What is the timeline for thesis research?
The thesis typically takes three semesters to complete and includes the following steps: topic selection, literature review, hypothesis generation, thesis committee selection, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, proposal presentation to thesis committee, revisions, data collection, analysis, reporting, and final presentation defense. (Note: Please see the MA program’s booklet Guidelines for Thesis Research and the College of Liberal Arts and Education Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations.) The research must be approved by both the theses committee and the University Institutional Review Board. Defense of the thesis proposal must occur during the first week of June or the second week of September following the student’s first year of completed study for the full-time students or during the above months/timeframe of the year prior to graduation for part-time students. While students may work on their thesis during the summer months, limited faculty support is available fro
