Early in the semester or summer in which a student intends to complete the Master’s degree, he/she needs to prepare a final version of the thesis and plan for the oral exam.
General Graduate School Master’s Degree Guidelines
Sociology Master’s Degree Requirements Checklist
Information about formatting and depositing the thesis is available on this link (scroll down the page): “Guide to Preparing Your Master’s Thesis.” The Sociology and Community & Environmental Sociology departments have no specific bibliography requirements, only a broad one: Students must choose a generally accepted academic journal style (such as the one used in ASR) and use it consistently.