Title: Developing a Graduation Timeline
Course: CJ601-01:Seminar in the Administration of Criminal Justice > Section: Seeking Advice

Below is an example timeline, known as a ``5-year plan.'' When thinking about your time-to-graduation, it is important to consider whether you are on a typical two-year journey, or if your plan is to complete your degree in more time. The plan should have month-by-month tasks that you anticipate and plan to complete.

The main idea is to work backwards from your ideal graduation date, and input all relevant information, including:

- Graduation
- Culminating Experience Requirements
  - If Thesis: Submission to the Library, Revisions of your Thesis, Submitting your DRAFT thesis to your Committee
  - If Capstone: Capstone Presentations, Submitting your team's DRAFT to the Capstone Coordinator
- Writing up your Culminating Experience Project
- Data Wrangling, Cleaning, and Analysis for your Culminating Experience Project
- Outlining your Culminating Experience Project
- Submitting your Proposed Project for Conference Presentations
- Applying for Grants and Fellowships
- Meeting with Faculty Mentors/Advisors
- Teaching Assistantship or Research Assistantship Responsibilities
- Required Coursework