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5. The approval of a proposal remains valid for one year after
which a resubmission must be submitted to the IRB in
order to conduct or continue the research.

6. Any changes made to an approved proposal require the
researcher to submit the revised and updated proposal for
approval again before research can be conducted.

7. An EXEMPT proposal means a research proposal does not
involve human subjects and therefore, it is exempt from
further IRB review. However, such research must be
submitted to the chair for his review and documentation
for record purposes and feedback for approval sent to the
individual/group within two weeks from the date of
submission.

C. Incomplete Research Paper or Thesis

Students who do not complete the research paper or thesis in the
seminar course must register for Research Advisement (one graduate
credit hour) in order to receive faculty assistance in the completion of
the paper or thesis. The student has two semesters to remove the
Incomplete in Seminar.

D. Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines and Processes

The dissertation is required of all students working towards completing
a doctoral degree. Students will observe and follow the policies in the
Dissertation Handbook. Upon completion of the dissertation, students
will follow the procedures to have the document bound and for its
submission to the UMI

The doctoral dissertation process starts in the department in which a
student will work with his/her dissertation advisor and four members
of the dissertation committee. One member will be an external
examiner from another institution with expertise in the area in which
the student is obtaining his/her degree.

a. External Examiner

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