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)