Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

Timeline Of Events and Submission of Documents for WEC MS Thesis Students

Expected Time for Completion of Graduate Programs

You are expected to complete your graduate degree in a timely fashion. The mean time to completion of a PhD program in WEC is 5 years, with over 90% of students graduating by 6 years. The mean time of completion of an MS program in WEC is 2.2 years, with over 90% finishing within 3 years. Students exceeding these limits (6 yrs for Ph.D., 3 years for MS) risk being dismissed from the program due to lack of satisfactory progress. See the “Expected Time for Completion of Graduate Programs” in the pertinent WEC Graduate Handbook.

FIRST SEMESTER
- Transfer credits from a previous graduate program, if any.
- Form your Supervisory Committee. Complete and sign the Appointment of Supervisory Committee form and submit it to Karen Webb in WEC Student Services.
- Complete a Form 2 Proposed Schedule of Courses and submit it to WEC Student Services.
  Forms are found here: WEC Graduate Forms
- Develop Research Proposal for thesis
SECOND SEMESTER
- A pdf file of your Research Proposal, with a Research Proposal Form- MS Thesis signed by all members of your Supervisory Committee must be returned to Karen Webb in WEC Student Services.
ANYTIME
- Fulfill the STATISTICS and AREA OF EMPHASIS requirements
- Register for WIS 6933
NEXT TO LAST SEMESTER
- Check with your advisor to ensure that you are on track to complete all MS Thesis requirements: see the Summary of MS Thesis Degree Credit Requirements section of the WEC Grad Student Handbook for more information
- Confirm that all members of your Supervisory Committee are correctly identified and titled on GIMS. Notify WEC Student Services immediately of any errors.
FINAL SEMESTER
- WEC MS Thesis final semester Instructions: MS Thesis Student Final Semester Instructions
- WEC Graduate Exam physical presence policy
- Review critical deadlines and MS Thesis Checklist:
  - ETD: https://grad.ufl.edu/academics/editorial/etd-dates/
  - Graduate School Calendar: https://gradcatalog.ufl.edu/graduate/calendar/
  - Graduate School MS Thesis Checklist: MS Thesis Checklist