate Records. The report link is available to faculty in the Graduate Resources section of the Patton College Internal Website.
- Approval of Proposal for Dissertation
- Initiate the Graduate College Milestone Form MS 7 to schedule your proposal defense. After the defense, the Graduate College routes the outcome form to your committee members.
- For Admission to Candidacy, if your dissertation requires Human Subjects IRB approval, submit the approval documentation to the PCOE Graduate Records Manager. Otherwise, no action is required.
- Initiate the Graduate College Milestone Form MS 7 to schedule your proposal defense. After the defense, the Graduate College routes the outcome form to your committee members.
- Procedures Checklist for Completing the Thesis/Dissertation
- Approval of Thesis Defense
- At the conclusion of the thesis defense, your Master's Committee Chairperson or Co-Chairperson will complete a report documenting the outcomes of the defense and route it for approval by committee members, certification by the student, and processing and archiving by Patton College Graduate Records. The report is provided to faculty by the Patton College Graduate Records Manager.
- Approval of Dissertation Defense
- Initiate the Graduate College Milestone Form MS 9 to schedule your dissertation defense. After the defense, the Graduate College routes the outcome form to your committee members.
- Evaluation by the Dean's Representative of the Oral Examination of a Doctoral Dissertation
- Thesis and Dissertation Services
Assistantship Opportunities
Requests for Funding
- Student Travel Awards Policy and Forms
- Conference Budget [PDF ADA]
- Graduate Study and Educational Research Guidelines(opens in a new window) (review before completing the applications below)
- Graduate Study and Educational Research FALL Fund - opens September 1 and closes October 31, 2025
- Graduate Study and Educational Research SPRING Fund - Opens February 1st & closes March 31, 2026