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.