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Important Information for Terminal-Semester Students

Terminal-Semester Certificate-Students' To-Do List

To Do
(Certificate students)		 Deadlines
Spring 2024 Graduation Summer 2024 Graduation Fall 2024 Graduation
Complete Graduate Certificate Submit Application for Certificate Awarding Form to The Graduate School via email at GraduationTeam@shsu.edu. 12th Class Day
Jan 31, 2024		 4th Class Day
June 4, 2024		 12th Class Day
Sept 11, 2024

Terminal-Semester Master-Students' To-Do List

To Do
(Non-Thesis students)		 Deadlines
Spring 2024 Graduation Summer 2024 Graduation Fall 2024 Graduation
1.
Audit
Degree
Works		 1-1. Register for COSC/DFSC 6347. See Academic Calendar
1-2. Audit your academic progress toward a degree through "DegreeWorks". If something looks missing/incorrect thereby delaying your graduation, contact the graduate advisor ASAP. First Friday of the semester
January 16, 2024		 First Friday of the semester
May 30, 2024		 First Friday of the semester
Aug 26, 2024
2.
Apply for
Graduation &
Degree		 2. Apply for Graduation and Degree with Registrar's Office.
Inform the graduate advisor that you applied for graduation and degree.		 See Academic Calendar
3.
Complete
Comprehensive
Exams		 3. Complete written comprehensive exams in core subjects where you received a grade of B or lower.
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Comprehensive Exams of Master's Students

  • Non-thesis master's students are
    • required to complete written comprehensive exams in core subjects where they received a grade of B or lower in their terminal-semesters (scheduled at beginning of the semesters), and
    • are strongly encouraged to complete all cores before/during their penultimate-semesters to avoid graduation delay.
  • Exam Formats:
    • Open-book or Closed-book (TBD by core course instructors). Online students may be required to use Respondus LockDown Browser with webcam.
  • An email will be sent at the beginning of each semester to call for students to add their names to Comprehensive Exam Rosters.
Third Wednesday of February
February 21, 2024		 Third Wednesday of June
June 19, 2024		 First Wednesday of October
Oct 2, 2024
4.
Complete Thesis/Project		 4-1. Submit your formally written supervisor-approved progress report of project progress to committee members. For what to include in your report, please contact your supervisor. First Friday of March
March 1, 2024		 Third Friday of June
June 21, 2024		 Second Friday of October
Oct 11, 2024
4-2. Submit GG-03 Progress Report Evaluation Form. Second Friday of March
March 8, 2024		 Fourth Friday of June
June 28, 2024		 Third Friday of October
Oct 18, 2024
4-3. Schedule your project defense, and submit GG-04 Final Project Presentation Schedule Form. Third Thursday of April
April 18, 2024		 Fourth Tuesday of July
July 23, 2024		 Third Tuesday of November
Nov 19, 2024
4-4. Distribute supervisor-approved Final Project Report in two different formats: Format.Long and Format.IEEE, and Final Defese Presentation PowerPoint Slides (Sample) to commitee members. For what to include, discuss with your supervisor. One week prior to final defense
4-5. Complete your final defense (final project presentation). On your scheduled presentation date
4-6. Get signatures of your committees on the GG-05 Final Presentation Report Form and submit. Last Day of April
April 30, 2024 		Last Wednesday of July
July 31, 2024 		Last Tuesday of November
Nov 26, 2023
4-7. Submit your final project documentation(s). Last Day of the Semester
May 2, 2024 		Last Day of the Semester
Aug 1, 2024 		Last Day of the Semester
Dec 5, 2024