Academic Progress

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All degree-seeking graduate students are expected to follow a course of study appropriate to their degree program while meeting grade requirements and academic regulations. Students at the thesis or dissertation stage need to submit progress reports or chapter drafts to their committees.

Progress 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 Office of Graduate Student Services, 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 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
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.

Thesis or

Dissertation

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 as indicated in the Calendar.

Thesis or

Dissertation

Submission (Form IV)

See Thesis & Dissertation < Final Defense.