Information &听Deadlines
Doctoral students听must pass a听PhD dissertation听defense or听a doctoral听final exam, depending upon the degree to be awarded.听听In order to have a degree awarded in any given semester, the exam must be passed by the听deadline, and the form must be completed through this process within the following week. The听doctoral听examination committee is comprised of at least听five听members meeting Graduate听School and program requirements.听听This includes a chair and a specifically identified outside member.听Work with your program well in advance of the defense or exam to identify appropriate committee members, including an approved outside member.
Signatures Required听
Signatures must be obtained in a multi-part process explained and initiated below.听听The Graduate School and your graduate program must approve your committee, and the form will be sent to your committee members upon completion of your exam.听听All members must sign the form.
Submission & Routing Information
At least听two weeks before听your defense or exam,听complete the landing page with your name, program, and the names and colorado.edu e-mail addresses of the committee chair and the other committee members. Click 鈥渟ubmit.鈥�
On the form, add the date of your examination/defense and student ID number. Read and acknowledge the information on the form and select 鈥渇inish鈥� to route the form through the following process:
1.听听听听The form will be sent to the Graduate School for review of your committee.听听
2.听听听听Following Graduate School committee approval, the form will be routed to your program for review in advance of the exam.听听
3.听听听听After the exam/defense has been conducted, work with your graduate program assistant to route the form to your committee members.听听
4.听听听听Committee members will receive the form simultaneously and all members must sign the form.听More than one dissenting vote disqualifies the candidate in听the final examination.
5.听听听听When all members have signed and the form is complete, you will receive a pdf version of the form with signatures via e-mail. The form will also be forwarded to your program, committee members, and to the Graduate School.听
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