An example Time Line for an M.Sc. degree. Step 3

An example Time-Line for an M.Sc. whose duration is 21 months, about the mean at UWO .

		Year 1
Month		Thesis deadlines	Meeting deadlines	Other deadlines
2	Oct	Draft Research Project
3	Nov	1st Adv Com Meeting
4	Dec	Start Preliminary Exp
6	Feb	Analyze experiments
7	Mar	Write up and distribute to Adv Com.
8	April	2nd Adv Com Meeting get advice on abstract #1
9	May	Continue/Start new exp	Abstract deadline
12	Aug	finish analysis of experiments
		Year 2
13	Sept	Prepare Figures for paper	Start thinking of your next project
14	Oct		Prepare Poster (use figures from paper)	Start thinking of your next position Apply for scholarship
15	Nov		Go to Meeting #1
16	Dec	Write draft of paper (incorporate feedback from meeting) Submit to Supervisor
17	Jan	Re-write draft of paper Sub to Supervisor	Write abstract #2 Abstract #2 deadline	Perhaps start a collaborative exp. on a topic outside your thesis
18	Feb	Write final draft of paper Submit to colleagues Revise paper Send paper to publisher
19	Mar	Change paper(s) into thesis Distribute Thesis 3rd Adv. Com. meeting Revise thesis
20	April	Distribute thesis Final Adv. Com. meeting to approve thesis Final Thesis revisions Distribute final thesis	start poster #2	Finish exp on a topic outside your thesis Start abstract #3
21	May	Prepare for defense Defend thesis Hand in thesis	Go to meeting #2	Abstract #3 deadline
	June	Thesis deadline