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Degree Information

The Degree of Master of Science

Thesis Option

An acceptable thesis is required for the Master of Science degree for a student who selects the thesis option program. The finished work must reflect a comprehensive understanding of the pertinent literature and express in clear English, the problem(s) for study, the method, significance and results of the student’s original research. Guidelines for the preparation of the thesis are available in the Thesis Manual, which is available online at thesis.tamu.edu.

After successful defense (or exemption) and approval by the student’s advisory committee and the head of the student’s major department (or chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if appropriate), the student must submit his/her thesis to the Thesis Office in electronic format as a single PDF file. The PDF file must be uploaded to the Thesis Office website, thesis.tamu.edu. Additionally, a signed approval form must be brought or mailed to the Thesis Office. The PDF file and the signed approval form are required by the deadline.

Deadline dates for submitting are announced each semester or summer term in the “Office of Graduate Studies Calendar” (see Time Limit statement). These dates also can be accessed via the website ogs.tamu.edu/OGS/currentCalendars.htm.

Before a student can be “cleared” by the Thesis Office, a processing fee must be paid at the Fiscal Department. After commencement, theses are digitally stored and made available through the Texas A&M Libraries.

A thesis that is deemed unacceptable by the Thesis Office because of excessive corrections will be returned to the student’s department head (or chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if applicable). The manuscript must be resubmitted as a new document, and the entire review process must begin again. All original submittal deadlines must be met during the resubmittal process to graduate that semester.