Ramon B. Goings suggests strategies for how faculty can set doctoral students up for success in their defense.

each master of science and doctoral candidate must successfully defend the thesis or dissertation. The objectives of the defense examination are (1) to probe the validity and significance of the data ...

Friday, May 2, 2025 Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Summer I 2025 graduation Friday, May 16, 2025 Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Summer I 2025 ...

Plan A Credit Allocation (30 hours minimum - all at 4000 level minimum) The Plan A thesis document must be presented to the committee and an advertisement must be posted two weeks prior to the defense ...

Before completion of a doctoral degree, you must have your dissertation accepted for defense by your review committee. The dissertation defense may occur before or after the final electronic ...