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Summary of Procedures
It is a student’s responsibility to ascertain that requirements have been met and deadlines observed.
Degree programs may establish additional requirements.
Procedures for Master’s and Specialist Degrees
PROCEDURE RESPONSIBLE PARTY ACTION DATE
Formation of program advisory committee and submission
of Program Advisory Committee form 1 Major Adviser/Department Chair/Head Immediately following admission to degree program for
those programs that use an advisory committee
Changes in program advisory committee by memorandum
Major Adviser/Member Leaving Committee
As soon as change occurs
Request transfer of credit by submitting Request for Major Adviser
Before Graduation
Transfer of Graduate Credit form 1 (master’s degrees
only)
Graduation Application 1 Student By the following deadlines for the semester in which the
degree is to be awarded:
Fall - Oct. 1; Spring - March 1; Summer - July 1
Inclusion of name for commencement
exercises, regalia, and announcement orders
Student
Additional Requirements for the Thesis Option
Deadlines indicated in on the Registrar’s Office web
page at http://registrar.uark.edu/968.php
Removal of incompletes (Change of Grade form) Student/Instructor When course requirements have been met
To avoid an incomplete becoming “F” Student/Instructor Change of grade form must be submitted twelve weeks
into the next major semester of enrollment
Final comprehensive examination (Certified by
submission of Record of Progress form 1 with original
signatures)
Advisory Committee
Must be completed by graduation
Selection of thesis title and formation of thesis committee
Thesis Director/Department Chair/Head At least three months prior to the date of the defense
Committee form 1
and submission of Master’s Thesis Title and Thesis
Obtain Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations
from the Web
Student
Before first draft of thesis is typed
Submission of preliminary copies to each
thesis committee member
Defense of thesis (certified by submission of Record of
Progress with original signatures 1 )
Student
Thesis Committee
At least three weeks before theses are due in the
Graduate School
At least two weeks before theses are due to the Graduate
School
Registration for at least six hours of thesis Student Before graduation
Preliminary editorial check of thesis Student At least two weeks before theses are due in the Graduate
School
Final copies of thesis to Graduate School
Student submits to Graduate School; Graduate School
submits to Library
No later than two weeks before graduation 2
1 Forms are available in the Graduate School or on the Web at www.uark.edu/grad.
2 Specific deadlines are available in the Graduate School.
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