Your Checklist for Success

Master’s Students

Meet with your faculty advisor to plan a course of study for your first semester

Resolve any admission contingencies
Establish residency-related ties in Washington immediately to make you eligible for future semester tuition waivers.

Establish your Graduate Committee
If you are working with animal subjects, make sure you have approval before beginning your research.
If you are working with human subjects, make sure you have approval (human subjects) or IACUC approval (animal subjects) before beginning your research.
Check with your thesis advisor if you are unsure if these approvals (IRB or IACUC) are already in place.
Submit your program of study to WSU Graduate School office.

Apply for residency in Washington by the beginning of your third semester.

Enroll for at least 2 research credits (or more depending upon your program of study)
Apply for graduation within myWSU as early as possible this semester
At least 14 calendar days before scheduling your final examination, submit a final draft of your thesis to our Graduate Committee members
Schedule your final oral exam
10 business days before your final exam date:
- submit your completed scheduling form to the SOE graduate student coordinator and cc soe.academics@wsu.edu by noon on the day it is due
- Upload a complete draft of your thesis to ProQuest using the WSU Graduate School directions to submit.

Upload a PDF document of your thesis title page, abstract, and signature page to myWSU using these directions.
Email your completed Hold Harmless & Copyright Acknowledgement Form to gradschool@wsu.edu.
Update your ProQuest submission with your completed and revised thesis. This must be the final version with all revisions. This is a graduate school requirement, and until this is done,you will not be cleared for graduation.

Resolve admission contingencies
Establish residency-related ties in Washington immediately to make you eligible for future semester tuition waivers

Establish Your Graduate Committee
If you are working with animal subjects, make sure you have IACUC approval before beginning your research.
If you are working with human subjects, make sure you have IRB approval before beginning your research.
Check with your thesis advisor if you are unsure about whether these approvals are already in place.
Submit your program of study to Graduate School

Apply For Residency at the beginning of your third semester.
Plan & schedule your preliminary exam
Submit your preliminary exam form to your graduate student advisor by noon no later than 10 business days before you intend to take your preliminary exam.

Enroll for at least 2 research credits (or more depending upon your program of study)
Apply for graduation within myWSU as early as possible this semester
Order your cap & gown
Update your diploma address on myWSU
At least 14 calendar days before scheduling your final examination, submit a final draft of your dissertation to your Graduate Committee members, preferably earlier
Schedule your final oral exam
10 business days before your final exam date:
- submit your completed scheduling form to the SOE graduate student coordinator and cc soe.academics@wsu.edu by noon on the day it is due
- Format your dissertation according to the WSU Graduate School’s formatting requirements.
- Upload a complete draft of your dissertation to ProQuest using the Graduate School directions to submit.

Upload a PDF document of your dissertation’s title page, abstract, and signature page to myWSU using these directions.
Email your completed Hold Harmless & Copyright Acknowledgement Form to gradschool@wsu.edu.
Email your Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) completion form to gradschool@wsu.edu.
Update your ProQuest submission with your completed and revised dissertation. This must be the final version with all revisions. This is a graduate school requirement, and until this is done, you will not be cleared for graduation.