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All university Graduate information and forms are available here: grad.uno.edu. . This page is intended as a guide to both students and faculty for final semester procedures for students graduating with the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Low Residency option. These guidelines have been developed with the remote student in mind and differ substantially from on-campus procedures. They are intended to facilitate the Thesis review and defense, final submission and comprehensive examination, assuming that all three committee members and the student are in different locations and in communication only via email and/or telephone. These guidelines are, however, only guidelines; the exact nature of the final semester will in every case be determined by the Major Professor in consultation with the Committee and the Student. Note that the terms "Major Professor," "committee chair," and "thesis director" are synonymous. Note that the deadlines and dates in the descriptions below are given in relative terms. Precise dates for the current semester may be seen by viewing the Graduate School calendar, or viewing the important dates link at the top of this page. The Thesis Committee The graduating student is required to form a committee of three members of the graduate faculty, one of whom will be the Chair or Major Professor and who will direct the thesis. Committee members should be familiar with the student's work and abilities and, more importantly, have expertise in the student's genre or specific project. The Major Professor (director) must be a member of the permanent faculty at University of New Orleans; the other two members may be permanent faculty, adjuncts or other faculty admitted to the graduate faculty by administrative appointment and approved by the Graduate Coordinator, the Department Chair and the dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The student should form the committee by first requesting a faculty member to be the director. The other committee members should then be chosen in consultation with the director. The committee is responsible for (1) administering and evaluating the Comprehensive Examination, (2) reviewing, suggesting revisions, and evaluating the Thesis, and (3) administering and evaluating the Thesis Defense. It is the student's responsibility to form the committee by requesting of faculty members that they serve. When the student has formed a committee, she should notify the Graduate Coordinator, who will confirm the appointments with the department and the dean of the college. The Graduate Coordinator of the Low Residency MFA program is William Lavender (bill.lavender@uno.edu).
Submission to the Graduate School: After passing the Comprehensive Examination and the Thesis Defense, the student is responsible for submitting the final copy of the Thesis to the College of Liberal Arts, according to its calendar and guidelines. Students are reminded to be in contact with the college throughout the semester, as format checks and document reviews must be done prior to submission of final copy. Final theses are no longer accepted on paper. They must be submitted electronically, in .pdf format. The contact for logistical information, format checks, etc., for electronic thesis submission is Amanda Athey, <aathey@uno.edu>. Please see grad.uno.edu, for more information about formats and deadlines.
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