MONTANA TECH Graduate Student Program Planning Form
This form is intended to help you chart the course toward your degree, which is a memorandum of understanding between you and your advisor.  It is recommended that you treat this document as a “project management plan” and timeline, and begin working on it your first semester and finalize it your second semester or ~15 credit hrs.
NAME:	 		STUDENT I.D. #	 	
THESIS ADVISOR: 		ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE:   	
Graduate Program: 	
Degree Type:  Master’s Degree
OPTION A:	Thesis  or	Publishable Paper in lieu of Thesis (requires approval of Department) OPTION B:	Non-Thesis
Ph.D. Degree

RESEARCH/PRODUCT TOPIC: 	
TOOLS NEEDED: 	
CURRENT STRENGTHS I WILL DRAW FROM: 	
DEVELOPMENT GOALS: 	
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 	

In the context of not only your strengths, but those of your primary advisor, along with your goals, consider how to supplement /add:
FACULTY RESOURCES / EXPERTISE: 	

After consideration of the above, consultation with candidate faculty committee members, and review of the requirements for committee composition in the Graduate Student Handbook, complete the: Graduate Committee Appointment Form.  [Non-thesis students should check program goals for final oral or written examination, which may also require a committee.]

SAFETY HAZARDS: 	
PROACTIVE SAFETY MEASURES: 	

Please review the specific course requirements for your intended degree, as listed in the Graduate Catalog (links to each program are at the end).

	Thesis MS	Non-Thesis MS	Ph.D	My Degree	
	Others	Ind Hyg	Pet Eng				
Coursework	20	28	21	31 or 34	31 or 34		
Seminar	2 or 3*	3	3	2 or 3*	2 or 3*		
Project/Thesis	8	6	6	0 or 3	0 or 3		
Evaluations	Thesis 
(written and oral defense) 	0 or 1	Qual., Cand., Defense		
TOTAL	30 or 31	37	30	36 or 37	36 or 37		

Course # (not CRN)	Course Title	Term	Credits	

				

MINIMUM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:	REQUIRED FOUNDATIONAL COURSES (IF ANY):

Course # (not CRN)	Course Title	Term	Credits	
**TC 5150/5160	Writing Seminar 			
	Technical Discipline seminar			

	TOTAL		

 COURSEWORK TO ENHANCE DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE:	SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION:

Course #
(Ex: ENGR 5880)	Course Description	Term	Credits	

				

				

				

				

				
	TOTAL		

**Either Course Fills Writing Seminar Requirement

THESIS OR DISSERTATION CREDITS:
Course # (not CRN)	Course Title	Term	Credits	

				

APPROVALS AND AGREEMENT

SIGNATURE:    		 	
(Graduate Student)	Date
SIGNATURE:    		 	
(Major Advisor)	Date