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Graduate Student Resources

Department Documents

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• Graduate Handbook for Program in Family and Human Development (Word file)
• Graduate Handbook for Program in Sociology (Word file)
• School of Social and Family Dynamics Application Form (PDF file)
• Teaching/Research Assistant Application Form (Word file)
• Comprehensive Exam for Doctoral Students - Proposal Approval Form (PDF file )
• Thesis/Dissertation Proposal and Data Analysis Approval Form (PDF file)

School of Social and Family Dynamics Graduate Student Travel Information

• Travel Guidelines (Word file)
• SSFD Travel Request Form (PDF file)
• ASU Out-of-State Travel Form: Must be downloaded again for EACH trip so that the document number is unique

Other Useful Links

• Activate your ASURITE UserID - this site also allows you to change your password, subscribe to services (such as e-mail, WWW page hosting, shared file space), and much more.

Graduate College resources and recommendations

• How to Be a Good Graduate Student
• Graduation Deadlines and Procedures
• Financial Aid
• Graduate Student Resources/Forms
• Thesis/Dissertation Format Preparation and Support
• Appropriate style guide information

Websites on how to write a dissertation/thesis and survive grad-school

• How to Write a Ph.D. Thesis
• Dissertation Doctor
• So Long and Thanks for the PhD...Everything a new graduate student should know
• Graduate School Survival

Dissertation (and other grad-like) humor

• A Very Funny Page (especially "How NOT to Get a Paper Published")
• Graduate Student Humor
• The Ig-Nobel Prizes (see what other people have studied and actually published!!)