Department of Psychology at Illinois State University
Students who want to register for their first hour of PSY 499 Master's Thesis must complete the Preliminary Department Approval of Thesis Committee Chair and Topic form and secure the signatures of the faculty member serving as chair and the sequence/program coordinator. The form should then be submitted to the Graduate Psychology Programs office for approval of a course override for PSY 499. Students may not register for PSY 499 until the override is approved. Please note that you should download the form to your computer, open the document in MS Word, and type in the gray boxes (which expand as necessary); please do not fill out the form by hand.
When a second faculty member has agreed to participate on the thesis committee, students should complete the Department Approval of Thesis Committee and Topic form, secure the committee members signatures, and submit the form to the Graduate Psychology Programs office.
Once the Department Approval form has been signed by the department chair, the Change of Thesis Committee/Project form is only required if students, with their thesis committee's approval, seeks a change in either the members of their thesis committee or a significant change in the topic or research conducted for their thesis. Students should consult with their thesis committee chair if the change form is required.
The forms on this Web site are Microsoft Word documents that should be filled in on the computer and then printed for the appropriate signatures.
The following information and forms are on the Graduate School Web site:
*NOTE: There are subtle differences between the Graduate School thesis information and that of the department. Students are expected to comply with all Department of Psychology requirements to successfully complete thesis requirements.
