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Ed.M. Forms

• Checklist for Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Please attach the checklist to the Ed.M. Application to Candidacy. The Ed.M. Application to Candidacy should be submitted after completion of 12 credit hours and prior to completion of 24 credit hours.
• Form - Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• The Master of Education Application to Candidacy must be completed in consultation with your advisor and filed with your department before the completion of 12 credit hours.
• Amendment to Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Petition Form
• Use this form for: Leave of Absence, Waiver of Time Limits, Waiver of Transfer Credit Limit, etc.
• Informal Course Description Form
• Use this form only for directed readings, directed research, and independent study courses. The Informal Course Description must be approved before you register.
  
  
• Additional Student Forms: Student Response Center (application for degree)

Ed.D. Forms

• Checklist for Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Please attach the checklist to the Ed.D. Application to Candidacy. A Graduate School Petition must be filed for any exceptions to Ed.D. program regulations. The Ed.D. Application to Candidacy should be submitted after four semesters of full-time enrollment or its equivalent credit hours and program qualifying requirements.
• Form - Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• The Ed.D. Application to Candidacy is an official description of your academic intentions. It should be filed after four semesters of full-time enrollment or its equivalent credit hours and program qualifying requirements. It is to be completed in consultation with your advisor. Primary responsibility for evaluation of the Application to Candidacy rests with the student’s respective committee; the department is responsible for insuring that the Application to Candidacy is complete prior to submission to the GSE Graduate Degrees Committee with whom the final decision rests.
• Amendment to Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Petition Form
• Use this form for: Leave of Absence, Waiver of Time Limits, Waiver of Transfer Credit Limit, etc.
• Informal Course Description Form
• Use this form only for directed readings, directed research, and independent study courses. The Informal Course Description must be approved before you register.
  
  
• Additional Student Forms: Student Response Center (application for degree)

M.A./M.S. Forms

• Checklist for Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Use this to help you accurately complete your Application to Candidacy. Please attach the checklist to the M.A. or M.S. Application to Candidacy. A Graduate School Petition must be filed for any exceptions to M.A. or M.S. program regulations. Normally students should expect to file the M.A. or M.S. Application to Candidacy after two semesters of full-time enrollment.
• Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Petition Form
• Use this form for: Leave of Absence, Extension of Time Limit for Completion of Degree, Extension of Time Limit to Change “I” Grade, Undergraduate Course for Graduate Credit, Waiver of Continuous Registration Requirement, Amendment of Application to Candidacy.
• Informal Course Description Form
• Use this form only for directed readings, directed research, and independent study courses. The Informal Course Description must be approved before you register.

Students may also need to complete other forms provided by UB's Graduate School and the Student Response Center.

• Additional Student Forms: The Graduate School
  
  
• Additional Student Forms: Student Response Center

Ph.D. Forms

• Checklist for Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Please attach the checklist to the Ph.D. Application to Candidacy. A Graduate School Petition must be filed for any exceptions to Ph.D. program regulations. The Ph.D. Application to Candidacy should be submitted after four semesters of full-time enrollment or its equivalent credit hours and program qualifying requirements.
• Application to Candidacy (ATC)
• Petition Form
• Use this form for: Leave of Absence, Extension of Time Limit for Completion of Degree, Extension of Time Limit to Change “I” Grade, Undergraduate Course for Graduate Credit, Waiver of Continuous Registration Requirement, Amendment of Application to Candidacy.
• Informal Course Description Form
• Use this form only for directed readings, directed research, and independent study courses. The Informal Course Description must be approved before you register.

Students may also need to complete other forms provided by UB's Graduate School and the Student Response Center.

• Additional Student Forms: The Graduate School
  
  
• Additional Student Forms: Student Response Center

Teacher Certification Programs - Program Requirements

• Initial/Professional Field Experiences and Student Teaching Reference
• Adolescence Initial-only Recommended Course Sequence
• Childhood: Grades 1 - 6*
• Childhood Education: Literacy Emphasis
• Childhood with Bilingual Extension: Grades 1 - 6*
• Early Childhood/Childhood (Birth-6)*
• Early Childhood: Birth - Grade 2*
• Early Childhood w/ Bilingual Extension: Birth - Grade 2*
• English for Speakers of Other Languages - All Grades*
• English Education*
• Languages Other than English (1 of 2)*
• Languages Other than English (2 of 2)
• Literacy Specialist*
• Math Education*
• Music Education - All Grades*
• Science Education (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics)*
• Social Studies Education: Grades 5 - 12*
• * Does not include type in browser window capability
  

Teacher Certification Application Instructions

• Initial Teacher Certification – TEACH Application Instructions
• Permanent Teacher Certification - TEACH Application Instructions
• Professional Teacher Certification - TEACH Application Instructions

Non Certification Programs - Program Requirements

• Teaching English as a Second Language - All Grades

• Petition Form
• Use this form for: Leave of Absence, Waiver of Time Limits, Waiver of Transfer Credit Limit, etc.

ELP SEA/LIFTS Program Forms

School Business Leadership (SBL) Form

School District Business Leader (SDBL) Form

School District Leadership (SDL) Form

Non-Matriculating

• CSEP Non-Matriculating Student Form
• Students desiring to register for a course(s) on a non-matriculated basis will be allowed to do so only if permission is obtained from the Program Director and the instructor unless the program director indicates otherwise.

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