1. Three months prior to the date of the final presentation:
Nominate your committee members using this form.
Print checklist: use this form.
2. At least one month before the date you wish to give your presentation:
Send an email to the Graduate Program Assistant (Diane Harden) notifying her.
3. At least two weeks prior to the final presentation date:
- A draft version of the thesis/project (please use the info below - cut and paste) must be distributed to the Grad Committee
- A preliminary presentation of the project must be demonstrated to the Grad Committee. The student sets this up with the committee and notifies the Graduate Advisor as well by email.
- Notify the Graduate Program Assistant of the date, time, a brief description (Abstract), and your preferred location so she may secure the room and advertise to the faculty and students.
- Fill out the Graduation Checklist. You will need this for final signatures of the committee members after your final presentation is given. Without it, the department cannot file a Letter of Fulfillment in order for you to graduate.
thesis: http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/pubs/filing_guide/formatChecklist.htm
http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/academic/thesis/
project: http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/matHtml/program/program_7.php
4. After completing your final presentation, you need do the following — no exceptions:
- return the completed Graduation Checklist with all the signatures from the committee, chair of the department, and the director of graduate studies
- return all keys that were issued to you when you first began the program and any others since
- return your completed Exit Survey
- provide 2 copies of your paper along with a soft copy
- obtain your fulfillment letter from the Graduate Program Assistant
- have Dr. Curtis Roads sign the fulfillment letter
- return the signed fulfillment letter to the Graduate Program Assistant so she can make a copy for your file
Once you have completed the above steps, take the original letter to Graduate Division and then you are done. Your diploma should arrive within 6 months, be sure you update your information in GOLD so the graduate division will have the correct address in order to send your diploma. In the meantime, if you need a letter of completion, let Graduate Division know and they will prepare one to hold you over until you receive your diploma.