Skip to main content
Go to the U of M home page
  • One Stop
  • MyU: For Students, Faculty, and Staff

COLLEGE of BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Menu
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduates
      • About CBS
      • Majors and minors
      • Schedule a tour of campus
      • Apply for admission
      • Transfer to CBS
      • Scholarships for incoming students
      • Information for admitted students
    • Graduate students
      • Graduate programs
      • Graduate School admissions
      • Funding for graduate students
  • Current Students
    • Undergraduates
      • Academic advising
      • Career readiness
      • Student engagement
      • Learning abroad
      • Research opportunities
      • Field courses
      • Scholarships
      • Dean's list
      • Graduation and commencement
    • Graduate students
      • Funding for graduate students
      • Graduate student governance
      • Policies, forms, and resources
      • Graduate commencement
      • Graduate program contacts
  • Academics
    • Majors and minors
    • Graduate programs
    • Departments
      • Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
      • Biology Teaching and Learning
      • Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
      • Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
      • Plant and Microbial Biology
    • Faculty directory
  • Research
    • Research at CBS
    • Undergraduate research
    • Field stations
      • Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
      • Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
    • Seminars
    • Centers and institutes
    • Facilities, resources and programs
  • About
    • About CBS
    • College leadership
    • CBS directory
    • News and events
    • Offices and services
      • Dean's office directory
      • Advancement
      • Facilities
      • Human resources
      • Marketing and communications
      • Research & Learning Technologies
      • Student Services
      • BioGEN administrative center
      • St. Paul Administrative Cluster
      • Instructional labs
    • Diversity, equity, and inclusion
    • Outreach and engagement
    • Award-winning faculty and staff
    • Resources for faculty and staff
    • Resources for postdocs
  • Alumni
    • Opportunities to engage
    • Alumni awards and recognition
    • News for alumni and friends
    • Update your contact info
  • Give
    • Giving to CBS
    • Ways to give
    • Donor impact
    • CBS Dean's Circle

Breadcrumb

  1. Current Students
  2. Graduate students
  3. Policies, forms, and resources

Graduate Students

  • CBS graduate programs
  • Funding for graduate students
  • Policies, forms, and resources
  • Graduate student governance
  • Graduate commencement
  • Graduate program contacts

CBS-specific policies and forms

These forms follow CBS policies and require college approval. Please contact the CBS Graduate Programs College Coordinator for more information: Sara Eliason ([email protected] or 612.625.4222).

  • GRAD 999 registration
  • Leave of Absence
  • Scholarly Progress Agreement, academic probation and suspension, appeals
  • Program Withdrawal
  • Graduate Student Safety Net
  • Time extension request
  • Graduate committees and advisors: Request an external committee member | Advisor or committee member retires or leaves UMN
  • CBS Code of Conduct

University policies, forms, and resources

  • Policies
  • Forms
  • Graduate Student Services and Progress (GSSP)
    • Degree completion steps, exam scheduling, thesis/dissertation submission & formatting
  • Graduate School
    • Professional development, career planning, policies, funding opportunities, events
  • International Student and Scholar Services One Stop
    • Course listings, registration, billing, forms, dates and deadlines
  • Research Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research
  • Travel abroad resources

Academic support

  • Center for Writing
  • Thesis/dissertation submission and formatting
  • Dissertation support groups
  • UMN Libraries
  • Career Services
  • Graduate commencement

Courses and registration

  • Class search, registration times, registration how-to
  • Course guide
  • Class registration (log into MyU)
College of Biological Sciences

123 Snyder Hall
1475 Gortner Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108

Student Services

3-104 MCB
420 Washington Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Quick Links
College directory
Resources for faculty and staff
Contact us

Connect

University of Minnesota
Parking & Transportation
Maps and directions

For Students, Faculty, and Staff

  • One Stop
  • MyU
© 2025 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Privacy Statement Report Web Accessibility Issues
  • Future Students
    • Undergraduates
      • About CBS
      • Majors and minors
      • Schedule a tour of campus
      • Apply for admission
      • Transfer to CBS
      • Scholarships for incoming students
      • Information for admitted students
    • Graduate students
      • Graduate programs
      • Graduate School admissions
      • Funding for graduate students
  • Current Students
    • Undergraduates
      • Academic advising
      • Career readiness
      • Student engagement
      • Learning abroad
      • Research opportunities
      • Field courses
      • Scholarships
      • Dean's list
      • Graduation and commencement
    • Graduate students
      • Funding for graduate students
      • Graduate student governance
      • Policies, forms, and resources
      • Graduate commencement
      • Graduate program contacts
  • Academics
    • Majors and minors
    • Graduate programs
    • Departments
      • Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
      • Biology Teaching and Learning
      • Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
      • Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
      • Plant and Microbial Biology
    • Faculty directory
  • Research
    • Research at CBS
    • Undergraduate research
    • Field stations
      • Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
      • Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
    • Seminars
    • Centers and institutes
    • Facilities, resources and programs
  • About
    • About CBS
    • College leadership
    • CBS directory
    • News and events
    • Offices and services
      • Dean's office directory
      • Advancement
      • Facilities
      • Human resources
      • Marketing and communications
      • Research & Learning Technologies
      • Student Services
      • BioGEN administrative center
      • St. Paul Administrative Cluster
      • Instructional labs
    • Diversity, equity, and inclusion
    • Outreach and engagement
    • Award-winning faculty and staff
    • Resources for faculty and staff
    • Resources for postdocs
  • Alumni
    • Opportunities to engage
    • Alumni awards and recognition
    • News for alumni and friends
    • Update your contact info
  • Give
    • Giving to CBS
    • Ways to give
    • Donor impact
    • CBS Dean's Circle