The thesis may be a single, extended piece of nonfiction, a collection of shorter nonfiction pieces, or a collection of essays. Whatever the project, the thesis is expected to be of publishable quality. A proposal for the thesis is submitted to the thesis director for approval before the student registers for the required thesis credit. After completing the work, the student must pass an oral defense conducted by the thesis committee and receive the committee's approval of the completed thesis. Text taken from the booklet Graduate Studies in English.
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