Master's Students

Coming Soon: A new streamlined process for students’ receiving a degree in fall 2024 and beyond.

The new process will go live August 14. Until then, you cannot submit any fall degree completion items to LGS.

The streamlined new process will reduce the number of forms you need to submit and will generate a checklist in the Laney Connect Hub that reflects your particular situation. Watch for it to go live in the Hub on August 14.

If you have degree completion questions, contact Renee Webb at renee.webb@emory.edu.

What you need to submit depends on whether or not you are submitting a thesis to earn you Masters degree.

A. If you are not submitting a thesis – if you seek a Masters degree based on candidacy, coursework, or a project – then you need to collect one or two items and submit two or three forms.

First, collect these two items:

1. An unofficial transcript.  You can obtain this in OPUS.
2. If you are ending your studies with the Masters degree, collect a certificate showing you completed the Masters Graduate Education Exit Survey Completion Certificate. 
   • Click the link and complete the survey.  At the end, save the certificate page as a pdf document, or take a screen shot of the page.
   • If you are seeking an interim Masters degree – that is, if you are remaining enrolled in your doctoral program – then you do not need this survey certificate.

Second, complete two or three forms available in the Laney Connect Hub.  Log in and click on “Degree Completion” to see links and instructions.

1. A Masters Completion Form -- for your program to affirm that you have completed all program degree requirements.  Your program will review this form in the Laney Connect system.  Your transcript will be uploaded here.
2. A Certificate Completion Form (if applicable) -- for a certificate director to affirm that you have completed all requirements for a certificate (if you are completing one).  The certificate director will review this form in the Laney Connect system.
3. An Apply to Graduate Form.  This is the form that ties all the items together and allows us to review and process your full set of documentation. The Exit Survey certificate will be uploaded here.

B. If you are submitting a thesis then you need to collect three items and submit two or three forms.

Your thesis should be submitted through the ETD Repository.

First, collect these three items:

• When the form has been signed by all, save it as a pdf. You will need a completed approval page before you start the completion form in the Laney Connect Hub.

• Click the link and complete the survey.  At the end, save the certificate page as a pdf document, or take a screen shot of the page.
• If you are seeking an interim Masters degree – that is, if you are remaining enrolled in your doctoral program – then you do not need this survey certificate.

Second, complete three or four forms available in the Laney Connect Hub.  Log in and click on “Degree Completion” to see links and instructions.

1. An Electronic Theses and Dissertations Repository Submission Agreement (ETD FORM) -- to confirm how your thesis or dissertation will be available in the ETD system.  Your advisor will review and confirm this form in the Laney Connect system.  You should discuss how you intend to complete it with your advisor before you submit it.  To understand the decisions you need to make, you can look at the old pdf version of the form. 
2. A Masters Completion Form -- for your program to affirm that you have completed all program degree requirements.  Your program will review this form in the Laney Connect system.  Your approval page and your transcript will be uploaded here.
3. A Certificate Completion Form (if applicable) -- for a certificate director to affirm that you have completed all requirements for a certificate (if you are completing one).  The certificate director will review this form in the Laney Connect system.
4. An Apply to Graduate Form.  This is the form that ties all the items together and allows us to review and process your full set of documentation. Your transcript, approval page and the Exit Survey certificate will be uploaded here.

In certain circumstances students may need an extension to submit a dissertation or thesis and associated forms after the posted deadline. These request are reviewed by the Laney Graduate School, and must be for an approved reason:

• advisor, committee member or DGS/Program Director is unavailable
• illness or other personal emergency
• I need more time for writing or corrections
• defense date is on or near the posted submission deadline and I need more time
• defense date is after the posted submission deadline

If you seek an extension for another reason, you can explain and the Dean may approve. 

To request an extension, visit the Laney Connect Hub to submit the "Request for an Extension of the Deadline to submit Graduation Documents" form.