Thesis Protocols

The following courses must be completed:

Enroll in Thesis Research I in the Fall of your final year of study.  At this time you will search out a faculty mentor willing to guide you in the next semester.

CMGA 6880 Thesis Research I (3) A one-on-one mentor-student course in which the student finds a mentor, develops a thesis proposal and outline, commences research, and learns the guidelines for proper thesis development.

Enroll in Thesis Research II after completion of Thesis Research I.  Finish your thesis project under the tutelage of your mentor on a schedule determined by the mentor.  Your mentor will select two faculty readers for your finished thesis, in collaboration with you, and will set a date for your defense of thesis before your mentor and readers in sufficient time for any possible subsequent revisions or amendments to be completed before the last day for grades to be submitted.

CMGA 6888 Thesis Research II (3) A one-on-one mentor-student course in which the thesis proposal and early research are developed into a final written thesis in proper form.

The following paperwork must be completed for thesis defense and acceptance by Dean:

• An abstract card to be filled out in proper form
• Report on Thesis Cards to be filled out by Mentor and both readers.
• Two original copies of Thesis Acceptance Form filled out by mentor and signed by readers.

The Thesis itself, generally ranging from 80 to 130 pages, must be presented to the Dean in proper form:

• Two copies
• Printed on special Fordham Seal bond paper
• Each copy in a binder.

Paper and binders are available in University bookstores.  To be filled out by your Thesis Mentor and returned to, Lydia Ocasio, the Graduate Dean’s Executive Secretary, the day of your scheduled presentation of your thesis to the Dean. It requires only your name, the title of your thesis, your department, the name of your mentor and the degree you are seeking.