The thesis proposal counts as your comprehensive exam - you don't have to take the comps that the PhD students do. You need to research and write your thesis . As you write your thesis, it may help to have a copy of the Thesis and Dissertation Handbook nearby. You need to defend your thesis. You can get an idea of what defenses are like by attending those of other people.
Thesis defenses are open, unlike proposal defenses.
Colleen Hoopes should be notified at least a week before you wish to defend. You need to turn in your thesis to the thesis editor . You're required to turn in the thesis within one month of defending, and have two months to work out changes with the thesis editor. If you're not done after these three months, you may be required to repeat your defense. To graduate within a certain semester, the thesis editor requires that you turn in your thesis six weeks before the last day of the semester.