Fall 2013 Deadlines for Thesis/Treatise/Dissertation Writers

 MEMORANDUM

DATE:                      May 8, 2013

TO:                         Graduate Students, College of Music Faculty
FROM:                    Seth Beckman, Senior Associate Dean  
RE:                         Fall 2013 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 314 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, 204-A 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.

It is recommended that students defend no later than the 8th week of classes in the semester of intent to graduate. Students MUST defend by no later than the Initial Format Submission & Defense Deadline in the semester of intent to graduate.

The deadline for doctoral students who have passed their preliminary exams and wish to convert DIS’s and similar courses to dissertation or treatise is Monday, December 9, at 5:00pm.

The Fall 2013 deadlines are, as-follows: