Below is a brief checklist of items an MS (thesis option) student should complete before
graduation:
Degree Requirements Checklist
CIS 5935, Introduction to Research
one course from each of the core areas, Software, Systems, Theory
at least 8 courses (24 hours) at or above the 5000 level excluding supervised
teaching, supervised research, seminars, DIS, CIS 5915
at least 6 hours of CIS 5970, Thesis, where at most 6 hours count toward the required
32 hours for the degree, with at least one hour of Thesis in the final term
that the degree is granted
after thesis hours were begun, a copy of the university
form, "Prospectus Approval Form," was sent to the Office of Graduate Studies, and the original was given to the department
for your permanent record - the form is available at
www.gradstudies.fsu.edu/ Note: this is a new requirement for all thesis students
and the form MUST be submitted before your defense of thesis whether you have a prospectus or not.
register, at most once, for CIS 8976, Thesis Defense (withdraw from
all but one instance of this if you have registered more than once)
register for graduation at the Registrar's Office during the first two
weeks of the semester in which you wish to graduate
Defense & Graduation Checklist
determine the manuscript approval deadline & manuscript submission
deadline - these change each semester & are available on the
Registrar's web site under the FSU Academic Calendar
submit the thesis to your committee at least 10 days in advance (university requirement)
have the thesis format checked by the Office of Graduate Studies - see "Electronic
Thesis, Treatise & Dissertation Preparation" at the above link for format guides
and also note the deadline for this (available on the FSU Academic Calendar)
note deadline for thesis submission (FSU Academic Calendar) before scheduling
thesis defense
schedule defense (at least 2 weeks in advance):
reserve room (typically 151 Love) with the CS senior secretary
reserve PC cart (if needed) by signing up on calendar on the door
in the copy room in 260 Love
inform FSU Office of Graduate Studies of title, room, and time of defense -
see "Defense Announcement" at the above link for the form
inform CS Graduate Assistant of title, room, and time of defense
see Grad Studies graduation checklists at the above link
complete graduation check with CS Director of Grad Studies
complete graduation check with Registrar's Office & bring the associated
"green" form to defense
obtain the CS Defense Result Form ("green form") from the CS
Graduate Assistant to record the outcome of the defense
have at least one copy of the thesis signature page available for
your committee to sign - Graduate Studies only requires one
upon successful defense,
have the CS Defense Result Form and your thesis signature page
signed by your committee
have the FSU green form signed by the chair of your
committee, the chair of CS, and the Dean of Arts & Sciences
return the CS Defense Result Form to the CS Graduate Assistant
take signature page to Graduate Studies and they will inform you of the steps
for submitting an electronic version of the thesis to the university
submit an electronic version (pdf) of the thesis to the CS webmaster
complete the departmental EXIT survey and return it to the CS Director of Graduate
Studies
if your employment plans are uncertain when completing the EXIT survey, inform the
CS Director of Graduate Studies via email when those plans are complete
