Thesis Requirements

Your research and thesis must meet the following requirements, as judged by your thesis advisor and second reader:

• The research leading to your thesis must be of sufficient quality and depth.
• Your thesis must make a professional contribution to the field of technical writing.
• The thesis must conform to the style guidelines prescribed by the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style manual).
• The final draft of the thesis be thoroughly copyedited and proofread.

In addition, you must

• Give your thesis advisor a work plan by the second week of the first semester in which you begin your research. In the plan, you must provide the following:
  • A schedule for submitting each chapter of the thesis
  • A schedule of planned meetings with your advisor
• Give copies of each chapter, as it is completed, to both your thesis advisor and your second reader for their approval.
  
  Rule: You cannot begin working on the next chapter until you receive feedback on the submitted chapter.
• Deliver copies of your thesis according to the thesis-delivery procedure.

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