Graduate students in a MA\/MS program are required to complete either a master’s thesis or final research paper to achieve the degree.<\/p>\n
Those programs are:<\/p>\n
Use the forms and instructions below to secure approval for your thesis\/research paper and apply for graduation. We’ve also included some helpful resources for styling\/formatting your final paper.<\/p>\n
The links and forms below will guide you through the process of putting together a research proposal and getting approval for your final paper or project. If you are planning to use human subjects in your thesis, research paper, or capstone project<\/a>, you need to secure\u00a0Institutional Review Board approval (formerly Human Subjects Committee) PRIOR to gathering data.\u00a0<\/strong>The official approval and survey\/interview document must be included in and with your proposal approval form (previously Form 3).<\/p>\n Students usually\u00a0register for research\/thesis credits for the term in which they plan to complete the oral defense and degree.\u00a0In order to register, you must complete an Arranged Course Form and contact your\u00a0advisor\/graduate committee chair for approval.<\/p>\n All MA\/MS students should use the\u00a0Handbook for the Preparation of the Thesis or Research Paper<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in order to correctly format their final papers and should supplement with other specialized handbooks that may come from their departments or are available online.<\/p>\n The current handbook\u00a0is updated to provide guidelines for\u00a0APA 6th Edition and MLA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These templates are provided for your convenience in properly formatting your research paper or thesis.<\/strong>\u00a0 The use of templates is not mandatory, but it may assist you in ensuring that your final product meets the formatting requirements of the School of Graduate Studies.\u00a0 Please\u00a0contact our office<\/a>\u00a0if you experience any difficulties.<\/p>\n Graduate students in a MA\/MS program are required to complete either a master’s thesis or final research paper to achieve the degree. Those programs are: Biology (MS) English (MA\/MS) Environmental Studies (MS) Mathematics (MS) Go to the Applied Master’s Track if you are pursuing the Master of Arts in Teaching, the Master of Special Education, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":528,"featured_media":0,"parent":1114,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/528"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4356,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions\/4356"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Register for Research\/Thesis Credits<\/h3>\n
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Final Paper Handbooks<\/h3>\n
General Handbook – MA\/MS Degrees<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Creative Thesis – MA in English Only<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Front Matter Templates<\/h3>\n
\u00a0APA 6th Edition Users<\/h5>\n
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\u00a0MLA Users – MA in English Only<\/h5>\n
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