Your degree audit, completed in consultation with your graduate coordinator, details the courses that will be used to satisfy your degree requirements. The electronic audit must be submitted to the Graduate School from the ISU email account of the Graduate Coordinator/Director of your department/school and approved by the Graduate School before you can be cleared for graduation. Find the appropriate audit form below:
In addition to the requirements listed in the catalog for your own program, all audits are subject to the general rules listed in the front of the Graduate Catalog under “ Colleges, Departments, Schools, and Course Offerings.”
All requirements for the master’s degree must be completed within six calendar years, beginning with the date the student first registers as a degree student. This time limit applies to enrollment in all graduate course work in the student’s program including work for which transfer credit is allowed. If a course taken to complete the requirements for the master’s degree is not within the six-year period allowed for the degree program, the student’s department/school may require the student to retake the course for credit or allow the student to demonstrate current knowledge and/or proficiency of the subject matter. If the latter is used, currency must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department/school offering the course through successful completion of an appropriate examination or other assessment if available from the department. Otherwise, outdated course work must be deleted from, and other course work must be substituted on, the degree audit. Credits more than six years old at the time of first registration into a degree program are not transferable from other institutions. (Individual departments/schools may have more stringent timelines. Currently, the Nursing program must be completed within five years.) When graduate study is interrupted by military service or other contingencies, the six year limit may be extended with the approval of both the department/school and the Graduate School. A Request to Extend Time to Complete Graduate Degree Program must be completed by the student, graduate coordinator, and, if applicable, thesis chair, and submitted to the Graduate School for approval/denial. See the front of the Graduate Catalog for rules for MFA, SSP and doctoral degrees.
Upon recommendation of the department/school where the student is enrolled and with the approval of the Graduate School, a student may present a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate credit from another college or university that is accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting association for use in meeting the requirements of the master's degree. Credits more than six years old at the time of first registration into a degree program are not transferable from other institutions. Transfer credit may not be used in meeting the minimum number of 400-level credit hours required for the master’s degree. The work must not form part of a degree program elsewhere. Under special circumstances, the Graduate School may allow a student to present a larger number of credits if recommended by the department. A student who plans to take work elsewhere should obtain prior approval indicating that the course or courses are appropriate to the student's curriculum at Illinois State University. Correspondence courses are not accepted toward a master's degree. To be considered for transfer of credit, a course must be taught at the graduate level and the student must have received at least a B grade in the course. In addition, a departmental/school evaluation of all courses presented is necessary prior to consideration by the Graduate School. See the front of the Graduate Catalog for rules for MFA, SSP and doctoral degrees.
Note: Both the ipdf and Word forms are interactive. You may save the information that is entered onto the ipdf form if you have a full Adobe Acrobat Professional program. Those using Adobe Acrobat Reader will not be able to save the form with the information that was entered on it and will need to use the Word version of the form.
When saving the ipdf form, please use the disk icon in the toolbar located at the top of the form. (If you experience a problem with the ipdf forms, please use the Word form.)
When using the Word form, do not save it as a pdf document, leave it in the Word format to send to your advisor.
Masters Degree Audit (ipdf) or (Word) The new Masters Degree Audit form replaces all old Plan of Study forms, both general and program specific. Programs are encouraged to use the new Masters Degree Audit form immediately, but may submit an old Plan of Study form that was already completed and was waiting for signatures until September 1, 2009. After September 1 the old Plan of Study forms will no longer be accepted for review for completion of the degree. (Programs are welcome to continue to use the old forms for purposes of advising and planning, but will need to submit the Masters Degree Audit form when the student plans to graduate.) The Graduate Coordinator/Director must submit this form electronically from their ISU email account to the address which can be found on the form.
Change of Degree Audit (ipdf) or (pdf)
Request for Transfer of Credit (ipdf) or (pdf)
Request to Extend Time (ipdf) or (pdf) to Complete Graduate Masters Degree Program
Note: Both the ipdf and Word forms are interactive. You may save the information that is entered onto the ipdf form if you have a full Adobe Acrobat Professional program. Those using Adobe Acrobat Reader will not be able to save the form with the information that was entered on it and will need to use the Word version of the form.
When saving the ipdf form, please use the disk icon in the toolbar located at the top of the form. (If you experience a problem with the ipdf forms, please use the Word form.)
When using the Word form, do not save it as a pdf document, leave it in the Word format to send to your advisor.
Doctoral Degree Audit (ipdf) or (Word) The new Doctoral Degree Audit form replaces all old Plan of Study forms, both general and program specific. Programs are encouraged to use the new Doctoral Degree Audit form immediately, but may submit an old Plan of Study form that was already completed and was waiting for signatures until September 1, 2009. After September 1 the old Plan of Study forms will no longer be accepted for review for completion of the degree. (Programs are welcome to continue to use the old forms for purposes of advising and planning, but will need to submit the Doctoral Degree Audit form when the student plans to graduate.) The Graduate Coordinator/Director must submit this form electronically from their ISU email account to the address which can be found on the form.
Change of Degree Audit (ipdf) or (pdf)
Request to Extend Time (ipdf) or (pdf) to Complete Graduate Doctoral Degree Program
Certificate Audit (ipdf) or (Word) The new Certificate Audit form replaces all old Plan of Study forms, both general and program specific. Programs are encouraged to use the new Certificate Audit form immediately, but may submit an old Plan of Study form that was already completed and was waiting for signatures until September 1, 2009. After September 1 the old Plan of Study forms will no longer be accepted for review for completion of the certificate. (Programs are welcome to continue to use the old forms for purposes of advising and planning, but will need to submit the Certificate Audit form when the student plans to finish.) The Graduate Coordinator/Director must submit this form electronically from their ISU email account to the address which can be found on the form.
Application for Completion (ipdf) or (pdf) of a Graduate Level Non-degree Certificate
Note: Both the ipdf and Word forms are interactive. You may save the information that is entered onto the ipdf form if you have a full Adobe Acrobat Professional program. Those using Adobe Acrobat Reader will not be able to save the form with the information that was entered on it and will need to use the Word version of the form.
When saving the ipdf form, please use the disk icon in the toolbar located at the top of the form. (If you experience a problem with the ipdf forms, please use the Word form.)
When using the Word form, do not save it as a pdf document, leave it in the Word format to send to your advisor.
