Linguistics Department Thesis Timetable Planning Form
Please fill in the following with your advisor (in English) and give a copy to the Department Head
Full name: ...................................................................................................................Today’s Date: ______________
Postal address: ...............................................................................................................................................................
Permanent home address: ..............................................................................................................................................
Telephone number(s): ....................................................................................................................................................
Semester and year began studies:...................................................................................................................................
Semester and year expect to finish studies .....................................................................................................................
NOTE: Numerous forms must be submitted during this process. There are also procedures to follow with
Registrar and Finance offices when completing your degree, including the “graduation check”. After
registering for Thesis credits
Topic (tentative or definite): __________________________________________________________________
Main adviser: ______________________________ Mentor (if different): _____________________________
Co-Adviser: (rarely appointed)_____________________________
(Only if an advisor for a separate discipline is required & would also be the 2nd committee member)
2nd Committee member: ______________________________________
(this person need not be appointed until near the end of the thesis process)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Plan for publishing requirement: ____________________________________________________________
Please give approximate dates for the following deadlines:
Anticipated
Date
Initial research and preparation for
proposing thesis research topic. The thesis
proposal is written when the student and
advisor agree on the direction for the
research and that sufficient data can be
obtained for the research objectives.
Notes & Forms
Students must fill out and get signatures for all the
WKB forms when indicated in this table
Proposal template (WKB03_1)
Proposal defence: Proposal Defence draft
must be given to each member of the
Proposal Defence Committee 1 week prior
to the defence date.
Forms: WKB 02, 02_1 (Main Advisor’s
responsibility), & 03 at least one week prior to
selected date for proposal defence (These forms
are required prior to the proposal defence date so
that the Department can prepare the defence report
forms WKB 04 & 04_1)
Submit 1 copy of the approved (final)
proposal to Dept:
Within 2 weeks after defence
1st Draft of Chapters:
English editor
revisions
Main advisor
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter
Appendix
Front Matter
Bibliography
2nd Draft:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Front Matter
Appendix
Bibliography
Full draft:
Anticipated Date
Notes
Submit initial full draft to adviser:
± 1 month for adviser to read
Revise initial full draft:
± 1 month for student to revise
nd
Submit 2 to last draft to the internal committee
(Main Advisor and 2nd member*):
4 weeks for committee to read
Revise last for final draft:
1 week for student to revise
*Note: The 2nd member is not required to review the thesis for the student prior to the defence, but some faculty
members prefer to be involved at this point.
Publishing:
Before the thesis defence, all students should have a letter of acceptance for publishing. All students must
publish a part or the entire thesis. This will in most cases be a part of the thesis re-written in a format
suitable for a journal. Payap provides 3 options for students 1) the Payap Symposium 2) the Payap
Journal 3) the Payap Graduate Journal. Other publishing opportunities are completely acceptable.
Thesis defence:
Anticipated Date
Submit request for defence:
Notes
8 weeks before defence
WKB 05 & 06 (WKB 06: fill in up
to English title)
Submit defence draft to Ling. Dept. 3 copies (soft
bound)
8 weeks before defence
Thesis defence:
At the latest 5 weeks before the
end of the semester so all of the
following processes can be
completed within the semester. If
not completed you will be charged
for another semester’s fees. Check
on the e-Registrar website for the
official final defence date in a
semester.
Make corrections – get them approved by Main
Adviser
1- 3 weeks
Format Check by the Academic Affairs Office
Up to 1 week – required changes
must be made and approved
WKB 08.1 (submit with thesis for
format check)
Printing of thesis
Up to 5 working days
Submit 3 hard bound copies and 3 CDs (PDF only)
to Graduate Studies in Academic Affairs
4-5 weeks after defence (or last day
of the semester)
Submit 1 hard bound copy to the department
and 3 hard/soft bound copies for your committee
members. If you had a mentor, turn in an additional
copy for them. Personalize the copies for your
committee as you desire.
WKB 08, 09, 09.1 & 09.2; CD
cover for every CD
Submit 1 CD with PDF and Word (or Open Office)
to the Ling Dept along with all non-Windows fonts
used in the thesis.