Access Your Forms!

Below is a convenient list of the most commonly used forms by Viterbi graduate students. Please note that each form has its own separate set of instructions for signature approvals and drop-off locations. Most forms are available in PDF format. If you have any questions regarding the forms listed below, please contact the VASE Office in OHE-106.

Master Student Forms

For an Application to Graduate, refer to:

- Master Student Application to Graduate

For a Committee Form for exclusively Master Students, refer to:

- Appointment or Change of MS Thesis Committee Form

Ph.D. Student Forms

PhD Committee Forms are now in myViterbi.usc.edu -- tutorials to use this system (to form your Qualifying Exam or Dissertation Committee, to set the date of your Qual or Defense, or to upload your qualifying exam document or your dissertation for your committee to access) are as follows:

Student forms

If you are looking for a Leave of Absence (LOA) Form, please select the form that best describes your status:

Domestic Students (U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents) are to submit their LOA requests by following the steps below:
1. 1. Login to myViterbi.
  2. Click on “Leave of Absence Requests”
  3. Select “Submit New Leave of Absence Request - Domestic”
  4. Fill out the form.
International Students

Below are Petitions and Graduation-Related Forms for Graduate Students:

International Graduate Students Forms

For your ease of use, please review these Instructions to access the DocuSign Committee forms.

Curricular Practical Training
Program Extension Form
Reduced Course Load Form for International Students
Leave of Absence (LOA) form for Domestic Students can be accessed on myViterbi
Leave of Absence (LOA) form for International Students

In addition, the Graduate and International Admissions Office reviews coursework taken at international institutions. Students must complete the International Graduate Transfer Credit Request Form and submit it to the Registrar One Stop Center located in the John Hubbard Hall lobby (JHH). Official transcripts are required to complete an evaluation.

Other Helpful Forms from the Office for International Services (OIS)

Engineer Degree Student Forms

Calling all Engineers, check out these forms you will need to start at USC Viterbi!