Dissertation Information

Prepare your dissertation according to the published Graduate School specifications. The instructional document can be downloaded from the Graduate School web site or picked up in person from the Graduate School front desk on the second floor of the Whetten Graduate Center.

As you prepare for the oral defense of your dissertation, please follow these instructions.

1. Announce your oral defense in the University Events Calendar at least two weeks before the date of your defense. Be sure to follow the posting guidelines. Announcements submitted that do not follow the posting guildelines will be rejected.
2. Submit the signed Tentative Approval Page to the Graduate School Front Desk at least seven days prior to the date of your defense. The form may be downloaded from the Graduate School web site or picked up in person from the Graduate School front desk on the second floor of the Whetten Graduate Center.


3. After you successfully complete your defense, your committee may require further revisions of your dissertation. Once you have all the content in shape, you are ready to prepare the final copies. This is associated a number of very specific and detailed requirements. The Graduate School has a FAQ document that covers all of these details. Two of the required documents are the Survey of Earned Doctorates and the UMI Dissertation Agreement . These documents are also available in hard copy at the Graduate School Front Desk in the Whetten Graduate Center.


4. When you submit your final dissertation copies and supporting materials include a copy of the Dissertation Submission Checklist


5. Information concerning the binding of personal copies of your dissertation is available at the Babbidge Library Preservation web site.