Important information for those intending to graduate in May! Please read carefully.
- Step 1: Now is the time to have your complete and polished paper reviewed by your Research Advisor or the Advising Specialist (for those doing Internships). Revisions, based on their comments, should be made as soon as possible. (It often takes several iterations to get to this point. Please plan accordingly.)
- Step 2: Once the paper has met the initial screening and is approved (Step 1), it should be sent to NRES Program Director, Piper Hodson, for further review/approval. Please note that it may take two or more weeks for this step.
- Step 3: When the paper has met the Director’s approval (Step 2), you will be invited to select your presentation date and send your paper to your Evaluation Committee, if you haven’t already done so. At least 2 weeks should be allowed between the distribution of your paper to your committee (following Step 2) and the presentation date. You will be asked to complete a document (we will provide you with the template) for advertising your presentation. Please note, all students planning to graduate in May 2019, must complete their capstone presentation on or before April 5th!
- Step 4: At the time of the presentation, you will receive feedback from your Evaluation Committee regarding any additional revisions. These comments must be addressed and the final paper returned to the Committee for further review as soon as possible.
- Step 5: Approximately two weeks before the Deposit Deadline (by no later than April 12th) all changes (from Step 4) should be completed and the paper should have received final approval by your Committee.
- Step 6: The finished paper (Step 5) must undergo a final format check (please send to Karen Claus no later than April 12th) and be approved by the Department Head (Karen will arrange this for you) no later than the Deposit deadline of April 26th, in order to graduate in May. If any of the above deadlines are not met, the student will continue to pursue completion but will not graduate until August or December.
For further questions or clarification, please contact Renee Gracon at gracon1@illinois.edu.
The finish line is in sight, but please pay close attention to these very important deadlines. We hope to see you in cap and gown in May!