MASTER CANDIDATES THESIS CHECKLIST

Please refer to the current Graduate Catalog for further information.

A.     REGISTRAR

 

1.       Registration for the semester in which the degree will be conferred is required.

2.       A Degree Application Form must be on file with the Registrar's Office.

 

B.      GRADUATE SERVICES

 

1.       An approved Plan of Study must be on file with the Registrar's Office with a copy on file with the Office of Graduate Education. (Courses listed on the Plan of Study must agree with courses shown on your transcript.)

2.       A fully completed original Record of Thesis/Project Exam Form must be provided to the Office of Graduate Education. (This form is signed by the Office of Graduate Education and sent to the Registrar's Office to notify them that your Thesis requirement has been met.)

3.       One (1) copy of the thesis, printed on acid-free bond paper with 25 percent cotton content must be presented to the Office of Graduate Education.

4.       A receipt from the Bursar’s Office for $10.00 Binding Fee.

5.       The Graduate Student Exit Survey available in the Office of Graduate Education or at:   http://www.rpi.edu/dept/grad/docs/GradSurvey.pdf.   Please bring the completed form when you submit your thesis.

 

Submission Dates:

 

For For December 2006 -12/8/06

May 2007 – 4/27/07

For August 2007 -  7/27/07

For future dates refer to Academic Calendar in catalog

Please Note:   If you plan on attending commencement on May 19, 2007 you must file a degree application and attend the status check on May 3 , 2007.  For more information visit the commencement web site at: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Calendar/Commencement/index.html or you can email your questions to commencement@rpi.edu.

Dennis Gornic, Associate Dean
Office of Graduate Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Email: gradschool@rpi.edu
Phone: (518)276-6488
Fax: (518)276-2256

(Revised 9/28/05)