Timetable and Deadlines

Semester	Time	Activity	Form
1^st Fall	Sept-Nov	Two informal rotations in prospective research labs; negotiate duration with the adviser
	mid-Dec	Select adviser and committee, fill out BMB MS Committee and Phase I Research plan forms as part of BMB 7030; begin Research plan	Committee Form; Research Plan Phase I
	Finals week	Fill out Plan of work form	Plan of Work
1^st Winter	Jan	Begin full time research in adviser’s lab; complete the Research Plan form (more extensive lit review; experimental approaches)	Signed Research Plan form
	Finals week	1^st thesis committee presentation/evaluation	Progress Report
Spring Summer	May-Aug	Continue full time research, continue writing thesis
	Finals week	2^nd thesis committee presentation/evaluation	Progress Report
2^nd Fall	Sept-Dec	Continue full time research, continue writing thesis
		3^rd thesis committee presentation/evaluation; agree on final elements of research needed for completion	Progress Report
2^nd Winter	Jan-Apr	Continue full time research, finalize writing thesis
	4^th week	Consult with adviser; apply for graduation and pay the associated fee online via Academica; reserve a room for the public Final Defense
	2 weeks before defense	Distribute copies of the adviser-approved thesis manuscript to committee members for review and plagarism check 2 weeks before the oral presentation. Submit the thesis manuscript electronically to the Graduate School Proquest website for a formatting check; consult with your adviser and submit an Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Permissions Form allowing Wayne State University Libraries to make the dissertation available through DigitalCommons@WayneState
	Before final grades deadline	Present oral thesis defense; get signatures and finish all format and content revisions for the submitted dissertation manuscript, then resubmit to the Proquest website	Signed Thesis cover page; Final Form

Consult the Graduate School deadlines for school-level deadline dates at the start of each semester. Note that students who may not have completed the writing of the thesis can extend graduation to a later semester; as of this writing, no further registration or fees are required.