| Academic Progress
With the exception of special non-degree students,
all graduate students are expected to follow a course
of study appropriate to their degree program while meeting
academic standards. Students
at the thesis or dissertation stage need to submit progress
reports or chapter drafts to their committees.
Forms
Graduate Division uses a set of three forms
to track and monitor the academic progress of master's
Plan A and doctoral students. The graduate chair shall
submit the forms in sequence to the Graduate Records
Office, as each appropriate stage in the student's program
of study is completed. No forms are required
of master's Plan B/C or MFA or students.
The forms are used to report the following:
Pre-Candidacy
Progress
(Form I) |
- Selection of or admission into a specialization
within the graduate program (if applicable)
- Date of the preliminary conference (initial advising) with the interim academic adviser
- Transfer of credits (if applicable, for master's
Plan A only)
- Remedy of all undergraduate deficiencies (if
applicable)
- Results of the general or qualifying exam
(if required)
- Results of the first foreign language exam
(if required)
Submit Form I immediately after results of the general
or qualifying exam become available. |
Advance to Candidacy
(Form II) |
- Appointment of thesis or dissertation committee
(See Thesis
and Dissertation < Committee Composition.)
- Approval of thesis or dissertation topic
- Results of the comprehensive exam (required
for doctorate)
- Results of the second foreign language exam
(if required)
Submit Form II prior to registering for Thesis
700 or Dissertation 800 or before the last day
to add courses during the semester of registration.
Registration in Thesis 700 or Dissertation 800
is allowed only after this form and all necessary
attachments have been received and approved by
the Graduate Division.
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Dissertation or Thesis Evaluation
(Form III) |
- Results of the final oral exam / defense of
thesis or dissertation
- Judgment of thesis or dissertation
Submit Form III immediately after results of the
final exam become available or no later than three
weeks prior to the thesis/dissertation due date
(See Calendar). |
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