Thesis Defence Timeline
| Action | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Formation of Supervisory Committee |
Submit Supervisor & Student Expectation Agreement (SSEA) Submit Supervisory Committee Member for Exception to Policy, if needed (see Thesis Supervisory Committee Policy) |
| Step 2 | Three months prior to anticipated defence | Submit Nominations for External Readers (NER) (see Thesis Examining Committee Policy) |
| Step 3 | Six weeks prior to defence date | Submit Supervisory Committee Approval – Master’s Thesis (SCA-MT) |
| Step 4 | Submission of final thesis for graduation | See Thesis Guidebook and Important Dates for more information. |
| Step 5 | Graduation | Students with published theses are eligible for graduation. |