Student Advising Forms 

• Application for Graduation
• Comprehensive Exam Workshop Registration Form
• Continuous Registration Policy 
• Extension of Time
• Fieldwork
• Independent Study
• Graduate Leave of Absence Form
• Graduate Withdrawal from College Form
• Replace Course Grading Option
• Graduate Transfer Credit Request
• Thesis Request
• Waiver for Release of Information

TAGA Hiring Forms 

Curricular Forms

Email Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@newpaltz.edu to gain access to the graduate application portal, request training, or report a problem.

Reach out to Shana Circe to plan your next information session or graduate recruitment event.

The Office of Communication & Marketing offers two ways to update your collateral:

1. Use the Design Conductor to create quick posters that remain on brand.
2. Submit a Design Request to update existing promotional materials.

Submit a Website Update Request ticket.

The Graduate Catalog is managed by the Office of Graduate, Professional & Interdisciplinary Studies. To make minor updates to your program's catalog entry (e.g., admission deadlines, coordinator, etc.), email Sue Ugricich at  catalog@newpaltz.edu. 

_{NOTE: Major edits to a catalog's description or plan of study may require a curricular revision. Contact Vika Shock if you have questions.}

To update a job description included on the All-University Graduate Assistant Program webpage, email Sue Ugricich at gradstudies@newpaltz.edu. 

The staff in Graduate, Professional & Interdisciplinary Studies oversees the tracking of new, major, and minor graduate course revisions. Graduate course proposal forms are available under Faculty Services/Curricular Matters.

If you have any questions regarding which form to use or how to complete it, please contact Assistant Dean Vika Shock.  

If you are thinking about revising an existing graduate program or developing a new program, schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Vika Shock to get started.

The Office of Graduate, Professional & Interdisciplinary Studies manages the TR, TA, and GA hiring process. 

The "Hiring TAs & GAs" webpage includes updated forms, the hiring timeline for fall or spring appointments, student employment types, cost, and hiring process information.

Reach out to Sue Ugricich at gradstudies@newpaltz.edu with any questions.

Deferral requests are approved before the new term begins as long as the student has paid their deposit and not yet registered. If the term has already begun or if the student has registered, then the student must complete a Leave of Absence Request form.

Students may access the deferral form from their application portal. Email gradadmissions@newpaltz.edu with any questions.

A leave of absence is permission to be absent from the college temporarily and requires approval by the student's program, international programs (if applicable), student accounts, and Graduate Studies.

To request a leave, students should complete a Leave of Absence Request form and obtain advisor or program coordinator approval. The advisor sends the approved LOA form to gradstudies@newpaltz.edu. 

To withdraw from the college, graduate students must complete the Graduate Withdrawal from College Form and obtain advisor or program coordinator approval. Withdrawal requests are sent to gradstudies@newpaltz.edu by the advisor.

Review the online guidance for registering for classes as a current student.

To request transfer credits, advisors must complete a Graduate Credit Transfer Request form identifying New Paltz equivalent courses. Email completed and approved forms to gradstudies@newpaltz.edu.

Reach out to Sue Ugricich with any questions. 

To remove an admission condition, email your request to Sue Ugricich at gradstudies@newpaltz.edu. 

The graduate major/concentration change option is available to matriculated graduate students on a case-by-case basis, subject to the approval of their advisor, the new program coordinator, and Graduate, Professional & Interdisciplinary Studies.

To change a major or concentration, Advisors must complete the Graduate Major or Concentration Change Request and email to gradstudies@newpaltz.edu. 

_{NOTE: Students interested in changing their major to a program that requires a skills-based assessment like Music Therapy, Studio Art, Digital Design & Fabrication, or Counselor Education, or to a program that is housed within a different school must re-apply for admission.}

Graduate coordinators serve as AP Advisors so they may declare an undergraduate student into an AP major by submitting a Declaration/Change of Major workflow via my.newpaltz.edu. During the declaration process, AP advisors should be added as an Additional Advisor in the final comment field. 

To update a student's progress report, advisors must submit a plan amendment via my.newpaltz.edu. 

Best Practices:

1. Insert a comment explaining the reason a direct course substitution is being requested.
2. If you have a complex request, select "Exception" instead of "Course Substitution." This selection provides a comment/text box providing more space to explain your request.
3. Select Vika Shock as the "Chair."

All SUNY New Paltz master's and post-master's degree students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout their program of study. After each spring and fall semester, the Office of Graduate, Professional & Interdisciplinary Studies reviews the academic standing of all registered graduate students. Students who are not making satisfactory academic progress toward earning their degree are notified via email and are required to develop a remediation plan with their advisor and meet with Assistant Dean Vika Shock.

Please review the advising information available for graduate faculty advisors and reach out to Vika Shock if you have any questions or concerns. 

SUNY New Paltz offers a variety of merit- and needs-based graduate funding opportunities.

Encourage students to review our graduate Fellowships, Programmatic Scholarships, an all-University Teaching & Graduate Assistantship Program, and the Research & Creative Project Award.

While each program has its own eligibility criteria, students must be matriculated, in good academic standing, and making good progress towards degree completion to apply. Email gradstudies@newpaltz.edu if you have questions.

The comprehensive list of Graduate Academic Policies are available in the catalog.

Reach out to Vika Shock if you have a policy-related question.

SUNY New Paltz complies with New York State Education Department regulations requiring that campuses have procedures in place for filing complaints and seeking resolution of perceived academic problems and reconciliation of student complaints, including nonacademic issues.

Policies governing Student Grievances as well as the Graduate Academic Appeals Procedure are outlined in the catalog.

Reach out to Vika Shock if you have questions regarding a student complaint or the appeals process.

Information pertaining to Professional Licensure Disclosures may be found on the Academic Affairs website. 

Reach out to Val McAllister and Vika Shock at provost@newpaltz.edu if you would like to edit your program's listing.

If you are interested in developing an Accelerated Pathway (AP) into your graduate program or would like to revised an existing AP pathway, schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Vika Shock to get started.

If you are thinking about developing a credit-bearing or non-credit microcredential, schedule an appointment with Assistant Dean Vika Shock to get started.