Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
Degree Plan Form
For Students Admitted to Commence Studies in Fall 2004 or Later
May also be used by students who commenced studies prior to Fall 2004

(rev. April 5, 2006)

Make sure to address each requirement for the MS, Telecom.
Requirements are indicated by the numbers in parentheses and are defined
at http://itp.colorado.edu/DegreesCertificates/MSrequirements.htm.



Student Name		____________________________________________

Student ID		____________________________________________

Email			____________________________________________

Undergrad Degree	____________________________________________

Semester Admitted	____________________________________________

Est. Graduation Date	____________________________________________





Advisor Approval by	____________________________________________

Date			____________________________________________



						Semester, Year	Credits
								toward degree

(1)	TLEN 5300 Telecom Theory and Apps	______________	   0
	(or Waived by Advisor - Advisor Initials ____)

(2)	TLEN 5310 Telecommunications Systems	______________	_______

	TLEN 5330 Data Communications 1	        ______________	_______

(3)	TLEN 5010 Network Economics and Finance 1 ____________	_______

(4)	Enough Technology courses for at least 12 total credits 
	(credits from item (2) count towards this total - but *do not*
	list them again here)

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

(5)	Enough Economics or Business courses for at least 6 total credits
	(credits from item (3) count towards this total - but *do not*
	list them again here)

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

(6)	Enough Policy and Law courses for at least 3 total credits

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

(7)	Programming course (or waived by Advisor - Advisor Initials  ___)

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	
(8)	TLEN 5600 Telecommunications Seminar
	
	First Instance				______________	   2 (1 if taken prior to Fall 2005)

	Second Instance				______________	   2 (1 if taken prior to Fall 2005)

(9)	Research

	TLEN 5700 Research Methods		______________	_______

	TLEN 5710 Capstone      		______________	_______


	- OR - 

	TLEN 6950 Thesis

	Thesis Committee Chair _________________ (must be agreed to by
	the designated faculty member - if none selected yet, put in TBD).

	Research Methods Course (or waived by Thesis Chair - Chair Initials ____ )

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______
	(Typically, the research methods course is TLEN 5700 Capstone Seminar 1)

	Thesis Credits				______________	_______
	(total thesis and research methods
	credits should equal 7, no more		______________	_______
	than 6 credits of thesis credits)
						______________	_______

						______________	_______

						______________	_______

(10)	Other Courses (including transfer courses)
	MAKE SURE TO CALCULATE THE DEGREE TOTAL AT THE BOTTOM
	
	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	Course	______________________________	______________	_______

	TOTAL (must equal or exceed 36)				_______


REASON FOR EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS

List supporting reasons for each waiver requested.