USC: Department of Geography

The following list includes the forms and the general order in which they should be completed during pursuit of a Masters degree in Geography at the University of South Carolina. Important comments are under each form name.

Masters Progress to Degree: http://gradschool.sc.edu/degreereq/maschart.asp

Graduate School Forms Library: http://gradschool.sc.edu/DocLibrary/

STEPS

Ο Registrar’s Semester Advisement Form
Be careful to follow the POS., observe 700-level credit issues and tuition allotment, confer with advisor before deviating from advisement when registering for courses.

Ο Program of Study (MPOS)

1. Fill out the MS Word .docx Masters program of study Worksheet
2. Bring to the Graduate Director or Graduate Coordinator for verification.
3. Transfer the verified list of courses from the worksheet to the Graduate School Program of Study form (i.e. DPOS form).

Ο Application for Graduation (AS-126)

Ο Departmental Defense
This form is for the oral defense (i.e. not the acceptance of the document).

Ο Thesis Signature (G-TSF)
This form is the Graduate School form for the defense of the thesis acceptance of the document. If a citation style other the Chicago Manual of Style was used, email the Graduate Director a note indicating the Major Advisor states the particular style used and states “this alternate style of citation selected was correctly used in the thesis.”

Formatting Guidelines: http://gradschool.sc.edu/thesisdissertation/format.asp

January 30" Degree Application Deadline

April 5: Format Check Deadline

April 5: Defense Deadline

April 16: Final Submission Deadline

Thesis Submission Portal: http://dissertations.umi.com/sc