Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Graduation Checklist – Master’s Non-Thesis (Project)
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 you should be registered for 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 Project Report Draft to Your Committee: This should be done at least three weeks prior to your
presentation 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.
Project 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 two weeks prior to
reserve a 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.
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.
Revised 03/2016