The Graduate School has updated several forms used for master’s and doctoral defense in an effort to clarify and improve the process for students and departments.
Proposal Defense Report
- All dissertation committee members are expected to be present for the dissertation proposal defense. To reflect this, we now require the signatures from all committee members. Signatures must be original, not electronic. Scanned original signatures are permitted.
- An additional, optional committee member’s signature line has been added.
- The signature line for the Graduate Program Director is now at the bottom of the form.
- The Graduate Faculty Representative’s signature line states that it is for “doctoral students only”.
- The location of the passed/failed boxes also was changed.
Final Defense Report
- All dissertation committee members are expected to be present for the dissertation final defense. Required signatures must be original, not electronic. Scanned original signatures are permitted.
- Additional instructions have been added to the bottom of the form to submit this form to the Graduate School within 1 business day after the defense.
- The title page should be submitted with the ETD form rather than the defense report. This allows for any necessary revisions to be completed prior to submission of the signed title page.
ETD/Submission form
- A signature line for a co-chair (if applicable) has been added.
- A signature line for the Graduate Program Director’s signature has been added.
- Additional instructions have been added to the top of the form to submit the form to the Graduate School with the signed dissertation/thesis title page.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Thesis and Dissertation Forms page.
