First Semester MidtermÌý
You must successfully defend a written research proposal before your faculty committee by midterm of the first semester. This defense is open to the public.
AÌýFirst Semester Midterm Proposal ReportÌýmust be completed by the thesis advisor and delivered to the Undergraduate Program Advisor, along with the written research proposal, during the ninth week of the first semester.
First Semester Final
You must present a progress report to the faculty advisor by the end of the first semester. The advisor will review the report and share it with the rest of the committee. If adequate progress has been made, the advisor will complete theÌýFirst Semester Final ReportÌýform and circulate it to the rest of the student's committee and to the Undergraduate Program Advisor prior to the last day of finals for the semester.
The thesis advisor will also assign a grade. You must be on track for success and must receive a grade of at least B- for the first semester's work to proceed to the second semester. If either of these criteria is not met, the credit hours completed do not count toward completion of the thesis. (They count only as free elective or upper division Computer Science elective credit.)
Subsequent Semester(s)
At the committee's discretion, you may need to meet intermediate milestones.
Last Semester Final
You must defend your thesis before the committee of three faculty members. That committee will decide whether you have completed a satisfactory thesis. This defense is public.
You must deliver the completed thesis to the committee no later than one week before the defense date, which must be no later than the last day of finals for the semester.
Paperwork and Deadline Summary