CWU banner, your future is Central.  
Pictures from around campus

Office of Graduate Studies and Research : Grad Office Forms and Documents

About OGSR
SOURCE
Forms & documents
Upcoming events & deadlines
Welcome!
Future graduate students
Current graduate students
Friends & Alumni
CWU faculty
Undergraduate researchers

Forms and Documents

The Grad Office provides a number of documents for all of our constituents: future and current graduate students, CWU faculty, and alumni. Use the links below to jump directly to the types of documents that you need.

Applying to the CWU Graduate School

Document Name Description
Application form
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Prospective students can use print this form to apply to the graduate school. Alternatively, prospective students can use the new on-line application form.
Letter of Recommendation Form
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Prospective applicants provide a copy of this recommendation request to those from whom they are seeking a recommendation for admission to graduate school.
Assistantship Application
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Use this form to apply for a teaching, staff, or research assistantship at CWU.
[ Back to the top ]

Student Funding

Document Name Description
Assistantship Application
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Use this form to apply for a teaching, staff, or research assistantship at CWU.
Master's Research or Creative Activity Fellowship
[ download PDF | DOC ]
[ More information ]
A competitive program that provides up to $700 for supplies, equipment, travel or other expenses related to graduate student thesis research or creative activity.
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship
[ download PDF | DOC ]
[ More information ]
A competitive program that provides $2,800 for 10 weeks of graduate student research between June 16 and September 1. The research does not have to be related to a thesis or similar project.
Student Travel Grant
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Provides up to $400 for students to attend conferences at which they are presenting or exhibiting scholarly work.
[ Back to the top ]

Student Course of Study

Document Name Description
Course of Study Form
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Lists the courses that you will take toward your master's degree. You will need to file this form before you have accumulated 25 quarter credits toward your degree and may be required to submit this form earlier if you are applying for grants, fellowships, or financial aid.
Substitution Form
[ download PDF | DOC ]
You will need to file this form if you need to replace a class on your course of study with a different class.
[ Back to the top ]

Master's Thesis, Project, or Examination

Document Name Description
Graduate Committee and Option Approval Form
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Lists your graduate committee and the option (thesis, examination, or project) that you are selecting for your degree. File with the Grad Office as soon as you have formed a committee and selected your thesis option. It may also be required for certain CWU grants and fellowships.
Human Subjects Review Committee (HRSC)
[ visit the website ]
Any research at CWU that involves human participants must receive review and approval by CWU's human subjects administrators.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
[ visit the website ]
Any research at CWU that involves non-human animals must receive review and approval by CWU's animal protections administrators.
General Regulations for Thesis/Non-Thesis Projects
[ download PDF | DOC ]
The Grad Office's style and manuscript preparation requirements for your thesis.
Thesis Pagination and Table of Contents Help
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Guidance for numbering pages and formatting tables of contents for Microsoft Word users.
Sample Brief for Defense/Examination/Review
[ download PDF | DOC ]
An example of the brief that you will file prior to your final examination, thesis defense, or portfolio review.
[ Back to the top ]

Diploma Reorder Requests

Document Name Description
Diploma Reorder Request
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Use this form to request a new diploma for your graduate degree.
[ Back to the top ]

Graduate Faculty

Document Name Description
Recommendation for Graduate Faculty Status
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Department chairs and program directors use this form to recommend a faculty member for regular, associate, special, or retired graduate faculty status.
[ Back to the top ]

Faculty Funding

Document Name Description
Grants and Contracts Handbook
[ download PDF ]
This guide provides a brief overview of general university policies and federal regulations and outlines the major administrative responsibilities of principal investigators and program directors.
Pre-proposal Approval Form
[ download PDF ]
This document allows the Grad Office to better coordinate with you on your grant proposal.
Faculty research appointment, seed grant, SOAR, and GAP application
[ download PDF | DOC]
This document provides application information for each of the internal funding opportunities from the Faculty Development and Research Committee.
Faculty Travel Grants
[ download PDF | DOC ]
Provides up to $300 in funds for travel to professional conferences or meetings.
[ Back to the top ]
Contact Information

Office of Graduate Studies and Research
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA
98926-7510

(509) 963-3101
masters@cwu.edu
Central Washington University 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg WA 98926 This Site Optimized For Newer Browsers.
Go back to Central's main page