Current Graduate Students

Graduate Student Resources

The Department of Human Development and Family Sciences offers programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.  All HDFS graduate programs offer a strong interdisciplinary background in human development. To learn more about the programs please visit the Graduate Handbook.

Graduate Student Forms

• Advisor and Committee Selection
• Course Substitution
• Professional Development Award from OGPE
• Master’s Degree Proposal
• Master’s Degree Defense
• Ph.D. Candidacy Examination
• Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal
• Certification of Dissertation Defense
• Application for Advanced Degree
• HDFS Travel Award Request
• Leave of Absence Form

Process and Timelines for Degree Completion

• Ph.D and M.S. Graduate Timeline
• Ph.D Completion Graphic

Helpful Resources for Graduate Students

• CEHD Resources for Graduate Students
• Office of Graduate and Professional Education
• UDThesis Styles for Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Executive Position Papers
• Morris Library HDFS Research Guide
• Education Grad Association
• HDFS Grad Association
• HDFS Grad Student Development and Discovery Series
• UD Information Technologies (IT)
  Contact IT if you need help with issues like establishing or resetting your UDelNet account password, connecting to eduroam WiFi on campus, 2FA settings, accessing software for class, etc.
• Office of Educational Technology (OET)
  For students who are research assistants or teaching assistants in CEHD, OET can help with secure storage for faculty-sponsored research, and any technology needs relating to TA responsibilities.  If your research (thesis, dissertation, ELP or otherwise) includes human subjects data, OET can offer secure storage on the OET server with the sponsorship of a faculty advisor. OET is located in 103 WHL.