Resources for Current Students

Visit the Graduate Policies page for quick links within the Graduate Bulletin.

Download and read a copy of the Graduate Student Guidebook here. 

Use your @albany.edu email address to access your free membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity or VersatilePhD. You may also use your UAlbany credentials to access the Graduate School's Career and Professional Development shared folder.

Academic, Personal & Professional Support at UAlbany

• UAlbany Merit Pages
• Career and Professional Development
• Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
• Graduate Students Facebook Group
• Graduate Students Library Guide
• Information Technology Services (ITS) askIT
• Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education (CATLOE)
• International Student and Scholar Services
• Lower Lab (University Library)
• Research Regulations
• SUNY Center for Professional Development
• Teacher Certification Information
• University Libraries' Guide for Practicing Academic Integrity
• Writing Center

If you encounter a problem completing the forms below, please email the Graduate School at [email protected].

Digital Forms

• Request to Use Graduate Coursework Completed During Undergraduate Status
• Transfer Credit Request Form for Master's and Certificate Students
• Request to Exceed the Semester Credit Limit
• Advanced Standing Credit Request Form for Doctoral Students 
• Graduate Statute of Limitation Extension Request

Printable Forms

• Admission to Candidacy Form for Doctoral Students — This form must be signed by the department before being submitted to the Graduate School at [email protected]
• Reduced Course Load Form for Graduate, Teaching and Research Project Assistants (Word) — This form must be submitted to the Graduate School at [email protected]. 
• Reduced Course Load Form for Graduate, Teaching and Research Project Assistants (PDF) — This form must be submitted to the Graduate School at [email protected]. 

The University’s programs vary in pace and individualization. As a result, graduate students who are entering their expected final term of study for a degree must submit a degree award application to become a degree candidate. 

UAlbany uses degree award applications to audit students’ academic records to ensure degree clearance, order diplomas and identify students for Commencement purposes. 

You should submit a degree award application on MyUAlbany at the beginning of the semester in which you anticipate graduating. 

To participate in Commencement ceremonies and events, your degree award application must be received within the submission window detailed on the Academic Calendar. 

Please review the Graduate Bulletin's Degree Application Policies and the Registrar’s Degree Application page for more information. 

Note: Some academic departments require students to complete their program in a specific allotted time. The University statute of limitations policy for all other programs is as follows: 

• Certificate programs: Six years 
• Master’s programs: Six years 
• Doctoral programs: Eight years