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  • A final Program of Study must be submitted to the department and filed with the Graduate School before a final thesis or dissertation defense can be held. 
  • Note: It is ultimately the student’s responsibility to ensure they meet all program and graduation requirements. 
  • Annual Review 

    Each spring semester the department conducts an annual review of all graduate students. The annual review is designed to facilitate students’ progress by providing timely feedback regarding their overall performance. This includes any clarification of program requirements and expectations, as well as early identification of concerns or deficiencies. The Annual Review provides faculty with information regarding the student’s academic progress and accomplishments (career goal, honors and awards, conference presentations, publications, research experience, teaching experience, etc.). 

    • In preparation for the review, all graduate students are required
  • to submit their
    •   Both of these documents will be forwarded to your advisor.  NOTE: The deadline for completion is
    the last Friday of February. Documents are to be submitted electronically to the H.D.F.S. department administrative assistant for review
    • on or before April 15th

    Annual Review Process: 

    • Faculty will review each of their advisee’s information and provide a summary of their progress to the faculty. Department faculty may provide additional information regarding student progress and performance. 
    • Students will meet with their advisors to discuss the outcome of the evaluation. 
    • A summary of the evaluation will be placed in the student’s file. 
    • An email along with an electronic letter and copy of the review will be sent to the student. 

Academic Standards

Minimum Requirements 

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After the faculty advisor has given his/her approval, the thesis is to be submitted to the thesis committee members for their feedback and suggestions. Committee members should be given at least four weeks to provide feedback. At the end of this period, committee members may require students to make changes to the thesis. Only after all committee members have given their approval should a thesis defense date be scheduled. Students should include a faculty member (other than the 3 committee members) to chair the committee. At the Masters level the chair can be from within the Human Development and Family Science Department or from other departments/colleges throughout the University. This person will act as the representative of the Graduate School and will moderate the thesis defense.  Read up on the procedures for graduate students defending theses or dissertations found at the Graduate School graduation requirements page.  All M.S. students must complete a Request for Examination form, at least three weeks prior to your defense date.

Defenses may only be scheduled during the fall and spring semesters. All thesis defenses are open to the public and students are expected to provide the departmental administrative assistant with an abstract of their thesis two weeks prior to the defense. One copy of the thesis should be made available in the departmental office for public reading two weeks prior to the defense. 

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