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• Reserve a Room for your Defense

• Request for Final Oral (RFO) Form

• Report of Dissertation Committee (RODC) Form

• Submission/Graduation Deadlines / Dissertation Submission Page

• Grad School Email address form submission portal (RFO and RODC submission): GradStudentSVCS@austin.utexas.edu

Working with your Supervisor

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• Submit your Dissertation to your Committee for review

• Schedule a room through EDP

• Submit the Request for Final Oral form to the Graduate School

Submitting your Dissertation: Your committee needs time to review your work before your defense. You must provide your committee a copy of your dissertation at least one month before your defense. Some faculty will not sign off without adequate review time. Be sure to:

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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

Request for Final Oral Form >

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All your dissertation committee members and the EDP GSC Chair must sign the Report of Dissertation Committee Form (RODC). You will initiate this form online via the Graduate SchoolDocusign, here: Report of Dissertation Committee Form >

RODC timing: We recommend initiating the RODC on the morning of your defense, or shortly afterwards.

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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