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F. Scheduling the Dissertation Oral Defense

ACTIVITY Date Accomplished

(27) The dissertation chair ascertain from the Dean of the _______________
Graduate School a convenient time to schedule a defense

(28) Submit “Request to Schedule Dissertation Request:” form _______________
form to Department Chair (must be three weeks prior to
oral defense)

(29) Confirmation of an external examiner by the Dean of _______________
the Graduate School

(30) Submit a final copy of the Dissertation to the Dean of _______________
the Graduate School, (two weeks prior to an oral defense).

(31) Submit dissertation to all five (5) members of the Examining _______________
Committee (two weeks prior to an oral defense)

(32) All necessary forms to be signed during and after the _______________
defense should be ready prior to the oral defense.

G. Completing the Process

ACTIVITY Date Accomplished

(33) Prepare for oral defense (review dissertation; prepare _______________
materials for presentation; check with dissertation chair

(34) Oral defense _______________

(35) Hand in “Report of the Final Exam” to the Dean of the _______________
Graduate School

(36) Complete editing, following the Graduate School Standards _______________

(37) Submit final form of dissertation to Dissertation Advisory _______________
Committee Chair. If acceptable, she/he will sign
“Certificate of Acceptability”

(38) Submit final and corrected copy of dissertation to final _______________
review and approval to the Dean of Graduate School.

(39) Final Approval by the Dean of the Graduate _______________

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