The purpose of the thesis or dissertation is to show evidence of the graduate student's development as a consumer of research and knowledge. The process of writing a thesis or dissertation starts very early -at the point of writing a proposal. Several graduate programs have formatting guidelines and thesis timelines of their own. It is important that students are mindful of these program-specific policies. Where those guidelines are more exacting than the ones listed here, and where a program’s deadlines are earlier than the ones listed here, those program-specific guidelines/timelines take precedence.

 

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Digital Commons

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Document Preparation and Format

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Spring 2018 Deadlines

February 16	Committee Membership form due to the Graduate School
March 2	Deadline to apply for graduation (application is submitted through myWings)
April 20	Deadline to defend thesis/dissertation
May 4	Deadline to upload theses/dissertations to Digital Commons, and submit the Certificate of Approval and Availability Agreement to the Graduate School

Summer 2018 Deadlines

June 1	Committee Membership form due to the Graduate School
June 15	Deadline to apply for graduation (application is submitted through myWings)
July 27	Deadline to defend thesis/dissertation
August 10	Deadline to upload theses/dissertations to Digital Commons, and  submit the Certificate of Approval and Availability Agreement to the Graduate School