(6 credits)
The master’s thesis should exhibit those qualities that are associated with genuine research:
scholarship, logical consistency, creativity and comprehensiveness. The student should submit,
in writing, after appropriate and extensive reading, a tentative thesis proposal. This proposal
must contain a clear definition of the problem, a justification of the research, a review of
previous research, a proposed method of investigation and a tentative bibliography. When
the thesis proposal has been approved by a committee composed of the student’s adviser and
two other members of the department faculty, the student must submit a signed cover sheet
to the Graduate School Office. After official approval, the student will be registered and may
begin work on the thesis. It is expected that the thesis will be completed in such a way that the
finished product may be judged satisfactory as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
master’s degree. The final report must follow the APA guidelines for research papers.