Steps for a Thesis Degree

Thesis degree plan

1. Select first semester courses and register

Graduate Advisor

Graduate Advisor

Prior to registration

Thesis degree plan

2. Plan courses for degree and timeline for completing them. Ask about additional departmental requirements and plan to meet them.

Graduate Advisor

Graduate Advisor

Prior to or early in first semester

Thesis degree plan

3. Make changes in degree plan and timeline as needed

Graduate Advisor

Graduate Advisor

When needed

Thesis degree plan

4. Verify that coursework requirements for degree have been met

Graduate Advisor

Graduate Advisor

Prior to intended semester of graduation

Thesis degree plan

5. Complete the required number of thesis research hours (usually 6) by enrolling in 5398 or 5698 courses.

Student Responsibility (with approval by supervising professor)

Supervising professor

No later than the semester of graduation

Thesis degree plan

6. Create thesis proposal/prospect-us (if required)

Student Responsibility

Supervising Committee

Typically in semester of graduation

Thesis degree plan

7: Set up Supervising Committee

Student, Graduate Advisor or

Chair of Supervising

Committee

Graduate Advisor or

Chair of Supervising

Committee

After first or second semester of master's coursework

Thesis degree plan

8. Enroll in 5398 or 5698 in the semester in which the thesis will be defended.

Student

Supervising professor

Semester of graduation

Thesis degree plan

9. Apply to graduate

Student (with supervising professor approval)

Go to

https://www.uta.edu/records/graduation/applying.php

for application instructions and deadlines

Thesis degree plan

10. Schedule thesis defense prior to semester deadline to hold defense (see Graduation website)

Student Responsibility (with Supervising Professor approval)

Supervising Committee

Semester of graduation

Thesis degree plan

11. After the thesis defense, submit signed Final Master’s Exam Report

Student Responsibility

Office of Admissions and Records via gradteam@exchange.uta.edu

Prior to semester deadline to complete all degree requirements

Thesis degree plan

12. Complete all required revisions to thesis and obtain approval to submit final copy

Student Responsibility

Supervising

Committee /Chair of

Supervising

Committee

Prior to semester deadline to all complete degree requirements

Thesis degree plan

13.After completing all required revisions to the thesis, submit a final PDF to the Digital Publishing Team at UTA Libraries

Student Responsibility (with approval of supervising committee)

Prior to semester deadline listed here: https://libraries.uta.edu/services/thesis-dissertation