2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
cumulative graduate GPA to the required minimum of
3.000 at time of graduation.
A student may appeal dismissal by submitting a written
petition to his/her program director/coordinator This
petition must provide a justification for continued
registration. The program director/coordinator shall
forward a recommendation through the appropriate
dean to the Office of the Provost. The provost or his/
her designee shall make a decision on the appeal and
inform the student of that decision. Decisions by the
provost are final.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
Graduate programs may require a final comprehensive
and/or oral examination at the time of defense of the
thesis or directed research project or at the completion
of course work. Scheduling is made through the
graduate advisor. Students who fail a final examination
may retake the examination once. A re-examination
cannot be scheduled in the same semester as the
original examination.
THESIS OR DIRECTED RESEARCH
Each graduate program provides an option that
includes a thesis or a directed research project. This
option also requires an oral defense of the thesis or
research project. Each student must submit a research
plan. The plan must define the topic of study and
outline the research design. The plan must have the
written approval of all members of the student’s
graduate committee, the program director/coordinator,
and the appropriate dean.
The research plan should be filed as soon as possible
after the degree plan is filed and before 18 credit hours
of the student’s degree plan have been completed.
DIRECTED RESEARCH REPORT
Graduate students whose degree plan calls for a
directed research project are required to submit a
report on that project to their graduate committee.
Although the report need not be as formal as a thesis,
it must, however, be typed in an acceptable format and
must include a title page comparable to thesis format.
The report should include the purpose of the study or
project, limitations, sources of data, the procedure
used, and a summary section with conclusions. The
research report must be approved by all members of
the graduate committee and the appropriate dean. The
final approved report must be submitted at least five
(5) days prior to the anticipated date of graduation.
THESIS INSTRUCTIONS
Students who will be writing a thesis in partial fulfillment
of graduation requirements must submit five (5)
official copies of the approved thesis to the University
Library for binding. The student will pay the Library for
the binding cost (based upon the fee schedule
maintained by the Library) of the 5 required copies
plus any additional copy bindings requested by the
student. The bound thesis will be distributed to each of
the following: one to the program director/coordinator,
two to the University Library, one to the committee
chair, and one to the department.
The Thesis or Directed Research Must:
1) Contain a certificate of acceptance;
2) Contain a title page;
3) Conform to the style and form approved by the
major department and outlined in the thesis plan;
4) Be printed on high-quality paper with a minimum
of 25 percent rag content; and
5) Be bound.
The University bound copies of the thesis must be of
high-quality printing and must use a paper of the same
quality as the original and include color pages
wherever appropriate. Other copies of the thesis may
be duplicated in any manner the student desires.
It is imperative that the utmost care be taken in the
preparation of the final copy of the thesis. The
completion of the thesis, including typing and duplication,
is the sole responsibility of the student.
The thesis abstract should consist of no more than five
hundred (500) words. The thesis abstract should cover
the following items:
1) Purpose of study;
2) Research materials and methods results; and
3) Summary and conclusions.
For additional thesis or directed research requirements,
consult your program advisor.
ORAL DEFENSE OF RESEARCH
Upon completion of a master’s thesis or directed
research project, an oral defense/final comprehensive
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