Degree Completion Timeline

This timetable assumes that the student starts in the Fall Semester and does not attend summer school.

By First Year, Second Semester (Spring):

• Select Major Professor and Advisory Committee
• File advisory committee form
• Fulfill Foreign Language Requirement

By Second Year, Third Semester (Fall):

• File “Change of Degree Objective” form (non-thesis students)
• Pass M.A. examination (thesis students)
• Secure approval of thesis topic/prospectus (thesis students)
• File Program of Study Form

By Second Year, Fourth Semester (Spring):

• Pass M.A. examination (non-thesis students)
• Complete thesis and oral thesis defense (thesis students)
• Fulfill Departmental Graduate Outcomes Assessment requirements
• (Apply for Ph.D. by beginning of Spring Semester)