SCHEDULE OF DEADLINES FOR MASTER'S DEGREE CANDIDATES

EXPECTING TO GRADUATE DURING 2004 - 2005

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER July 2004

Admission to the Graduate School does not constitute admission to candidacy. Completion of hours of course work does not mean a student is automatically eligible for an advanced degree. Students must have fulfilled appropriate requirements, as established by their major department and the Graduate School. The Application for Admission to Candidacy must be approved and submitted as indicated below. STUDENTS, YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES!

DECEMBER 2004 MAY 2005 AUGUST 2005

GRADUATION GRADUATION GRADUATION

Submit Application for Admission September 8 February 1 June 9

to Candidacy to the CLAS Dean's

Office, UC Denver Bldg. 110.

Applications received after this date

may not be processed in time for that

semester's graduation. Applications

must have departmental approval

when submitted.

Submit Diploma Card to CLAS Dean's September 8 February 1 June 9

Office, CU-D 110

Submit thesis to Graduate School October 26 March 29 July 6

Office, LW-1400, ASAP for format

review, but not later than

Submit Request for Examination November 9 April 12 July 11

to the CLAS Dean's Office, CU-D 110,

for final exam, report, project or thesis

defense, 1 week before exam, but

no later than

Last day for taking final comprehensive November 16 April 19 July 18

exam or defending thesis, report

or project

Submit final copies of thesis (Plan I) December 7 April 26 July 26

to the Graduate School, LW-1400,

ASAP. Thesis must be complete and

in final form, including all signatures. Two

copies on CU thesis bond and one copy

on regular bond are kept by UC Denver.

You may order additional copies if you

wish. Students whose theses are

received after the deadline will

graduate the following semester.

Grade changes should be submitted December 10 May 3 July 28

for incomplete courses taken during

previous semesters.

CLAS Contact Information

Graduate Coordinator: Jill Hutchison

Location: CU Denver Building, Suite 110

Mailing Address: Campus Box 144; P.O. Box 173364; Denver, CO 80217-3364

Phone: 303-556-2646

E-mail: jill.hutchison@cudenver.edu

Registration

Students must be registered during the semester of their final examinations/defenses (this also applies to students working on IPs or IWs). Registration for submitting only the thesis is not required if the defense was held in a previous semester. A student who wishes to schedule an examination/defense between semesters may use the previous or the following semester's registration to meet this requirement (NOTE: Summer session is considered a separate semester.) For the purpose of this registration requirement, a new semester begins on the first day of instruction for that semester.

Transfer of Credit

Requests for transfer of credit from other institutions should be submitted to your department at least one semester prior to the graduation semester. Transfer of Credit forms can be obtained from the departmental offices or in the CLAS Dean's Office, CU-D 110.

Thesis Information

Copies of "Directions for Preparing Masters' and Doctoral Theses" are available in the Graduate School, LW-1400, or online at http://www.cudenver.edu/grad/Forms.htm. Questions concerning matters not discussed in the specifications must be directed to the thesis committee chairperson.

Theses and dissertations must be submitted to the Graduate School, LW-1400, for format review before final prints are done. To discuss format requirements, please contact the Graduate School, LW-1400, Phone: 303-556-2550, for an appointment.

After successful format review, three reproduced or original copies of the thesis, two on CU bond and one on regular paper, must be submitted to the Graduate School. The thesis must be approved by at least two professors in the major field. The University keeps all three of these copies. You may also order additional copies at this time. The binding fee is due and payable when the thesis is submitted to the Graduate School. Since fees are subject to change, contact the Graduate School at 303-556-2550 for current fees. Please note that no theses will be accepted without payment.

Commencement

Commencement is held twice a year on the Denver campus, in May and December. Students graduating in August or December 2004 are invited to attend the December 2004 commencement. If your name is on the August or December 2004 tentative graduation list, you will automatically receive information about commencement (time, place, caps, gowns, diplomas, etc.) by the middle of October, but only if your diploma card is received by the published deadline. Students graduating in May 2005 are invited to attend the May 2005 commencement. If your name is on the May 2005 tentative graduation list, you will automatically receive information about commencement (time, place, caps, gowns, diplomas, etc.) by the middle of March, but only if your diploma card is received by the published deadline.

Human Subjects Research

Students contemplating the use of human subjects in their research (includes surveys, interviews, and/or any kind of information obtained by using persons as test subjects) must obtain approval from the Human Subjects Research Committee before beginning such research. Projects not reviewed by the Committee may be disallowed. Guidelines are available from the Office of Sponsored Programs, LW-1400, 303-556-4060, or online at http://www.cudenver.edu/osp/humsubs.htm. E-mail address: dyates@carbon.cudenver.edu