Current Graduate School forms reside at https://www.clemson.edu/graduate/students/forms.html Form GS2-14 — Master’s en route to PhD Degree Curriculum Rev.08/2020
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Enrolled Student Services 104D Sikes Hall Clemson, SC 29634-5125 864.656.2174
GS2-14 — Master’s en route to PhD Degree Curriculum
Instructions for Completing the GS2-14 Form
Print these instructions for future reference.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: The following should be noted carefully in completing this form to expedite approval of your
curriculum:
1. This form will serve as the required curriculum for the master’s degree only. A separate Plan of Study (GS2 online form)
will be required for the doctoral degree.
2. At least one half of the required courses for this master’s degree must be selected from those numbered 8000 or
above. This applies to any transfer credits, as well.
3. Courses completed in excess of those required by the Advisory Committee should not be listed. Definite required
courses should be listed first, while elective courses may be listed in an optional manner under subheading such as
“any 2 of the following 4 courses.” In general, no more than 12 credit hours should be listed in such an optional
manner.
4. All research credits should be condensed into a single entry with the completed date approximately coincident with the
anticipated date of graduation.
TRANSFER CREDITS: Credits to be transferred must be labeled by an asterisk in the list of required courses and must bear
the course number listed in the catalog of the institution(s) awarding the credits. The institution(s) and grade(s) should be
identified, along with the course(s), in the space provided. Do not use the corresponding Clemson University course
numbers.
Transfer credits must not have been used to satisfy the requirements for any other degree and must have been completed
within in the six-year period preceding the date on which this Clemson master’s degree will be awarded. There are no
exceptions to this requirement.
How to use this form in an all-digital workflow
This form allows digital signatures and submission via email. To use the interactive features,
• Student: save this form to your device and open it in Acrobat Reader, rather than trying to complete
it within your browser. Not all web browser PDF extensions enable interactive features.
• Since the form requires signatures from more than one individual, please attach the form to an email
to the first signer, and ask them to sign and forward it to the next signer, and so on. The ideal
forwarding and signing order is Student > Committee Chair > Committee Members in turn > Program
Coordinator > Graduate School (GS_form_temp_process@lists.clemson.edu).
• The Graduate School Dean’s representative will forward the completed form as an email attachment
to Enrolled Services and will copy the student.
This workflow helps ensure that Enrolled Services will receive just one completed form, signed by all parties.
