The Thesis Committee
The membership of the committee should be established as follows: The thesis committee will consist of a minimum of three faculty members; at least two of these members must be from the Department of Pharmacology. The thesis advisor must be a member of the faculty of the Department of Pharmacology. The thesis committee will be chosen by the student in consultation with his/her thesis advisor. The name of the thesis advisor and names of the thesis committee members should be submitted by the student in writing to the Director of the Master's Program no later than February 1st of the academic year. A tentative title of the thesis must be submitted to the Program Director on or before the last weekday in February. The thesis committee should meet once prior to June 1st to approve the subject matter and research direction of the thesis, and at least a second time to review and/or approve the thesis before the submission of the final copy of the thesis.

Thesis Guidelines
The thesis will consist of a survey of the literature of the topic selected by the student in consultation with the thesis advisor. The survey of the literature should be approximately 20-25 pages; the survey should be supported by a reasonable number of primary references. The references should be numbered in the order that they appear. The student will propose a hypothesis to be tested based on the survey of the literature under the section of statement of the problem and design experiments to test the hypothesis. The thesis must include the following sections: Abstract, Background, Statement of the Problem, Materials and Methods, Expected Results and Discussion, and Conclusions. The thesis should be typed double spaced. With regard to the style, basic rules, and forms for the Master's thesis, the student should follow the style of the doctoral dissertations as recommended by the Graduate School.

The student should consult with his/her advisor in this matter. University Graduate School's "General Guidelines for Use in Preparing Thesis and Dissertations" are available in the departmental office.

Thesis Submission and Deadline
The thesis must be read and approved by each member of the Thesis Committee. Following approval, each member of the committee will sign the front page of the thesis. The letter of transmittance used for submission of the thesis to the Graduate School must also be signed by each member of the Thesis Committee and, in addition, must be signed by Dr. Clarkson, Director of the Master's Program or Dr. Agrawal, Chairman of the Department. A copy (in the format of floppy disks or CD ROM) of the final thesis, committee approved version, should be given to the Program Director or the Chairman of the Department before obtaining the signature for the letter of transmittance. The first day to submit the final copy of the approved thesis is June 15th of the academic year. The student must check with the Graduate School for the deadline for submission of the thesis in order to graduate in a specific month.

Graduate School Deadline to Apply for Conferment of Degree
There are three months in which graduation occurs: August, December, and May. Graduation ceremonies are held only in May. However, in order to graduate in any of these months, an application to graduate must be submitted to the Graduate School. The student must check with the Graduate School for the deadlines to submit his/her application.

Master's Fees
When applying for graduation, the following fees are required: Degree Fee $25.00; Binding Fee $7.00.