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Thesis Track Guidelines
A student must select a Graduate Advisory Committee that is comprised of a Chair and a minimum of two and no more than four additional committee members. The committee must include at least one faculty member from the School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry and at least one faculty member from the School of Biological Sciences.
A combined MAXIMUM of 6 total credit hours for Internship and/or Special Problems courses may be applied: Agricultural Science Special Problems (AGSC 530), Forestry Special Problems (FOR 530), Biological Sciences Special Problems (BISC 530), Biological Sciences Internship (BISC 540 or BISC 541).
The Proposal for the Thesis should be completed while enrolled in BISC 549, which should be taken during or prior to the 3rd quarter the student is enrolled as a graduate student. The completed, committee-approved Proposal for the Thesis must be uploaded to the Plan of Study for review by the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies no later than during the first quarter of registration in Biological Sciences Research and Thesis (BISC 551).
Completion of the thesis plan includes a successful oral defense of the Thesis and oral examination by the student’s Graduate Advisory Committee. Written notification (memo or email containing a flyer for distribution) of the date and location of a student’s oral examination must be forwarded to the office of the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at least one week in advance of the examination.
Unanimous agreement by the Graduate Advisory Committee is required regarding the student’s acceptable performance in the oral defense of the thesis. Consistent with University policy, a student who does not successfully pass the oral defense of the thesis is entitled to only one repeat examination.
Upon completion of these requirements, the completed thesis should be uploaded to the updated Plan of Study and signed off on by all members of the Graduate Advisory Committee, Director of the School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry, Director of the School of Biological Sciences, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, and Dean of the College of Applied and Natural Sciences.