Geology

Senior Thesis Deadlines

General Outline:

Fall Semester:

End of Second week: Brief (written) description of project to advisors and 490 professor
Early October: Abstract due for SCCUR conference
Saturday before Thanksgiving week: present poster on your research at the SCCUR conference
Early December: Winter Fest – includes presentation of your poster….
Last day of classes: draft of comps report due. This will include all sections required for the final report, and all data gathered to date. In addition, it will include a plan to complete the project on time. You should try very hard to get all data collected this term.

Spring Semester:

End of Week 1: last day to collect data.
End of Week 4: Near-final draft due to advisor
Weeks 6—7 (The two weeks prior to Spring Break:) oral presentations to Department
Friday before Spring Break: Final report due (see guidelines for formatting and procedures)
Spring Break: Enjoy the break without a thesis hanging over your head!!!!