PhD Resources
All PhD programs in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences have specific graduation requirements in addition to the program’s coursework. Here you will find instructions to complete your PhD candidacy, as well as other relevant graduate student resources.
Student Resources
- Clinical Student Handbook
- Graduate Student Handbook
- Awards and Fellowships
- Prospectus Hearing Instructions
- Dissertation Oral Defense Instructions
- Guide for Writers of Theses & Dissertations
- GRS PhD Graduation Calendar
- GRS Website
- GRS Bulletin
- Policies & Academic Conduct Code
- Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, and Childbirth and Adoption Accommodations
- PhD Milestones
Important Forms
- Add/Drop Form
- Continuing Study and Certified Full-Time Registration Form
- Leave of Absence/Withdrawal
- PhD Summer Registration Form
- Petition for an Extension of Time – PhD
- Dissertation Prospectus Approval Form
- Schedule of the Final Oral Exam with Abstract Approval Form
- PhD Intent to Graduate Form
- Dissertation Defense Report of Examination Form
- Special Service Announcement
- Incomplete Grade Form
BU Resources
- BU Graduate Education Resources
- GRS Student Resources Website
- Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs Office
- BU Admissions
- Center for Career Development
- BU Disability & Access Services Office
- Educational Resource Center (tutoring and academic support)
- BU Financial Assistance Office
- BU Housing Office
- Boston University Police Department
Student Health Resources
- Student Health Services | 617-353-3575 | shs@bu.edu
- Behavioral Medicine | 617-353-3557
- Student Wellbeing | studentwellbeing@bu.edu
- Health Promotion & Prevention Services | 617-358-0485 | wellness@bu.edu
- Sexual Assault & Response Prevention (SARP) | 617-353-7277 | sarp@bu.edu