Master's Timeline
Use this timeline as a guide and resource throughout your MS in Chemistry at UAF. If you have questions, please contact the department administrator or your advisor.
| Task | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Attend both the Chemistry Department Orientation and the Graduate School Orientation (RSVP for Graduate School Orientation). | Before the first semester starts |
| Meet with your advisor, they will lift the registration hold, and then you can register for classes. | Before the first semester starts |
| Turn in | By the end of the second semester of study |
| Turn in | By the end of the second semester of study/first annual committee meeting |
| Complete both Comprehensive Exams and turn in -- see the Departmental Comprehensive Examination Policies | By the end of the second semester of study/first annual committee meeting |
| Turn in the | Every year by March 15th -- Graduate School Deadline |
| Turn in | At least one semester before graduation |
| Attend a thesis formatting workshop and review the thesis guidelines. | Before turning in final thesis draft |
| Turn in a final draft of your thesis to your advisor. |
At least 6 weeks before Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 2/24, Summer: 6/20, Fall: 10/17) |
| Turn in a final thesis draft to your committee. |
At least 2 weeks prior to defense |
| Reserve a room for defense. |
At least 2 weeks prior to defense |
| Provide Department Office with details of your defense, including date, location, thesis title, and thesis abstract (these details will be forwarded to the Dean's Office). |
At least 2 weeks prior to defense |
| Prepare a flyer from a department template (choose 1 or 2) and email to Chemistry Department Office. |
At least 2 weeks prior to defense |
| Check that the defense on the . |
At least 2 weeks prior to defense |
| Defend thesis orally and at the same meeting complete the oral comprehensive examination. Bring to this meeting three forms: Graduate school's Thesis/Dissertation Defense Report and Comprehensive Exam Report. Also bring the Department's Graduate Program Assessment Form. |
At least 4 weeks before Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 3/7, Summer: 7/3, Fall: 10/28) |
| Apply for graduation. | |
| Make any changes to your thesis that were suggested by your committee. |
Before obtaining committee signatures |
| Bring signature page to Graduate School to be double checked before anyone signs it. |
Before obtaining committee signatures |
| Obtain committee member signatures on signature page on thesis paper. |
Before submitting to Department Chair |
| Email post-defense electronic thesis to Chemistry Department Chair. You will get comments and send a finalized electronic version back to the Chair. |
At least 3 weeks before Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 3/17, Summer: 7/11, Fall: 11/7) |
| The department chair will email the finalized electronic version of the thesis to the Dean's office for this stage of review. |
At least 2 weeks before Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 3/24, Summer: 7/18, Fall: 11/14) |
| Submit your Signature page with all the signatures (two originals - regular paper) and the Thesis/Dissertation Publishing Agreement form to the Graduate School. |
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| Submit your thesis as a pdf and pay required fees through the ProQuest ETD website (See ProQuest ETD submittal details). |
Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 4/7, Summer: 8/1, Fall: 11/28) |
| Make formatting changes to the thesis required by the Graduate School and resubmit through ETD. Turn in all other paperwork to Graduate School. |
Graduate School thesis submission deadline (approx. Spring: 4/7, Summer: 8/1, Fall: 11/28) |
| Complete anonymous Exit Interview (see department chair). |
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| Return keys, catalog experimental samples and data, release lab notebooks and clean up research area. |
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| Graduation! |
See posted commencement date and UAF's walk-through policy. |