DOCTORAL PROGRAM CHECKLIST
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STUDENT NAME ___________________________________________________________________________________ID NO. _________________________________________
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PROGRAM NAME _______________________________________________________________________________________
DATE
COMPLETED REQUIREMENT
1. ____________ o Admitted to doctoral study (Policy 2.1)
2. ____________ o Diagnostic/qualifying exam (if any – department requirement, not graduate policy)
3. ____________ o Program of study submitted during 1st or 2nd term (Policy 2.2.1). Submit required Permission to Take Undergraduate Course form prior to
registering for each 4000-level course on program of study (Policy 2.2.2, item 2).
4. ____________ o Coursework completed (Policy 2.2.2)
5. ____________ o Doctoral committee established and approved in writing by major advisor, academic unit head, and Oce of Graduate Programs (OGP) no
later than 60 days prior to comprehensive exam (Policy 2.3.1):
6. ____________ o Comprehensive exam (ask advisor if your exam will be written, oral or both) must be passed at least 1 calendar year prior to graduation (Policy
2.4.3). See also 5-year Statute of Limitations (Policy 2.8).
7. ____________o Written comprehensive (submit any paperwork required by your program – department secretary should know).
8. ____________ o Oral comprehensive announcement delivered to OGP no later than two weeks in advance (Policy 2.4.2). Unannounced oral exams are illegal
and must be held again (Policy 2.6.4).
9. ____________o Dissertation proposal conference (not a defense) held after comprehensive exam (Policy 2.6.1).
10. ____________ o Admission to candidacy after comprehensive exam(s) and proposal conference (Policy 2.5).
11. ____________o Dissertation registration (at least 3 hours every semester except the last semester per deadlines in Policy 4.10) required from 1st semester after
admission to candidacy and every semester thereafter (including summer) until OGP accepts approved dissertation (Policy 2.6.2) for a total of 18 credit
hours research/dissertation toward 72 hours required (Policy 2.2.2) (or 24 hrs. toward 78 hrs req’d), including a minimum of 15 hours of XXX 6999
Dissertation after admission to candidacy (Policy 2.2.2):
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12. ___________ o Print and bring several sample pages from each section of dissertation to OGP for initial format/layout check (sample title page; signature
page; table of contents; pages with tables, gures, photos; references; appendices).
13. ___________ o Research satised (minimum one calendar year of research/dissertation registration [Policy 2.7]).
14. ___________ o Petition to Graduate submitted to Registrar at least 21 weeks prior to graduation date. Conrm submission deadline in Academic Calendar.
Late fee if petition is submitted past the deadline.
15. ___________ o Residency satised (2 year minimum registration at Florida Tech [Policy 2.7])
16. ___________ o Dissertation distributed to committee for review at least one month prior to defense (Policy 2.6.4). OGP full format check.
17. ___________ o Dissertation seminar (if any – department requirement, not graduate policy)
18. ___________ o Dissertation defense announcement submitted to OGP at least two weeks prior to defense date. Unannounced defenses are illegal and must be
held again (Policy 2.6.4).
19. ___________ o Go to www.t.edu/oce-of-graduate-programs/forms-and-documents/ to access and complete 1) Survey of Earned Doctorates and 2) ETD
Access form (requires advisor signature). Information about the scholarship repository: http://libguides.lib.t.edu/etd, or specic questions,
contact Nancy Garmer at ngarmer@t.edu.
20. __________ o Dissertation defense (Policy 2.6.4)
21. ___________ o Bring printed copy of entire dissertation to OGP to check compliance with requirements prior to uploading to ETD submission site.
22. ___________ o Submit archival copy of dissertation to Evans Library for inclusion in scholarship repository (required): pdf/A le of FINAL dissertation with
unsigned signature page. File name must include your name and graduation year (example: JONES-DISSERTATION-YEAR). Submit pdf/A to
ETD at http://etd.lib.t.edu.
23. ___________ o Submit to OGP per announced deadline (Policies 2.6.4 and 4.10): Signed signature page; completed ETD Access form (see item 19 above).
DISSERTATION ACCEPTANCE BY OGP BY ANNOUNCED TURN-IN DATE IS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
SEMESTER CREDITS SEMESTER CREDITS SEMESTER CREDITS
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