| WHAT |
WHEN |
|
|
| Read “Mentoring.” |
1st semester |
________ |
| Choose your advisor. |
1st semester |
________ |
| Meet with your
advisor and establish your Plan of Study. |
2nd semester |
________ |
| Select your committee. |
Varies by department |
________ |
| Submit the finalized
Plan of Study to the Graduate Degree Certification Office. |
3rd semester
in residence |
________ |
| Schedule the
written and ORAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION when essentially all course
work has been completed. |
Three weeks before
the date of the examination |
________ |
| Submit the Doctoral
ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY form to the Graduate Degree Certification
Office. The Advancement to Candidacy form must be approved before
scheduling the Oral Defense Examination. |
NO LATER THAN
SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE ORAL DEFENSE EXAMINATION |
________ |
| Submit the final
draft of the dissertation to your committee for approval and format
review. |
Varies by department |
________ |
| Submit the ANNOUNCEMENT
OF ORAL DEFENSE EXAMINATION to the Graduate Degree Certification Office. |
Three weeks before
the date of the examination |
________ |
| Submit the final
two library copies of the dissertation to the Graduate Degree Certification
Office. |
See published
deadlines in your department, or on the Graduate
Degree Certification Home Page on the Internet. |
________ |
