General Outline:
Fall Semester:
- End of Second week: Brief (written) description of project to advisors and 490 professor
 - Early October: Abstract due for SCCUR conference
 - Saturday before Thanksgiving week: present poster on your research at the SCCUR conference
 - Early December: Winter Fest – includes presentation of your poster….
 - Last day of classes: draft of comps report due. This will include all sections required for the final report, and all data gathered to date. In addition, it will include a plan to complete the project on time. You should try very hard to get all data collected this term.
 
Spring Semester:
- End of Week 1: last day to collect data.
 - End of Week 4: Near-final draft due to advisor
 - Weeks 6—7 (The two weeks prior to Spring Break:) oral presentations to Department
 - Friday before Spring Break: Final report due (see guidelines for formatting and procedures)
 - Spring Break: Enjoy the break without a thesis hanging over your head!!!!