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Thesis
Step One: TopicStep Two: Committee and ApplicationStep Three: ProspectusStep Four: Research ApprovalStep Five: Research and Data Analysis
Step Six: WritingStep Seven: SubmissionStep Eight: Poster and DefenseGradingCalendars of Thesis-Related Dates
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Grading

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Theses will be graded in Latin symbols: summa, magna plus, magna, magna minus, cum plus, cum, cum minus, or unsatisfactory. Grades for the written component will be reduced for late submissions: one grade step for each three days after the deadline. The thesis grade is normally a composite of your supervisor's and your reader's grades. Your committee will submit a joint overall thesis grade after your poster defense, with the written thesis counting 80% of the overall grade and the poster defense counting 20%. You will not receive separate written and poster grades.

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