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As of Fall 2020, the Graduate School requires that all defenses be complete 2 weeks prior to the dissertation submission date. The Graduate Faculty Assembly voted on this change to provide students with a more reasonable time frame to receive and incorporate suggestions from their dissertation committee members.
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Fall 2020 Graduation Workshop Slideshow
Look at this Graduation Workshop Fall 2020 Powerpoint for more information on the graduation process. While the grad office will attempt to update the slideshow every semester, you can find information for other semesters in the links below:
Graduate School Events Page (including workshops on the graduation process)