Master's Flow Chart

Master's (Non-Thesis) & Ed.S. Track

Designed for students in professional or course-based programs.

Action: Meet regularly with your assigned faculty advisor to discuss program requirements, timeline to completion and your Graduation Planning System (GPS) audit. If course registration permits and/or overrides are needed, your advisor will help you secure them.

Deadline: By the first Friday of the semester you intend to graduate
Action: Apply for Graduation via Flashline
Timeline Reminders:
- Master's Degrees: Usually completed in 1 to 6 years; the strict limit is 6 years
- Ed.S. Degrees: Must be completed within 5 years

Designed for students conducting original research and defending a thesis or project.

Coursework Milestone: Meet regularly with your assigned faculty advisor to discuss program requirements, timeline to completion and your Graduation Planning System (GPS) audit. If course registration permits and/or overrides are needed, your advisor will help you secure them.
Proposal Phase: Once your committee is set and you have defended your proposal, file the Notification of Approved Master's Thesis or Master's Project Committee & Proposal form
IRB Requirement: Include IRB approval with your proposal form, if applicable

Deadline: By the first Friday of your final semester
Action: Apply for Graduation via Flashline
Note: Your Committee/Proposal form must be submitted with or before this application

Review Deadlines: Monitor the EHS Graduate Student Services Important Dates for specific defense deadlines
After Defense: File the Thesis or Project Report of Oral Defense form
Final Steps:
- Make revisions by specified deadline and obtain approval from advisor to upload thesis by initiating the Thesis Approval form
- Upload your final thesis to the OhioLink ETD Center
- If the Vacca Office of Student Services requests further corrections, follow their instructions and resubmit to OhioLink