As research expertise and engagement grows, you may find it difficult to place an emphasis on degree completion. Making a plan facilitates this focus.
A scholar in their fifth year who is not graduating must submit a Timeline for Degree Completion. The plan should be presented as a written timeline to graduation and must be signed by the primary research mentor. The scholar should submit this plan to the Graduate Program Coordinator along with their annual report form by April 30 of the fifth year. A revised plan must be submitted on the last day of classes in any subsequent semester during which the scholar does not graduate in order for the scholar to remain in good standing. That is, a revised timeline must be completed every semester starting in the spring of the fifth year unless the scholar graduates.