Petitions and forms

Petitions and Forms

This section encompasses all petitions and forms applicable to the IAS Graduate Programs.

MA in Cultural Studies | MA in Policy Studies| MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics

Accessing Petitions and Forms

The majority of petitions and forms are created as UW Google Forms.  They require you to be logged in with your UW NetID account. 

If you receive a message that you need to request access, you are logged in (or your computer is remembering a previous log in) with a personal, non-UW account.

To log in with your UW NetID account, try the following:

• Open an incognito window in your browser. (What is an incognito window?)
• Navigate to the UW Google Account page or Copy and paste this URL: https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/email/google-apps/
• Click on “Google Drive”
• You will be prompted to login, either to your UW account or your personal gmail account. Choose the UWNetID account and log in.
• Navigate to this page and choose the appropriate form, or copy the link into your URL field.

Curriculum

• Petition for Directed Research (BPOLST 598; BCULST 598)
• Petition for Outside Coursework (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies) 
  (Note: This petition must be submitted and approved prior to enrolling in any outside course, it should not be submitted for retroactive approval.)
• Internship Information and Forms (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies)

Capstone

• Capstone Pre-Proposal and Advisor Nomination Form (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies)
• Capstone Proposal Form (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies)
• Petition to Change Advisor (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies)
• Capstone Submission (and license agreement)  (for Policy Studies)

Funding

• Application for Conference/Research Funding
• Application for Community Engagement Funds

Links to Additional Forms

• Master's Degree Request
  To be submitted in the quarter that you plan to graduate only
• Graduate School Forms 
  Includes forms and petitions for processes such as going on leave or reinstatement
• Registration Forms
  Includes forms for adding or dropping courses past deadline, and other registration related requests
• Human Subjects Review
• Additional UW Forms

For Faculty Review and Approval

• Portfolio Review and Approval (for Cultural Studies faculty)
• Capstone Proposal Review (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies faculty)
• Capstone Review and Approval (for Policy Studies and Cultural Studies faculty)

For questions related to forms, petitions, and related processes, please consult with the IAS Graduate Office.