|
Size: 1305
Comment:
|
Size: 2603
Comment:
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 1: | Line 1: |
| = The Six Major Steps to Obtaining a Masters Degree from the School of Computing = | = The Five or Six Major Steps to Obtaining a Masters Degree from the School of Computing = |
| Line 3: | Line 3: |
| 1. Find an advisor and '''2''' committee members. | This is the tldr; version of [[https://www.southern.edu/academics/computing/docs/Graduate_Policies.pdf|this]] page. 1. Find an advisor plus 2 committee members. |
| Line 9: | Line 11: |
| 1. Complete 18 hours of graduate classes that apply to your graduate degree before you sign up for CPTR 597, 598, 599 (Practicum, Project or Thesis) 1. Your practicum/project/thesis proposal presentation must be accepted before starting the last 3 hours of CPTR 597, CPTR 598, or CPTR 599. |
|
| Line 11: | Line 15: |
| * Final paper to committee ''7 days prior to scheduled oral proposal examination''. * Successfully complete oral proposal examination ''prior to starting the 4th credit hour of CPTR 598/599''. |
* Final paper to committee '''''7 days prior to scheduled oral proposal examination'''''. * Successfully complete oral proposal examination '''''prior to starting the 4th credit hour of CPTR 598/599'''''. |
| Line 15: | Line 19: |
| 1. Complete the Application for Defense form and handout your paper to the committee ''10 days prior to the scheduled defense'' (which means you need to schedule the defense first). 1. If you have a thesis, publish a paper from that research and results in an approved, peer-reviewed conference proceedings or journal. |
* Complete the Application for Defense form and handout your paper to the committee '''''10 days prior to the scheduled defense''''' (which means you need to schedule the defense first). * Include a Signature Page (see template on MastersStudents) and get it signed by your committee members. 1. Prepend the signature page to your pdf paper and upload it to the [[https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/|library site]] 1. If you have a thesis, you are expected to publish a paper from that research in an approved, peer-reviewed conference proceedings or journal. == 5 Year Master's Students Additional Issue == When you take your graduate class AND you are still an undergraduate, you must fill out a form to take graduate classes as an undergraduate or the school will re-classify you as a non-degree seeking graduate student. This will affect your FINANCIAL AID!!! SO DON'T IGNORE THIS! You must fill out this form: [[https://www.southern.edu/administration/records/docs/Request_Grad_Courses.pdf?__hstc=57918837.e9be646d1d08d77948f4f6de301357a2.1664802574021.1666357783961.1666618676578.10&__hssc=57918837.4.1666618676578&__hsfp=1319351048|Request to take Graduate Classes]] |
The Five or Six Major Steps to Obtaining a Masters Degree from the School of Computing
This is the tldr; version of this page.
- Find an advisor plus 2 committee members.
- Advisor must be terminally degree'd
- Committee must be Majority from school of Computing
- Complete this prior to registering for CPTR 598/599 hours
Fill out the Application for Candidacy form here
- Of course it must be signed by your advisor.
- Complete 18 hours of graduate classes that apply to your graduate degree before you sign up for CPTR 597, 598, 599 (Practicum, Project or Thesis)
- Your practicum/project/thesis proposal presentation must be accepted before starting the last 3 hours of CPTR 597, CPTR 598, or CPTR 599.
Prepare a project/thesis proposal (template)
- Scheduled 7 days prior to scheduled oral proposal examination
Final paper to committee 7 days prior to scheduled oral proposal examination.
Successfully complete oral proposal examination prior to starting the 4th credit hour of CPTR 598/599.
- Oral presentation is 15-20 minutes.
- Successfully prepare and defend your project/thesis report
Complete the Application for Defense form and handout your paper to the committee 10 days prior to the scheduled defense (which means you need to schedule the defense first).
Include a Signature Page (see template on MastersStudents) and get it signed by your committee members.
Prepend the signature page to your pdf paper and upload it to the library site
- If you have a thesis, you are expected to publish a paper from that research in an approved, peer-reviewed conference proceedings or journal.
5 Year Master's Students Additional Issue
When you take your graduate class AND you are still an undergraduate, you must fill out a form to take graduate classes as an undergraduate or the school will re-classify you as a non-degree seeking graduate student. This will affect your FINANCIAL AID!!! SO DON'T IGNORE THIS!
You must fill out this form: Request to take Graduate Classes