All Semesters

• Enroll in department’s graduate courses and/or research (research recommended but not mandatory)
• ‰Full-time students register for departmental seminar (1 credit)
• ‰Students typically take 6-12 credits per term (depending on other responsibilities)
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0

Semester 2

Senior Design Project

• Beginn to explore topics for a Senior Design project (independent literature and/or experimental investigation of a topic of interest to you

Form an advisory committee

• Choose a department graduate faculty advisor to provide guidance for the Senior Design project
• Note: advisory committee guidelines (http://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/grad-school-info/advisory-system/)

Semester 3 and Beyond

• Continue to take graded courses toward your degree
• Submit Plan of Study to the Graduate School (after 18 credits completed)
  http://grad.uconn.edu/current-students/forms/
• Upon Plan of Study approval by Graduate School, start

Final Semester

For a complete checklist of required steps visit: https://grad.uconn.edu/current-students/master-degree-program/

• Complete 24 graded course credits
• Present and defend Senior Design Project
  ‰ 15-30 minutes oral presentation
  ‰ 30 minutes discussion
• Apply for graduation in Peoplesoft during last semester
• Submissions
  ‰ Submit final exam form to Graduate School
• Complete departmental clearance form
  includes: returning keys