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Certification of Full-Time Graduate Status


To establish your eligibility and activate the form, check the boxes for statements that are true for you:

I am not employed full-time.

I have progressed far enough in my program for this certification:
A. If doctoral: My Application for Admission to Candidacy has been approved by Graduate Studies.
B. If master's: I am in Option I and my Memorandum of Courses has been approved by Graduate Studies.

I was enrolled at least half-time (4 hours) in each of the previous two semesters.
- If you were certified full-time with this form, that counts.

I have enrolled for the term for which I want certification.
- Graduate Studies will approve your request only if/when you have enrolled for the specified number of hours in the specified term.

I know my advisor's email address and I have used UNL Peoplefinder to verify it.
- If you give an invalid address, your advisor will not receive our auto-generated email message with a link for approving your request.
- Access Peoplefinder via the "cal/people/weather/cam" tab in the upper right corner of this page.


Request for Certification of Full-Time Graduate Status

Type carefully and use proper capitalization. Errors may prevent or delay your certification. This information, exactly as you type it here, will be sent to your advisor and to Graduate Studies and used to create an official document.

First name
Last name
NU ID number
Email
Advisor's full name
Right: "Jane Smith" or "Dr. Jane Smith"
Wrong: "Jane" or "Smith" or "Dr. Smith" or "jane smith"
Advisor's email

I am an official candidate for the degree.
I am enrolled for hour(s) during the semester.

By submitting this form, I certify that I will not be employed for more than 20 hours per week (half-time) during the current semester.


This button will be activated when the checked boxes above indicate that you are eligible and prepared.


What happens next


  1. When you submit this form, your input will be stored and email messages will be sent:
    • To you: A confirmation message.
    • To your advisor: A link to click to approve or deny your request.
  2. When your advisor submits the form to approve or deny your request, you will receive an email notification.
  3. If your request is approved by your advisor, it goes to Graduate Studies for evaluation. If Graduate Studies approves your request, you will receive notification by email.
  4. If you are an international student, you are also required to complete the Reduced Courseload Form for the International Affairs office. Please contact International Affairs to do so.