Calendar for 2012–2013
Spring 2012 Semester
Thesis proposal submitted and approved by Thesis Advisor and Thesis Coordinator.
Fall 2012 Semester
Thesis students will present one 10-minute and one 20-minute talk in the Thesis Seminar. The schedule of talks is available.
September 18 (Tuesday)
Create your thesis webpage and make your thesis proposal (PDF) available through it. Details in the templates section of the thesis tools page.
Have both your advisor and a second reader for your thesis selected, approved by your thesis advisor, and submitted to the thesis coordinator.
November 16 (Friday)
Submit a draft of your midyear report to your thesis advisor.
December 7 (Friday)
Submit the final version of your midyear report to your advisor, second reader, and the thesis coordinator by noon.
Spring 2013 Semester
Thesis students are expected to give a talk or present a poster at an academic conference. (Often the MAA Spring Meeting.)
January 22 (Tuesday)
Inform the thesis coordinator of the date and location of your spring talk or poster session.
March 8 (Friday)
Submit the final draft of your final thesis to your advisor and the department's system administrator.
April 19 (Friday)
Draft of Presentation Days poster due to advisor.
Submit the final (for grading) version of your thesis to your advisor, second reader, the department's system administrator, and the thesis coordinator.
April 22 (Monday)
Final version of your poster (ready-to-print, approved by your advisor) for Presentation Days must be submitted to the system administrator.
May 3 (Friday)
Alumni Weekend Poster Session
May 6–8: Presentation Days
Your poster will be on display and you will be giving a talk about your work sometime during this period.
May 10 (Thursday)
The publication version of your thesis (formatted according to the thesis formatting guidelines and all other deliverables is due to the thesis coordinator (see thesis-submission checklist for details)
Deadlines shown in color are guidelines for the student and thesis advisor; individual advisors may choose to move these deadlines forward.
Note that missing these deadlines may adversely affect your grades. Submission of the final version of your thesis (and associated materials) is a requirement for graduation.
Spring 2012 Semester
Thesis proposals for 2012–2012 submitted and approved by Thesis Advisor and Thesis Coordinator.
