Graduate Program Forms
Please review the Program Overview and the Graduate Program Rules to familiarize yourself with general program requirements. Please download the Form Requirement Checklist to understand which exact forms are required in order for you to successfully obtain
your Ph.D.



Required Departmental Forms
*All forms must first be routed through the department office. Please contact the Department Graduate Analyst for approvals.*
Select one of the following:
Two Approved Field Forms -- See below for Forms and Coordinator Contact Information
(Two must be completed):
Field Requirements:
American Politics Field Curriculum
Field Form:
American Politics
Field Coordinator:
Danielle Thomsen
Field Requirements:
Comparative Politics Field Curriculum
Field Form:
Comparative Politics
Field Coordinator:
Sara Goodman
Field Requirements:
International Relations Field Curriculum
Field Form:
International Relations
Field Coordinator:
Heidi Hardt
Field Requirements:
Political Theory Field Curriculum
Field Form:
Political Theory
Field Coordinator:
Keith Topper
Public Law
2nd Field Coordinator:
Mary McThomas
Political Psychology
2nd Field Coordinator:
Kristi Monroe
Ethics
2nd Field Coordinator:
Kristi Monroe
Methodology
2nd Field Coordinator:
Ines Levin
Public Choise
2nd Field Coordinator:
Bernie Grofman
Democracy Studies
2nd Field Coordinator:
Louis DeSipio
Critical Theory
2nd Field Coordinator:
Kevin Olson
Race and Ethnicity
2nd Field Coordinator:
David Phoenix
Departmental Forms
Qualifying Paper Approval Form
Students must submit two qualifying
papers during their time in the graduate program
Approval of Advancement to Candidacy Committee
submitted 2 weeks prior to exam
DocuSign Online Forms
MA Degree for current Ph.D. students (Entails two steps:)
Advancement to Candidacy for PhD (Ph.D. Form 1):
Dissertation Defense Paperwork (Ph.D. Form 2):
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DocuSign Process - In what order do I fill the above forms?
- 1 - Please click on the appropriate Docusign form link
- 2 - For the Dept Form Preparer — please put your own name/email
- 3 - Please list the names and emails of all your committee members (only applies to Ph.D. Form 1 and Ph.D. Form 2)
- 4 - For Student — please put your own name/email
- 5 - For Department Chair/Grad Advisor — please put “Dept of Political Science” for name and place this email: gradpolisci@uci.edu
- 6 - For Associate Dean — please put “Michael McBride” and place this email: mcbride@uci.edu
Once you hit “BEGIN SIGNING,” it will ask you to fill out part of the form (your name, ID no, school/dept). Once you fill that out, it will ask you to hit “FINISH” and it will send to the next person on your list (usually in the order you set your committee members, chair will likely be first).After it routes through them, it will come back to you as a student, where you might have to sign in the appropriate fields depending on the form (Docusign will indicate where).
Then, it will route to the email (gradpolisci@uci.edu) where the department will sign.
Then, it will route to Associate Dean McBride.
Finally, after all those members have signed, it will route automatically to the Grad Division.
*Please make sure you enter all email addresses correctly; if not, your paperwork will get stuck within the Docusign platform
Grad Division Filling Deadlines
Optional Forms
Domestic Student Forms
International Students Forms
Funding Forms
Conference Reimbursements
Graduate Student Conference Reimbursement Form — Departmental
Associated Graduate Students Travel Grants — University
External Grants
External Grant-Seeking Stipend Application — Departmental