V. DEFENSE OF DISSERTATION

The final oral examination (Defense of  Dissertation) will be scheduled and taken only after all other departmental requirements have been satisfied and the dissertation has been approved in its final form. Students must submit a final draft of the dissertation to their committee at least 2 weeks before the defense.

The student will present his/her research in a departmental seminar (usually 45 to 60 minutes), immediately preceding the defense of dissertation. The public is invited to attend and ask questions. The Research Committee will have the last opportunity to question the student on the dissertation work. After questioning has been completed, the Research Committee will adjourn to deliberate on the defense.

Following successful completion of the defense, it will be the student's responsibility to comply with all the regulations of the Graduate School in regard to turning in the final version of the dissertation.