Thesis/Dissertation Registration

The responsibility for determining how many credits are needed to fulfill degree requirements rests with the student and his/her advisor.  Students must have already registered for the minimum number of hours required by their program in order to register for fewer than 3 hours of thesis/dissertation.

ONLY in the semester of graduation may students register for fewer than the minimum three hours of thesis or dissertation. To register for zero (0) hours, students must have been registered for at least 3 hours the preceding semester and MUST HAVE ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED.

The required number of registration hours is determined by the date on which the minimum five copies of the thesis/dissertation are accepted in the Office of the Graduate Programs according to the following schedule .

  Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2010
0 hr September 11, 2009 February 5, 2010 May 28, 2010
1 hr October 9, 2009 March 5, 2010 June 18, 2010
2 hrs November 6, 2009 April 2, 2010 July 9, 2010
3 hrs December 7, 2009 May 3, 2010 July 26, 2010

For further information concerning the above requirements, see Graduate Policy 4.10

Procedure for Registering for fewer than three (3) hours:

  1. Submit a Petition to Graduate to the Registrar's Office.  This petition requires academic department signatures and a current program plan.
  2. Submit a Registration Form (with advisor signature) to the Office of Graduate Programs (OGP) for verification and approval.
  3. Submit the OGP-approved Registration Form to the Registrar's Office to complete the registration process.