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Early program: First Year Tasks
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A.
Be
familiar with Graduate School policies
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B. Identify
Major Professor & Advisory Committee Members
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C.
Develop Initial
Plan of Study |
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D.
Submit
Residency Certification |
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| II.
General Written and Oral Exam & Entry to Candidacy |
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Written Exam |
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B.
General Oral Exam |
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Form A:
Apply for Exam at Least 1 Week before Scheduled Exam Date |
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2. Form B:
Exam Announced by Graduate School |
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3. Form C:
Major Professor Report Results
("Pass" Requires Unanimous Aggreement of Examining Committee
and Admits You to Candidacy)
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| III.
Develop & Defend Dissertation Proposal
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A.
Write Proposal
(Use "Dissertation
Guide") |
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B.
File Appropriate Research Protocols
with the Office of the VP for Research |
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1.
Animal Subjects Review Form
or
Animal Production/ Maintenance
Facility Form
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2.
Research Protocol Review Form
for Research Involving Human Subjects
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C.
Defend proposal |
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Submit Graduation Check |
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A.
Verify Your Own
Plan of Study Is Complete |
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B.
Submit Graduation Check
on
GAAAP |
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C.
What if I'm late?
Late Graduation Checks and Late
Registrations are accepted through the 15th class day of the
anticipated graduation semester (5th class day in Summer semesters) |
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Dissertation Review, Including Outside Reader: Cycle of Evaluation &
Revision
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A.
Major Professor Considers Dissertation Ready to Defend |
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B.
Committee Receives, Reads, and Evaluates Dissertation |
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C.
Revision Completed Based on Committee Feedback |
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D.
Submit "1st
Draft Action Form" |
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E.
Format Check
with Grad School |
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F.
Identify
Outside Reader |
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G.
Deliver Dissertation to
Outside Reader Via Graduate
School
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H.
"Dissertation Evaluation Form"
Returned by Outside Reader to Graduate School |
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Final Revisions
Complete
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Defend Dissertation: Final Oral Exam
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A.
Form X: Apply for Exam
(Graduate School sends Form X to Major professor when Dissertation
Evaluation Form Is Returned by Outside Reader) |
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B.
Form Y: Exam Announced
(Graduate School sends Form Y to Committee Members a Week before
Meeting) |
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C.
Form Z: Report Results
(Graduate School sends Form Z to Major professor with Form
Y) |
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| VII.
Final Details
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A.
Register |
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B.
Order cap, gown, & hood |
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C.
File "Dissertation Binding Certification
Form" |
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D.
Supply 3 Paper Copies of Finalized
Dissertation to Graduate School
for Binding |
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E.
Publish Dissertation
on
AUETD |
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F. Submit Final Report to the Office
of the VP for Research if Human or Animal Subjects Were Used
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1. Human Subjects
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2.
Animal Subjects
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G.
File "Survey of Earned Doctorates
... Survey" |
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H.
File "Doctoral
Dissertation Publishing Agreement (pdf)" |