The Graduate Student Database (GSDB) is a system of electronic forms and processes used by faculty, staff and students throughout the Purdue University system with an academic interest in graduate students. 

Information Available in the Database 

• Graduate faculty appointment information, including the process to request a Regular or a Special appointment
• Plan of Study (POS) information, including the process to create, approve and change a POS
• Certificate program information, including the process to create and approve a certificate audit
• Exam form information, including the process to create and approve preliminary and final exam appointments and their reports
• Thesis information, including the process to create and approve thesis acceptance forms
• The process to extend the deadline on the various electronic forms
• The process to request research absentia
• The process to request off-campus Ph.D. or Master’s research
• Funding information, including the process to create and approve the Form 90 for fellowships and the Form 80 for assistantships
• Registration and candidate information for graduate students
• Various reports that may be useful to departmental faculty and staff

Accessing the Database 

To gain access to the Graduate School Database you must have your Purdue Career Account (CA) alias and password, and be given permission to the database by the OGSPS. 
 
You use your CA alias and password to login to the Graduate School Database. All Purdue employees have a CA, but if you do not know your CA alias or password, or have forgotten it, contact Purdue IT at (765) 494-4000 or it@purdue.edu. 
 
If you are from a regional campuses and do not have a Purdue Career Account, please contact your local departmental or college Business Office to make that request. 
 
After you have obtained your CA alias and password, then email OGSPS at (gradweb@purdue.edu) with the following information: 

1. First Name:
2. Middle Name (or initial):
3. Last Name:
4. Title:
5. Department(s) you are associated with:
6. Campus:
7. Preferred Email Address:
8. Faculty Certification Number if applicable:

You will receive an email when your access has been granted. You may begin accessing the database once you have obtained permission from OGSPS.  

Logging In 

The URL for the login page to the database is not published on our home pages for security reasons. The URL is given to individuals once they have obtained access to the database. If you lose your bookmark email gradweb@purdue.edu and the URL will be emailed to you.

Questions/Help 

For questions, please email gradweb@purdue.edu.