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M.A. Child Development
Degree Completion Checklist /Deadlines

In the first year

1	Initial advising session	Once you are admitted into the program, make an appointment to see a Child Development faculty member to discuss the program and your initial coursework. We suggest meeting with a faculty advisor each semester.
2	orientation	Attend graduate student orientation (typically early in the Fall semester)
3	If you are conditionally classified	meet any conditions (typically coursework) required for full classification status

 

Next

4	Complete required foundation coursework
5	File Advancement to Candidacy (after completing 12, but not more than 18, units and completed WPE requirement)
6	Complete core course and elective requirements; remember that not all courses are offered every semester.
7	Secure sponsor for project/thesis

 

In the semester prior to beginning your thesis

8	Enroll in CHDV 290 (Culminating seminar)
9	File Thesis/Project Reservation and Thesis/Project Petition Forms while in CHDV 290 or CHDV 504 (thesis/Project)
10	Meet with thesis/project sponsor to work on petition and go over thesis guidelines. Thesis/Project Handbook
11	Secure second reader for project/thesis.
12	Submit thesis/project petition (and Human Subjects forms, if applicable)(Thesis/Project Petition review deadlines: third Tuesday of September, October, November, February, March and April)

 

Thesis deadlines

• For Fall graduation: November 11th
• For Spring graduation: April 11th
• For Summer graduation: July 11th

Theses/projects must be completed within two semesters of completion of CHDV 504 to avoid re-enrolling in CHDV 504.

Graduation

Prior to graduation, an application for graduation is filed in the Graduate Center by the deadline date published in the Class Schedule. All coursework leading to the Master's degree must be completed within a seven-year period.