MS Student Final Exam Checklist

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky

Import from MS Plan of Study

Load a JSON file exported from the MS Plan of Study tool to auto-populate student info, committee, courses, and plan details.

I. Advisory Committee
At least 3 members: the advisor (chair), one other member of the UK Graduate Faculty, and a third qualified member (Graduate Faculty membership preferred but not required). At least one member must hold full Graduate Faculty status.
# Committee Member Email
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II. Courses
All course work should be approved by the student's Advisory Committee.
a. Core Courses (Must complete 3 of the 6 core courses, with a grade of B or higher in each)
EE 611: Semester Grade
EE 661: Semester Grade
EE 621: Semester Grade
EE 685: Semester Grade
EE 640: Semester Grade
EE 641: Semester Grade
b. Advanced or Specialty Courses (Exclude EE 748, EE 768 and EE 784, which are not counted toward the coursework hours)
CourseSemesterGradeCredits CourseSemesterGradeCredits
III. Publications and Patents

Import from ORCID

Refereed Journal Articles
Format: AuthorLastName, First, "Title," Journal Name, vol. #, pp. 1-4, Month, Year.
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[4]
Refereed Conference Publications
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Other Publications (including Patents)
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
IV. Awards & Activities
List any awards received, or significant activities, such as NSF ethics training.
V. Final Defense
See Rubrics for quantitative scoring.
? Quality of Writing (Thesis/Project):
? Quality of Oral Presentation:
? Quality of the Research:
? Ability to Field Technical Questions:
? Ability to Perform Creative Research:
Committee Recommendation:
Chair Signature

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Scoring Rubric

Scoring should be between 1 – 4, with 4 being Exceptional and 1 being Unsatisfactory. Each committee member should provide an independent score. The average score of all committee members is to be entered on the checklist.

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Last updated: 2026-02-23