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Department of Education
Forms
RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP FORM
Students are expected to negotiate placement in a research apprenticeship with a faculty member during their first year of their enrollment in the emphasis. This requirement can be fulfilled through work as a research assistant, through a joint project with a faculty member, or through a variety of other arrangements. Upon completion of this apprenticeship, you should insure that the “Completion of the Research Apprenticeship” form (pdf) is signed by the supervising faculty member and filed in the Student Affairs Office.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT FORM
Completion of the project should result in a paper that is appropriate for submission for publication. In the writing of the paper, unless otherwise agreed to by the faculty committee, you should adhere in all matters of style to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition).
Upon completion of the project, you should prepare the “Completion of the Independent Research Project” form (pdf). With this form you can document that you have fulfilled the Independent Research Project milestone requirement as well as the completion of the research project requirement for the Master's, if this option is available in your emphasis. Two faculty signatures are required for the milestone requirement and three are required for the Master's degree. The form should be filed in the Student Affairs Office.
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL APPROVAL FORM
After giving them at least a week to read the proposal, meet with the dissertation committee to review it. You will be expected to give an oral presentation outlining the rationale, purpose, and method of the project. As a result of this meeting the committee will decide if the proposal may be approved in its current form or if changes must be made. When the proposal is accepted, the committee must sign the "Dissertation Proposal Approval" form (pdf) and it must be filed in the Student Affairs Office.
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADVISOR
Students who wish to change their Faculty Advisor need to complete the "Notice of Change of Advisor" form (pdf). Both student and new faculty advisor signatures are required and the form should be filed in the Student Affairs Office.
PETITION TO ADD QUALITATIVE AND INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY EMPHASIS
Students who want to specialize in Qualitative and Interpretive Research can add the Research Methodology emphasis after they have been admitted to the Education Program in another emphasis. A "Qualitative and Interpretive Research Methodology Petition to Add Emphasis" form (pdf) must be completed to add the emphasis. To complete the petition process, students must also file a "Graduate Student Petition" form, available from the UCSB Graduate Division or on the Graduate Division website, and pay the University's required processing fee at the UCSB Cashier's Office.the Student Affairs Office.
PROPOSAL FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Students wanting to sign up for either the ED 596, 199 or 199RA individual study course will need to complete the "Proposal for Individual Study" pdf. (ED 199 and 199RA applicants - please be sure you meet all prerequisites as listed in UCSB's General Catalog.) Both student and instructor signatures are required and it must be filed in the Department of Education Administrative Office.
Revised: 11/13/09