Dissertation Defenses

Doctoral students who have an upcoming dissertation oral defense are posted here. So why not take this opportunity to learn about the research that our graduate students are doing!

Dissertation Defense Form

The final oral defense for a doctoral dissertation should be announced at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled defense. Departments should submit the information using the form below. All announcements will be displayed until the defense date has expired. Items with an * are required. Should you have any problems with using this form, or need to make changes, please email our office and indicate the nature of the problem or any changes you need to make. If making changes include your confirmation number.

Student Information

First Name*:
Middle Name:
Last Name*:
Program*:

Dissertation Defense Information

Dissertation Title*:
Dissertation Date*:Year*: Month*: Day*:
Dissertation Time*:Hour*: Minute*:
Location*:
Advisor:
Enter the defense abstract below. If pasting from an existing document all formatting will be stripped out. Spacing and carriage return will remain. Limit of 2800 characters including white space.

Dissertation Abstract*:

Administrative Details

Email Confirmation:
Department Email*:
Comments:
We are asking this question to verify that a person, and not a computer, is completing this form: If there are a dozen defenses then what number is that?

Your Answer is*:

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