Graduation

1. Complete and submit the Application for Degree to the Graduate School during the first week of the semester in which you plan to defend your dissertation.

2. The dissertation defense must be announced to the College of Education.

3. Approved dissertation, defended and accepted, should be submitted to Graduate School Office (and a photocopy of the title page, abstract and signature page to the department) at least six weeks prior to the end of semester in which student will graduate. Contact Graduate School Office for exact date each term (See the Graduate School's web site for required editorial guidelines, entitled A Manual for Students Preparing Theses and Dissertations.)

4. The chair should receive an electronic copy on DVD or CD of the manuscript. The dissertation chair may also ask for a personal copy of the final work.