San Francisco State University
Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies
Policy On: Thesis Eligibility

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THESIS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Approved 11/2/05; In Effect Spring Semester 2006

Preparing a thesis as a culminating experience requirement in the Recreation Graduate Program is a significant challenge for students and can require considerable faculty advisor time. Therefore, the department has developed criteria to help students determine if they are eligible to conduct a thesis. To be eligible to take the thesis option for their culminating experience requirement a student must have:

* Completed all core and specialized courses. Students can petition to take REC 880 concurrently with starting a thesis, although taking REC 880 concurrently is not recommended.

* Received a grade of at least B+ for REC 810 and REC 880.

* Demonstrated excellent writing ability in REC 810 and REC 880

* Completed a basic statistics class with a grade of B- or better.

If a student meets the above qualifications, then they must:

* Petition the Graduate Committee to be eligible to take the thesis option

* Petition must be a maximum of 2 pages long and must address the following
questions:

1. Why do you want to write a thesis for your culminating experience and how it will help your career plans

2. Describe how you plan to complete all thesis requirements in a 2-3
semester time period

3. What is your proposed thesis topic, problem statement and method? If it is
similar to that in REC 810 then attach a copy of Chapter 1 from your REC
810 proposal.