Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Graduation Checklist – Master’s Thesis
The following requirements are necessary to complete your Graduation File so that you may be cleared for Graduation. It is
YOUR responsibility to keep track of the Academic Calendar for any deadlines, as this will impact your ability to graduate in the
semester you have selected. Please ensure that you keep copies of all documents for your records.
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Register: All students are REQUIRED to be registered in the term/semester of their Graduation. Please discuss the
number of credits with your advisor.
Paper Candidacy Application: Must be submitted to the Graduate School by the 7th instructional day of the term. This
can be completed via 49erExpress.
Submit Dissertation Draft to Your Committee: This should be done at least two weeks prior to your defense to allow
for appropriate feedback.
Online Graduation Application: Must be submitted to the Graduate School by the 7th instructional day of the term. This
can be completed via 49erExpress.
Read “The Manual of Formatting Requirements for Theses and Dissertations” - Available on the Graduate School’s
website.
Pre-Defense Formatting Review of Thesis: This must be scheduled prior to the Review Deadline indicated on the
Academic Calendar. Please contact Anita Smith, afsmith@uncc.edu , for an appointment.
Thesis Defense Date: Must be scheduled prior to the Defense Deadline indicated on the Academic Calendar.
Remote Participation Approval Form: (optional) This form is only REQUIRED three weeks prior to your defense, if one
member will not be physically present at the time of your defense.
Reserve a Room: Please contact Stephanie LaClair, slaclair@uncc.edu , no later than three weeks prior to reserve an ECE
assigned space for your defense. Your request must include the following: date, start and end time, number of
participants, and any additional room requirements.
Proposal Defense for Doctoral Dissertation and/or Master's Thesis/ Project: This form is REQUIRED by the Graduate
School and must be submitted for accreditation purposes at the time of your defense. However, this form is not a
requirement of the ECE Department. In the Topic Box, write the following: “Proposal defense is not applicable for
the MSEE Thesis Option.”
Report of Comprehensive/Qualifying Exam, Portfolio Presentation, and Study report for Doctoral and/or Master's
student: Submit to the Graduate School within 24 Hours of Defense, no later than deadline listed in the Academic
Calendar. Be sure to complete your Proposal Defense form (see above) at the same time.
Submit the SACS Written and Oral Reports: On the day of your defense, please provide a copy of each report to your
committee. The forms are available under Graduate Forms on our website.
Thesis Title Page with Original Committee Signatures: Submit to the Graduate School within 24 Hours after Defense, no
later than deadline listed in the Academic Calendar.
Post-Defense Formatting Review of Thesis: This must be scheduled prior to the Deadline indicated on the Academic
Calendar. Please contact Anita Smith, afsmith@uncc.edu , for an appointment.
Electronic submission of thesis to our ETD vendor ProQuest. Format must be approved by the CGL prior to submission.
Please contact Anita Smith, afsmith@uncc.edu , for an appointment. See the “The Manual of Formatting Requirements
for Theses and Dissertations” for further information on the Graduate School’s website.
Delay Release of Your Thesis: (optional) If you wish to delay due to a Pending Patent, please contact The Office of
Technology Transfer. Should you wish to delay release for any other reason, your Advisor will need to submit a memo
to the Graduate School.
Revised 03/2016