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 Versatile PhD. 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
• Degree Audits
• Class Registration
• 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

• Additional Service Waiver Request for Graduate, Teaching, and Research Project Assistants
• Admission to Candidacy Form for Doctoral Students
• Advanced Standing/Transfer Credit Request Form
• Graduate Statute of Limitation Extension Request
• Reduced Course Load Form for Graduate, Teaching, and Research Project Assistants
• Request to Exceed the Semester Credit Limit
• Request to Use Graduate Coursework Completed During Undergraduate Status

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 via the Registrar's Office website 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