Part 1

PETITION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR Master’s Thesis Research and Direction

BME 8999

1-8 credits (Maximum 8)

This form must be signed by your thesis advisor and the department Graduate Program Chair. Then submit it to Dept. Advisor for Banner override and registration instructions. You must also submit a Plan of Work approved and signed by your thesis advisor with this form.

  • Please attach an abstract of your Thesis Research with this form.

Student Name: ______PID: ______

Day time Phone Number: ______Cell Number: ______

Email Address: ______WSU email: ______

Request permission to register for BME 8999 for______hours of credit to be earnedthrough Master’s Thesis for the term(s) ______(Please indicate in which terms you will be registering for these credits).

The Master’s Thesis requires a written thesis(which must conform to the published style manual in order for it to be accepted by the University) and an Oral Defense (please announce to the BME faculty and students using the Thesis Defense Announcement form). Before announcing the Oral Defense, the student must complete Part 1 of the Final Thesis Defense Approval Form and submit it to the Graduate Program Chair for approval. Part 2 of this form needs to be completed with the final grade, upon completion of the Oral Defense. You may consult the Student Handbook for more directions.

THESIS ADVISOR’S APPROVAL: I approve the topic of this thesis, and can give the necessary time to direct the work.

Student’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Thesis AdvisorSignature: ______PRINT NAME) ______

*Advisor or co-advisor must be member of BME faculty.Date: ______

*Co-Advisor ______Date: ______

Committee Member______Date:______

Committee Member:______Date:______

GraduateProgram Chair’s: ______Date: ______

Override granter: ______Date:______

Part 2

Approving Master’s Thesis Defense Plan

Part 2

Approving Master’s Thesis Defense Plan

Please attach abstract to this form.

Name of Candidate: ______

Student ID Number: ______

Degree to be conferred: Master of Science

Thesis Title: ______

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Thesis credit registration histories (list semester(s) and CRN): ______

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Student Signature: ______Date:______

Advisor: ______Date:______

Co-Advisor (if outside of BME core or joint faculty): ______

Committee Member: ______

Committee Member: ______

APPROVED BY:Signature______Date______

BME Graduate Program Chair

Part 3

Certifying Fulfillment of Master’s Thesis Degree Requirements

THESIS COMMITTEE’S REPORT – after oral defense

This is to certify that on the basis of the unity, continuity, and quality of the student’s courses and his/her command of knowledge in his/her major, including the substantial and acceptable character of the thesis or essay if required, that this candidate has:

[ ]Satisfactorily completed the Master Thesis Defense based on final oral exam.

[ ]Unsatisfactorily completed the Master Thesis Defense. Reason below.

Date of Review ______COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ SIGNATURES:

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Remarks:

Thesis grade assigned by Committee: ______

Please submit this approved form to the BME Graduate Program Chair within three days after the defense.