Summer 2011 Deadlines for Thesis/Treatise/Dissertation Writers

Please note the following deadline dates for application for graduation and for submission of theses/treatises/dissertations to supervisory committees and the Graduate Clearance Advisor. Please ensure that the requirements of the Guidelines for Thesis, Treatise, and Dissertation Writers, available from Gradspace, through The Graduate School in 408 Westcott, are followed to the letter. In addition, all current electronic submission procedures, must be followed. Please visit Gradspace for more information. Students should also pick up and follow the College of Music Treatise and Dissertation Handbook from the College of Music graduate office, 204A HMU.

The University Bulletin requires that the completed preliminary draft of the dissertation be submitted to each member of the supervisory committee at least four (4) weeks before the date of the oral examination. The revised, final version (including table of contents, musical examples, bibliography, and abstract--for dissertations) should be in the hands of each committee member at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled defense.

The deadline for doctoral students who have passed their preliminary exams and wish to change DIS’s and similar courses to dissertation or treatise is Monday, August 1st, at 5:00 p.m. This is also the deadline for applied students who have passed their diagnostic exams and wish to change from MVO 6065 to the regular doctoral applied course number.