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Graduate Forms

Release of Advising Hold / Approval of Research Hours

LCSEE graduate students may use this form to request a release of an Advising Hold and/or to obtain department approval to register for Research Hours. To release the Advising Hold, student must first meet with their advisor to review their course schedule. Students must have their Plan of Study in place prior to the third semester of registration. To register for Research Hours, students must have the consent of their research advisor and will register for a course that is appropriate to their degree (CS 697, CS 797, EE 697, EE 797, SENG 697, or CPE 797).

Application for Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Current or recently admitted LCSEE graduate students may use this form to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship (GTA). Note that a GTA position automatically comes with a full tuition waiver. When you apply, please have the following information available: Your GPA, your GRE scores/percentiles, and if you are applying for GTA, your CV and your preferred teaching assignments. The due date for GTA positions is May 31 for the Fall semester and Oct. 31 for the Spring semester.

Application for Meritorious Tuition Waiver

Current or recently admitted LCSEE graduate students may use this form to apply for meritorious tuition waivers. Please have your GPA, your GRE scores/percentiles ready for your application. Waivers may be requested at any time, but the department is allocated a limited number of waivers and might not have any remaining for late applicants.

Supplemental MS Plan of Study

Supplemental plan of study must be submitted along with preliminary plan of study. It includes details about Major, Minor, Core courses and Electives. Also, whether you are opting for Course Work, Problem Report and Thesis.

Plan of Study (MS)

Master’s students must submit a preliminary plan of study before starting the second semester and a final plan of study before setting up a defense date.

Plan of Study (PhD)

Students must submit a preliminary plan of study before starting the second semester and a final plan of study before setting up a defense date.

AEC Committee Modification

This form is used to remove/replace a member of a student's AEC committee. Along with this form the student will need to update their Plan of Study Signature Page, obtain all signatures again, then submit both the Modification form and the updated Plan of Study to the LCSEE Program Coordinator

Request for PhD Qualifying Examination

PhD students must make the first attempt of the qualifying exam within 14 months of their enrollment if they already have an MS degree from LCSEE, or within 26 months otherwise.

Graduation Exit Survey

This form is to be completed by all graduating students and submitted online at the link above.

Audit Class

  • Obtain email approval from course instructor
  • Register for class as normal
  • Send approval email from instructor to Statler-StudentServices@mail.wvu.edu
  • Request will be submitted to change registration status from "regular" to "audit"

Thesis Option

Master’s student graduating with Thesis requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work and at least 6 credit hours of research leading to the thesis.

Master’s Problem Report Option

Master’s student graduating with Problem Report requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work and at least 3 credit hours of a research or design project leading to a formal written report.