Academic Forms

Forms that require the Dean's signature should be turned in to S-245. Processing time for forms is 5-7 business days. Letters are completed within 2-3 weeks. You will be contacted by email when your form/letter is ready to be picked up.

• Request for Extended Program: If you will be going on a Leave of Absence extending your curriculum.  You will also need to complete a Leave of Absence Petition available online via the Student Portal.
• Letter of Support from the Dean (Minimum processing time is 2-3 weeks; Please note: It is required that you upload backup or additional documents necessary to process the letter.)
• Letter for Good Standing (Please note: It is required that you upload backup or additional documents necessary to process the letter.)
• LOA Request Form: Students who are eligible for taking a quarter off in Winter quarter are required to obtain approval from the deans at least 8 weeks prior to Winter quarter by the end of October.
• MedEd Curricular Elective: This 4-week Career Launch elective is designed for students who have had a course cancelled due to COVID. Please note that you must have prior approval from your Career Launch Advisor and a faculty member before enrolling in this course.
• IDS 198 Medical Spanish Elective: Students will receive 6-month of CanopyLearn access after registration. This platform is designed as an interactive learning tool to help students improve patient care while learning medical Spanish at an individualized pace. This elective is available to Career Launch students. Learn more about the elective here (PDF).
• 196 Teaching Elective Credit
• 198 Supervised Study Credit
• 198 Urology Form
• 150 Research Elective Credit

Extramural Course or Clerkship Application 

1. 1 - 3 months (if not more) before the rotation, check to see if the institution is listed in the Training Affiliation Agreement. If it is not, contact Valerie Jones to see if a TAA can be worked out for the location. Please note that for international rotations, the School of Medicine must approve the experience before the TAA can be addressed.
2. If you are interested in doing an international clerkship, please contact Michael Lipnick, MD in order to review the international programs with whom we have pending TAAs, and to discuss previous student experiences at various programs. Dr. Lipnick will need to sign off on the electronic Application for Extramural Course or Clerkship form if you are doing an international rotation.
3. Submit the Extramural Course or Clerkship Approval Form via DocuSign at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the rotation.
4. To receive an evaluation for your away rotation, you must provide your off-site faculty supervisor's name and email address. You will receive an email from Will Stevens requesting this information. An evaluation link will be sent via MedHub to your off-site evaluator to complete. If you have questions, please contact Will Stevens.

Away Rotation Information

• The International Emergency Packet and the International Student Travel Approval form: These forms are required of all students requesting credit or funding for time spent abroad doing clerkships or research work.
  • The International Emergency Packet must be completed.
  • The Student International Travel form must be completed, approved, and signed.
    • For international rotations: both forms noted above must be attached to the Extramural Course or Clerkship Approval form for submission.
    • For research: both forms noted above must be attached to your Deep Explore/Yearlong application or your Summer Explore funding application or your Research Elective Approval form (150.01/105.02).
• Additional forms required for international clerkships (if questions, contact Travis Pentz):
  • Request for Credit: Extramural Course or Clerkship Approval Form (Use the international form for the corresponding UCSF department; follow submission instructions on form).
  • The Global Health Student Evaluation Form must be downloaded and hand-carried abroad to give to your foreign preceptor. Bring back the completed evaluation form and give it to your UCSF mentor who is arranging credit for you.
• Additional forms required for international research:
  • Request for Credit: 150 Research Elective Credit (Follow submission instructions on the form.) Note this form must be submitted with the International Emergency Packet and the Student International Travel form. See above.

• Request for Conference Travel Funds – One-time award for students giving an oral or poster presentation at a conference. Applications must be submitted at least one month prior to travel.

Click here to access Registrar Forms. All forms are also available at the Office of the Registrar in MU-200W.