Current Graduate Students

Resources and Forms

Note: some of these forms and documents are available only to current Philosophy graduate students. If you are signed into your UCSC account, do not have access and think that is in error, please contact the Graduate Program Advisor and Coordinator at philgradadv@ucsc.edu

Current Graduate Handbooks

Academic

  • Independent Study Request Form – this link initiates the DocuSign form to request Independent Study with a Philosophy Faculty Member. You should have already discussed the study with your faculty sponsor and agreed upon the nature of the project.
  • Logistical Process for Academic Milestones – this document outlines processes for moving though the Philosophy PhD and MA Programs

Travel

Employment

Contacts:

Janette Dinishak, Graduate Program Director

jdinisha@ucsc.edu

James Funk, Graduate Program Advisor and Coordinator

philgradadv@ucsc.edu

Last modified: Nov 18, 2025