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Reserve a Room for your Defense
Request for Final Oral (RFO) Form
Report of Dissertation Committee (RODC) Form
Grad School Email address form submission portal (RFO and RODC submission): GradStudentSVCS@austin.utexas.edu
Working with your Supervisor
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Booking a Room: You will book a room for your defense through the EDP Department via the link above. Note these scheduling requirements:
Final Orals must be held on campus and during regular business hours
They cannot be scheduled after noon on Fridays without prior Department Chair approval.
At least 4 committee members, including your supervisor, must be present
In-person attendance is not required, but if you are defending in person, you and your supervisor must be in the same room
If any member cannot attend (in person or remotely), list them on Page 2 of they must be listed as non-attending on the Final Oral Request Form.
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The RFO is the Graduate School's official notice of your defense and must be submitted at least 2 weeks before your planned defense date. Start early (at least 3 weeks before your defense) to allow time for signatures and approvals. Make sure to send your dissertation to your committee before submitting the form. Once completed, email submit the RFO to the Graduate School at GradStudentSVCS@austin.utexas.edu via their form submission portal: https://forms.office.com/r/7HtjvJWM9m
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In the semester you're graduating
Email Submit your completed RODC form and any other required documents to the Graduate School at https:gradstudentsvcs@austin//forms.utexas.eduoffice.com/r/7HtjvJWM9m
Apply to graduate online
Upload your final, revised dissertation through the Graduate School's dissertation submission portal
CP and SCCP students: if you have completed your defense and will enroll in Internship hours in subsequent semesters, contact the EDP Graduate Coordinator to request the Graduate School waive the dissertation enrollment requirement.
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