Students must comply with all rules established by the Graduate College. Students should check on the current rules by viewing the Guidelines for the Preparation of the Master’s Thesis. Electronic submission of a thesis is allowed by the University. Hard copy submission requires the student to submit three unbound final copies, on 100% cotton bond paper with original signatures, within 60 days of completion of the oral defense. The Department requires an electronic copy (in Word) be given to the major professor and also given to the Departmental staff (in Word or pdf). The thesis in Word will be converted to a pdf file and stored on the L drive for reference purposes. It is up to the student, in discussion with the Major Professor, if they wish to provide a hard copy to any committee members.