ECE Department Procedures for Graduating
Magna and Summa Cum Laude
An EE major pursuing the magna or summa cum
laude status the following timeline must be followed to complete the Honors Thesis,
research project by the time of graduation. To graduate with magna or summa you
must maintain an upper division GPA of 3.50 or 3.80 respectively. If
you do not complete a thesis, your honors will be reverted to Cum Laude status.
1.
Identify your research project and Research
Supervisor 3-4 semesters prior to graduation and meet with the Undergraduate
Coordinator for approval of research project. Complete the Honors Thesis
Submission Form and submit a scanned copy to undergraduate advisor via
email. The ECE department has five
research divisions to assist you in identifying an area of interest and the
associated faculty members. The Undergraduate Coordinator can also assist you
with identifying appropriate faculty members. Further information can be found
at: http://www.ece.ufl.edu/content/divisions.
2.
Once your research is defined and approved by
your Research Supervisor you must form a supervisory committee consisting of at
least two other faculty members. Generally
the research supervisor serves as your Chair of this committee. Of the two remaining
members, one must be from the ECE department and the other must be from an
outside department or even outside the college. Your Research Supervisor can
aid you in the selection of the committee members. Additional committee members
can be added if desired. Additional members should be discussed with your
Research Supervisor. Once your research topic is approved and your committee
has been formed work on the research can begin. You must meet with your Research Supervisor
regularly to ensure that the work is properly progressing. Weekly meeting are
recommended.
3.
During the last semester before graduation you
will complete the thesis and/or research project, present results in a formal
defense before the entire committee, and submit your thesis along with all
associated paperwork. The deadline for
the submission of the thesis and/or
project/creative work is on the last day of classes.
During the last semester the following
timeline must be followed:
1.
By the third of week of the semester, students
will have the Appointment of Supervisory Committe Form completed and signed.
2.
Step 2: By the sixth week you will have
selected a date to present your Final Oral Examinations. The date of
the final oral examinations should be prior to final exams week and reading
days.
3.
Step 3: Submit the
final approved version of your thesis to the EE Program Advisor at least two
days prior to the last day of class of your graduating semester. Thesis and/or project/creative work is due on
the last day of classes, extensions are rarely provided. It is
a firm University policy that the thesis is due at on the last day of
classes.
College of Engineering Honors Policy handout:
Submission
Process for Undergraduate Honors Theses:
To see previous theses,
use this website http://www.honors.ufl.edu/apps/Thesis.aspx/Search then use the drop down box and scroll
to Electrical Engineering.
Honors
Thesis Submissions Form-
Appointment
of Supervisory Committee Form-
Final Oral Examination-
UF Library IR
Coordinator
Submit the following
materials via email to the UF Library IR Coordinator: (a) your completed and signed Honors Thesis
Submission Form, (b) thesis files (note: file formats should conform to the acceptable
formats list), (c) a signed Internet
Distribution Permissions form
for granting access (if this form is not received, the thesis will not
be publicly available), and (d) for all copyrighted materials included in the
thesis, a signed letter
of permission to quote or reproduce
copyrighted material.
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