First Year
Fall-Spring Semester:
- Complete Research Apprenticeship
October - April:
- Choose thesis area
- Choose members of advisory committee
- Develop plan of study
- Begin work on thesis proposal/pre-proposal
End of Spring Semester:
- Apprenticeship checklist due
May - September:
- Work on thesis proposal/pre-proposal
Second Year
Mid-October:
- Target date for Thesis Proposal
October-February:
- Continue work on thesis proposal if necessary
October-April:
- Conduct thesis research and write thesis
March
- Target date for thesis and comprehensive exam
March-April
- Thesis Revisions
April
- Thesis due for spring graduation
April-July
- Continue work on thesis if necessary
May
- Spring Graduation
July
- Thesis due for summer graduation
August
- Summer Graduation