Dissertation Defense
After the dissertation has been accepted by the student’s Dissertation Advisory Committee, the student, in conjunction with the dissertation advisor and department, is required to schedule the dissertation defense. All dissertations must be scheduled through the Office of Graduate Academics & Student Success.
The dissertation defense must take place at least three weeks prior to Commencement. The last date to defend for each academic year can be found in the Academic Calendar.
Details on how to schedule a dissertation, as well as more a more detailed description of the Doctoral Program Requirements, can be found on the Graduate Academics & Student Success Intranet site.