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Checklist to Prepare for Thesis, Applied
Research Project, Comps and Graduation
Here is a list and the steps you need to take in preparation
for the final stages of your M.S. in Recreation. You now have a new culminating
experience option of an Applied Research Project (ARP). In addition to
this source of information students must consult the SFSU Graduate Division
website (http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy)
and your department advisor to verify any recent changes to University
and department requirements shown on the department Culminating
Experience Options webpage. . For a list of Deadlines For Completing
a Masters Degreee, prepared by the Graduate Division, click on http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy/degree-completion-deadline.htm.
Good planning prevents poor performance (and delayed graduation)! Click
on the following link to learn about Thesis/ARP
Eligibility Requirements. See abbreviated process flow chart for thesis
or ARP below and the detailed process description for ALL culminating
experience options that follows.
ABREVIATED FLOW CHART
THESIS AND APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITAL AND APPROVAL PROCESS
Three Semesters From Start Of Thesis/ARP Process
FILE GAP
Semester Before You Plan To Start Your Thesis/ARP
HAVE COMPLETED RPT 810 AND RPT 880
SETUP CULMINATING EXPEREINCE COMMITTEE (CEC)
SUBMIT CULMINATING EXPERIENCE FORM & 3 PAGE PROSPECTUS
TO ADVISOR
ADVISOR APPROVAL
WRITE COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL (CHPS 1-3) & DEVELOP
DRAFT SURVEYS (ETC)
ORAL PRESENTATION OF PROPOSAL TO CEC
HUMAN SUBJECTS COMMITTEE APPROVAL (2 months)
SUBMIT CULMINATING EXPERIENCE FORM
Semester After Filing Culminating Experience Form
REGISTER FOR RPT 898 OR RPT 895
START RESEARCH
SUBMIT THESIS/PROFESSIONAL PAPER CHAPTERS TO ADVISOR
OFTEN- Semester After Staring Research
ADVISOR APPROVAL
SUBMIT WRITTEN THESIS/ PROFESSIONAL PAPER TO CEC
ORAL DEFENSE OF THESIS/PROFESSIONAL PAPER
APPROVAL BY CEC
SUBMIT THESIS/PROFESSIONAL PAPER TO RPT DEPT.
SUBMIT REPORT OF COMPLETION TO GRAD DIV.
DETAILED ORDER OF APPROVALS
AND FORMS FOR ALL OPTIONS, As Of 2/6/09
1. Submit signed Graduate Approved Program (GAP) form to the
Graduate Division 2-3 semesters prior to planned graduation.
2. Establish a Culminating Experience Committee (CEC). Work
with your advisor to identify at least one more faculty from RPT to
serve. For a thesis you have the option of a third member from within
or outside SFSU. An ARP requires the third member to be from the agency
for which you are conducting the research.
3. Complete the Culminating Experience form to indicate
which culminating experience option you have selected. This form eventually
will need to be signed by your CEC. Select the specific form for your
type of culuminating experience (comp. exam, ARP or thesis) from the
Graduate Division website (www.sfsu..edu/~gradstdy/culminating-experience.htm).
4. If you will be doing a thesis or ARP, first submit the Culminating
Experience form to your advisor along with a very brief (three pages
or less) prospectus. The required contents of the prospectus
are found on the Thesis and ARP
Eligibility webpage. Get the approval of this prospectus
from your advisor.
5. You can now start writing your comprehensive written proposal
(Chapters 1-3) that will be submitted to your CEC before your formal
Thesis or ARP Oral Proposal Presentation. Your Culminating Experience
form can not be submitted to the Graduate Division until after your
Proposal Presentation, approval of your comprehensive written proposal
and Human Subjects Protocol Committee (HSPC) approval.
6. If doing a thesis or ARP, submit your advisor-approved comprehensive
written proposal to your CEC at least one week (7days) prior to
your presentation. Conduct your Oral Proposal Presentation to
your CEC and receive their approval prior to submitting materials to
the Human Subjects Protocol Committee (HSPC) and before you can gather
data or start project.
7. If doing thesis or ARP, submit Protocol Approval Form and
any required materials to the HSPC. Check to see if your research may
be exempt from a long formal HSPC review. Get Human Subjects Protocol
Approval Form signed by HSPC. Submit signed Protocol Approval
Form and signed (by all your CEC) Proposal For Culminating
Experience Requirement Form to Graduate Division. Only now you
can proceed with your thesis/ARP work.
8. When you have Human Subject and CEC approval of the proposal, this
will allow you to get a permit number from the Dept. Chair to enable
you to add either REC 895 or REC 898. Deadline for submittal is the
fourth week of the semester in which you plan to signup for the class.
If you are not able to register before the fourth week you can still
proceed with the next steps, but the following semester you will need
to register for REC 895 or 898.
9. If doing comprehensive exam and not taking any other classes in
the RPT Department the semester in which you will take exam, sign-up
for 1 unit in REC 891. Note: REC 891 can not be used on a GAP.
10. If doing thesis or ARP, submit a complete draft thesis or Professional
Paper (PP) to advisor. After required revisions get verbal ok from your
advisor to set a date and time for your Oral Thesis Defense.
11. If doing thesis or ARP, submit written thesis or PP to your CEC
at least two weeks in advance of your defense. Conduct your Thesis
or APP Oral Defense.
12. Secure signatures of your CEC on Report of Completion of Culminating
Experience form, for either passing comp exam, or from approval
of your thesis or PP at defense.
13. Submit approved thesis to Graduate Division for a final
format approval, and then bring it to Rapid Copy for binding. If doing
an ARP, submit copy of your approved, bound Professional Paper and
pdf file of it to the RPT Department, your advisor and to each CEC
member.
14. Submit signed Application For Graduate Degree to Graduate
Division.
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