File with the PhD program office at least one month before the written prelim.
Return this form, signed by your advisor, to the PhD office, along with the degree program form and a copy of a publishable-quality paper you wrote while in the program.
Schedule your oral prelim through the Graduate School, and notify the PhD office of the date. Oral prelims usually take place within one semester of completing the written prelim.
The Graduate School will send this to your program committee chair after you file the oral prelim scheduling form, and the chair will bring it to your exam. You must file a copy of the signed oral exam form with the PhD office and take the original signed form to the Graduate School student services office within 24 hours of completing the exam.
Available only through the PhD office. Return this to the PhD office after completing your proposal defense. Attach a copy of the proposal to the returned form.
Return this to the PhD office any time after passing the oral prelim exams. The form lists your final dissertation committee, dissertation title, and a 250-work abstract of the dissertation.
Complete the online request form or check the box at the top of the thesis title/proposal form. The packet contains everything you'll need to complete your final defense. You must file the thesis title/proposal form before requesting the packet.
File with the Graduate School at least one week before the date of your final defense.
File with the Graduate School by October 1 for December commencement or March 1 for May commencement.
Use this (or contact the PhD office) to add or remove faculty from your program or dissertation committees, change your degree program coursework, or request an extension for completing the degree or other exceptions to your program.
