Research essay option

Deadlines and Procedures

April 15

Students in the first year of the program submit a Research Essay Proposal.  This must be signed by the supervisor and submitted to the graduate assistant.

September 15      

Students entering the second year of the program submit the Annotated Bibliography.  This must be signed by the supervisor and submitted to the graduate assistant.  The bibliography will be forwarded to the assigned Second Reader who will be invited to provide additional feedback.

February  1

Deadline to submit research essay for Spring graduation.  A hard copy that has been approved and signed by the supervisor is submitted to the graduate assistant who will give it to the assigned second reader for examination.  At the same time a PDF copy should be sent to the graduate assistant.

June 15

Deadline to submit research essay for Fall graduation.  A hard copy that has been approved and signed by the supervisor is submitted to the graduate assistant who will give it to the assigned second reader for examination.  At the same time a PDF copy should be sent to the graduate assistant.

Formatting

The Research Essay must be on letter-size paper, 8.5 x 11 inches. It must be double spaced, in a standard font, with a 1 inch left hand margin and a 1 inch margin at the top, bottom and right.   It should also a cover page which is available from the Graduate Assistant.