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Culminating Experience Guidelines

Deadlines:

FTV Fall Graduation
Proposal Draft Deadline: February 25, 2024
Proposal Defense Deadline: April 1, 2024
Final Draft Deadline: October 1, 2024
Final Defense Deadline: November 1, 2024

FTV Spring Graduation
Proposal Draft Deadline: October 1, 2024
Proposal Defense Deadline: November 1, 2024
Final Draft Deadline: February 25, 2025
Final Defense Deadline: April 1, 2025

FTV Summer Graduation
Proposal Draft Deadline: February 25, 2025
Proposal Defense Deadline: April 1, 2025
Final Draft Deadline: July 1, 2025
Final Defense Deadline: July 30, 2025

Theater & Doctoral Fall Graduation:
Final Defense Deadline: November 18
ProQuest Submissions Deadline: December 1

Theater & Doctoral Spring Graduation: 
Proposal Deadline: November 18
Final Defense Deadline: March 17
ProQuest Submissions Deadline: April 1

Summer Graduation:
Students wishing to complete their culminating experience over the Summer must seek permission/approval from their department chair, faculty mentor, and either Hector Cruz (Film-TV and Theatre programs) or Stacey Reed (COM programs).

Guidelines by Degree:

All Students: Culminating Projects Checklist
Theatre: MFA in Acting Thesis Proposal Format
  MFA in Acting Thesis Guidelines
  M.A. in Theatre Thesis Proposal Format
  M.A. in Theatre Culminating Experience
Film & TV: MFA in Film-Television Portfolio Guidelines - Producing; Directing
  MFA in Film-Television Portfolio Guidelines - Script & Screenwriting
  MFA in Film-Television Script & Screenwriting Portfolio Orientation Video
  Thesis Guidelines (to be updated)
  M.A. in Film-Television - Scriptwriting Culminating Project
Strategic Communication
& Journalism:

Thesis & Portfolio Guidelines

Directed Project information
Doctoral Students: Please see doctoral handbook and faculty mentor for dissertation guidelines.
Please see DSC Handbook and faculty mentor for guidelines.

Proofreaders:

Contact one of the University-approved proofreaders below for rates and availability. Students are responsible for paying for the proofreader services.
  Joshua Fisher
joshfisherwrites@gmail.com | 860.994.0770
  Beth Goins
b_bazan@yahoo.com | 630.962.6872
  Judith Gooch
phdprof16@gmail.com | 832.573.5920
  Elizabeth Henry
elizabeth.roy0613@yahoo.com | 334.233.7317
  Heidi Livingston
h.liv1209@gmail.com | 757.636.9471
  Andrea Scott
atscott@regent.edu | 407.917.4384
  Theresa Thorne
edit@theresathorne.com | 757.690.5373
  Hannah White
hannahw777@gmail.com | 757.403.9391
   

Forms:
  FTV Portfolio Committee Application
  Thesis Title Page Template
  Dissertation Title Page Sample
  New Dissertation Signature Page
  Doctoral Dissertation Committee
  Doctoral Dissertation Committee Change Petition
  Dissertation Signature Page Sample
   

Samples:
  SSW Portfolio Sample 1
  SSW Portfolio Sample 2

ProQuest:
  Submission to ProQuest