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Options GuidelinesObtain Guidelines for SoE Master's Thesis

If you have decided to complete a thesis for your Master's Option requirement, you should obtain the Master's Options Thesis guidelines from the UHCL SoE office approximately two semesters prior to your planned graduation. All necessary forms, guidelines for paper submission, and procedural steps for completion of the Master's Option Thesis are contained within this document.

Obtain Guidelines for SoE Master's Project

If you have decided to complete a project for your Master's Option requirement, you should obtain the Master's Options Project guidelines from the UHCL SoE office approximately two semesters prior to your planned graduation. All necessary forms, guidelines for paper submission, and procedural steps for completion of the Master's Option Project are contained within this document.

Guidelines for Master's Option Thesis/Project.

The following section gives an overview of the main steps in completing a Master's Thesis/Project. Please refer to this section as a REFERENCE only. You should always follow the current Master's Thesis or Project specifications that you obtain from the UHCL SoE office.

TIMELINE

ACTIVITIES

Prepare for project:

1. At the beginning of the semester before you officially enroll in the project/thesis class, go by the School of Education Advising Office and pick up a packet of specifications for the master's project/thesis. You will be glad if you be sure and get specifications for both, not just one or the other, which is typically how they are provided. This packet contains all the guidelines for doing a project or thesis. Having these and being familiar with them before you are even started should make things easier down the road. (if you do a thesis, you also need a format guideline sheet from the library)
2. Submit a project/thesis proposal to the Associate Dean. The guidelines for doing this are within the project packet. You need to work with your major professor and be sure he or she believes the project is an appropriate capstone experience for you. Be sure to follow the format for the cover sheet for the proposal paper.
3. Submit the paperwork for enrolling in the project/thesis course. The course will not be listed in the schedule of classes. The number for the course can be found in the student course catalog, but you must enroll in the course using the form. The form must be signed by you, your major professor, and the Associate Dean. After those signatures are collected, you will need to deliver the form to the Office of Admissions.
4. Submit the on-line form accessible at http://prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page?_pageid=480,362250&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTALPfor human subjects. You need to look into this whether you think it applies to you or not. If you are not conducting official research, but just doing formative evaluations or interviews for a needs assessment, you need to acquire an exemption from the human subjects guidelines. See your major professor if you have questions about this procedure.

Work on project:

5. Since the project/thesis course is not in the schedule of classes, you will need to personally contact the Office of Admissions and request to be enrolled in that course again. You will need to do this for each additional semester you work on the project/thesis.
6. When you think you are in your last semester, at the beginning of that semester, be sure to call or look for signs posted around campus to find out about graduation applications. They are released only a week or two before they are due. You get them from the Office of Admissions and it costs $50 to apply to graduate. You cannot graduate without doing this paperwork within the required time frame.

Submit the project:

7. When you, your major professor, and any/all committee members think your project and project report or thesis is ready to turn in (check the schedule of classes for the deadlines), be sure to follow all the formatting guidelines from the packet you got from the School of Education (step 1). If you are doing a thesis, you will need to have it ready to go to the library for a format check a week or more before it's due to the Associate Dean. As of the time of writing, project reports do not need to be submitted to the library.
8. The format for the signature page is shown in the packet and you should have three or four copies of the signature page signed by your major professor and any committee members. Those extra signature page copies should be submitted with your project/thesis.
9. Turn in one complete copy of your report or thesis to the Associate Dean according to the deadline in the schedule of courses. This copy should not be a fancy, finished version. You might submit it in a 3 ring notebook or something - no sheet protectors. The Associate Dean will make notes on it concerning necessary changes, additions, etc.
10. Be sure to stay in close contact with your major professor in the days following the submission of your report/thesis. The Associate Dean will contact your major professor, noting any necessary changes. You must have clearance from that professor in order for the project report/thesis to be released to you from the Associate Dean's office.
11. Make any requested edits, possibly discussing some with your major professor. Usually you only have a few days to make these changes before the project report/thesis is due back to the Associate Dean.
12. When you submit your project report/thesis the second time, you should be sure the 3-4 signature pages are still included - since they haven't been signed yet. Your report/thesis should still be in a less formal format.
13. After you receive word that your project/thesis has been approved, make formal copies, with signature pages included. You will need to give a copy back to the Associate Dean's office, provide one for your major professor, and one for each committee member. (one for the library too if you do a thesis)

Obtain Master's Options Guidelines for INST Graduate Internship

If you have decided to complete the Graduate Internship for your Master's Option requirement, you should obtain the Master's Options INST Internship Expectations guidelines from the UHCL INST office approximately one semester prior to your planned graduation. All necessary, guidelines for internship contracts, required deliverable products, and student, UHCL, and site of internship requirements for completion of the INST Master's Option Graduate Internship are contained within this document.

It is a legal requirement that UHCL have a signed contract with the entity (business, agency, school district, etc.), which is hosting the intern. The deadlines listed above are only in effect if you are going to have your internship placement with an entity with which UHCL already has a contract. If you want a placement with an entity for which UHCL does not have a signed contract, then the delay averages four months, but has ranged up to two years. It is clearly to your advantage to have a placement with an entity with which UHCL already has a contract. Contact and discuss the placement with your advisor. Be sure that the placement is with an entity with which UHCL already has a signed contract.

Obtain Master's Options Packet for INST Graduate Comprehensive Exam

If you have decided to complete the INST Comprehensive Exam for your Master's Option requirement, you should obtain the Master's Options INST Comprehensive Exam guidelines from the UHCL INST office approximately one semester prior to your completion of all required INST and EDUC core courses. All necessary guidelines, requirements, and dates for completion of the INST Master's Option Graduate Comprehensive Exam are contained within this document.

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