All changes must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office so that the student's file remains current. Documents substantiating certain course work should accompany the program plan to the associate dean of graduate studies, if appropriate. Petition for changes in graduate program requirements. In preparing the program plan the student should use the Guidelines for Completing the Graduate Program Plan which will be mailed with the admission letter. The thesis project and the formal paper which documents it are distinctive to the UW-Green Bay graduate program.
All students complete a thesis project working with their major professor and committee.
The project provides an opportunity for graduate students to focus and apply their course work and make a public contribution to knowledge. Successful completion of a thesis is a clear indication of a student's ability to define, investigate, and solve problems. The thesis proposal is a formal document which provides an overview of the planned thesis project. It must include an explanation of the research problem, issue, or situation to be addressed, its relevance or application, the methods and resources that will be used in completing the thesis, and a list of references cited. In preparing the proposal the student should use Guidelines for Preparing the Thesis Proposal.