Using the Parental Accommodation Form - Graduate School Newsblog

The Parental Accommodation Form is a special purpose form, required to be filled out by the student requesting a leave of absence in anticipation of child birth or adoption. You can download the form from the Forms and Deadlines page or by clicking here. If you are having trouble opening the form, please see our FAQs page.

Now that you know where to find this form and how open it, let’s talk about filling it out.

Providing Personal Information

The first few blocks are pretty self-explanatory. Enter your last name, first name, and M Number in the appropriate boxes. If you do not know your M number, you can always find it on MyMichiganTech.

Personal Information including Last Name, First Name, and M Number should be entered in the first section of the form.

Entering Degree and Advisor Information

Once you have your M Number entered, move on to selecting your degree type. Depending on your degree, there are a few options you will need to select from before moving on to the next step.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

If you are a PhD student, you can select the graduate program from the drop down list.

Graduate program selection. All students should use the dropdown menu to select their program. If your program is not listed, double check your degree option.

Master of Science (MS)

If you are an MS student, you will see three degree options appear as shown below. Please indicate whether you have opted for the coursework only track or are preparing and defending a Thesis or Report. After you have done this, please select your graduate program from the drop down list.

Degree options and graduate program for MS students. All students should use the dropdown menu to select their program. If your program is not listed, double check your degree option.

Master of Forestry (MFor)

If you are a MFor student, you will see two degree options appear as shown below. Please indicate whether you are a coursework student or are working towards preparing a report.

Selection of degree options for MFor students.

Master of Geographic Information Science (MGIS)

If you are a MGIS student, you will see only one degree option; coursework.

Coursework degree option for MGIS students.

Master of Engineering (MEng)

If you are a MEng student, you will only be asked to select your graduate program which will display one option, Non-Departmental.

Selection of Non-departmental option under graduate programs for MEng students.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

If you are a MBA student, you will see only one option, coursework, as shown below.

Providing Advisor and Co-advisor details

If you have an Advisor/Co-Advisors please enter their details in this section. If you do not, you may skip to the next section.

Provide the details of Birth or Adoption

Enter the information of anticipated date of birth or adoption and the anticipated start/end dates for your leave.

Providing details of child birth or adoption and leave start and end dates.

Providing Additional Requests and Funding details

If applicable, please provide any extension or modifications of the request with regards to deadlines and/or academic expectations as shown below. If you are a supported Graduate Student receiving support from the University, please select the appropriate position from the list below.

Providing details of modification or extension and the source of funding.

Once you have filled in all the information, obtain signatures from the concerned persons and submit it to Graduate School via mail or e-mail at gradschool@mtu.edu.