MS with Thesis in WE, final term

There are two aspects to the Welding Engineering MS with Thesis final examination: the submission of a Master's thesis and the oral defense of this thesis by the student before an MS examination committee. Students must satisfactorily pass both aspects of the examination to be awarded the degree of Master's of Science.

Publication/Presentation requirement

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To earn the degree, students are expected to meet the MS with Thesis Publication/Presentation requirement detailed at the link above.

Submission of the Welding Engineering Publication Form (PDF) is required to confirm completion of this requirement. Please submit this to the MSE-WE Graduate Studies Coordinator and cc your advisor.

 

MS Examination Committee Membership

Your exam committee is to be made up of at least two Welding Engineering faculty members, one of whom is your advisor. These committee members are to be listed on your Application to Graduate; if there is any change in the committee's membership, you must file a “Committee and Examination Petition” form on GradForms.osu.edu before the committee meets.

  • If you are co-advised by two WE faculty, a third WE faculty member must be included.
  • Along with these two WE faculty, your committee may include non-OSU members. If they are to be voting members, you must file a “Committee and Examination Petition” through your gradforms.osu.edu account. You will be required to attach the external member’s resume/CV with your request. Make your request at least three weeks in advance of the exam to permit approval time at both the local and Graduate School levels.

Required MS examination forms and due dates

The student is to coordinate with the MS Exam Committee the date for the Master's Examination.

Your submission of the on-line Application to Graduate form will generate two on-line forms, or “tasks”, for your committee members, the Report on Final Examination and the Report on Final Document. Your committee members will have access to these on-line forms by logging in to their GradForms.osu.edu account. You may log in to GradForms, as well, to view the completion status.

Deadlines--Your committee must post their approval for both forms by the Commencement deadlines detailed in the Graduate School Graduation Calendar. If met, you will qualify to attend Commencement in the term of graduation.

1) Final thesis draft to the committee
Submit one week before exam date

The complete Master's thesis document to be evaluated by the student's committee is to be delivered to the members no later than one week prior to the Master’s Examination date.

Public announcement of the MS defense--Also at least one week before the MS defense date the student is to announce the title, abstract, and location/video conference link for the defense. The student is asked to complete this form which will then be formatted and forwarded to the WE graduate students and faculty: Speaker Presentation form

2) Master's Examination
To be held on or before "Examination and Reports" deadline

You must hold an oral defense of your thesis with the members of your Master's Examination Committee on or before the “Examinations and Reports” deadline listed on the Graduation Calendar. The exam must occur during normal university business hours and may start no later than 3:30 p.m. A typical exam length is approximately two hours. This may be held in-person or by video conference.

Examination results
Results are to be posted by your committee to GradForms.osu.edu on the Report on Final Examination by 11:59 p.m. of the “Examinations and Reports” date listed on the Graduation Calendar.

3) Master's Thesis final document
Approval and upload by "Approved Thesis" deadline

The exam committee may indicate that changes / corrections are to be made in the thesis as a result of your Master’s exam. These changes should be made and a revised, final thesis provided to your examining committee. If the committee is satisfied with the document, they will indicate their approval by way of the Report on Final Document available to your committee members in their gradforms.osu.edu accounts. 

Important--A number of items need to be addressed between the oral exam and the "Approved thesis" deadline:

  • Addressing any corrections to the thesis required by the committee.
  • Providing the committee time to re-read the corrected thesis.
  • The results of the Report on Final Document posted to GradForms by all committee members.
  • Final, approved thesis uploaded to OhioLink (further details below).

Electronic submission of thesis
All Master's theses are required to be submitted electronically--i.e., in PDF format--through the state's library network, OhioLINK (www.ohiolink.edu/etd). An Electronic Thesis / Dissertation (ETD) may be prepared by using nearly any word processor or document preparation system and by incorporating relevant multimedia objects.

Further information regarding how to prepare and submit your thesis may be found within the "Dissertations and Theses" section of the Graduate School's web site. At this link you will find a tutorial on how to convert a document to PDF, templates, addition of multimedia to the document, workshops, FAQs, and more.

 

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Questions? Please contact the MSE-WE Graduate Studies Coordinator, Mark Cooper

Room reservation
To reserve a conference room in Fontana or EJTC.

Graduate School, Graduation Services

Public announcement of the MS defense--At least one week before the MS defense date the student is to announce the title, abstract, and location/video conference link for the defense. The student is asked to complete this form which will then be formatted and forwarded to the WE graduate students and faculty: 
Speaker Presentation form

End-of-Semester graduate
A degree applicant who does not meet graduation deadlines to qualify for Commencement in term of application but who does complete all degree requirements by the last business day prior to the start of the next term.

  • Such a student will receive the degree at or after Commencement in the following term.
  • Enrollment in that following term is not required to receive the degree. 
  • If requested, the Graduate School can provide a verification letter confirming completion of all degree requirements.