Program Manual - Saint Louis University

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ORTHODONTIC POLICY MANUAL FOR 2009-2010
1. The Resident must present to The Graduate School two (2) acceptable copies of a thesis
in evidence of thorough knowledge of a facet of the discipline, independent thought, and
the potential for undertaking original research. The thesis must be prepared in the format
of The Graduate School's directive supplemented by the Program's style sheet. The
document must be acceptable to the Readers (Candidacy Committee) and The Graduate
School in its style and composition. The Candidacy Committee must be composed of
three (3) faculty members with at least one (1) being full time at Saint Louis University.
The research project may be of the Resident's own choosing, but it must be approved by
the thesis advisor (mentor) and the Research Director. A thesis advisor or mentor may
be selected by the Resident or may be assigned by the Research Director. In general, the
mentor should be full time in the Program and must be a member of the Graduate Faculty.
A part-time Faculty member may be approved by the Research Director to serve as a
mentor (subject to approval by the Graduate Dean), but to no more than one Resident per
academic year.
2. Modest financial assistance is available to each Resident pursuing the master's degree to
defray the cost of essential supplies and materials associated with the thesis research.
The Resident is required to submit an estimated budget, itemizing the cost of the
proposed study, routing it through the Mentor and the Research Director for approval.
For approved work to be done by the University, an authorization form must be
obtained from the Administrative Office before any work is requested. The University
will not reimburse a Resident for research expense incurred outside this protocol.
3. Three documents govern the format and style of the thesis: (1) the "typing" directive of
The Graduate School (provided in the Candidacy mailing); (2) the Program's style sheet
(distributed during the Research Design course); and (3) "A Manual for Writers of Term
Papers, Theses, and Dissertations," by Kate L. Turabian, 5th Edition (can be ordered
through the Matthews Bookstore in the School of Medicine Building, Lower Level).
F. Final Academic Requirements for the Master of Science in Dentistry Degree
1. The Graduate School requires the preparation and filing of a formal thesis research
proposal. This proposal can and should be formalized soon after the successful defense
of the proposal within the Research Design course. The form is available from The
Graduate School or it can be transferred onto a diskette by Information Technology
Services in Des Peres Hall on the Frost Campus. The completed form must be approved
by the Mentor and the Director of the Graduate Program in Orthodontics, and it must be
filed with The Graduate School before approval of Candidate status will be given.
2. Toward advancement to Candidacy for the Master's degree, the Resident must first
complete, in the Office of The Graduate School, an "Application for Degree Card." This
action initiates the preparation of a Candidacy mailing to the Resident by The Graduate
School. Specific items in the mailing must be completed and/or reviewed for accuracy and