Doctoral Thesis Examination Checklist

Extracted from:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/graduatestudies/index.cfm?records/thesis-part2-doctoral

Consult this web page for details of each task

 For a printable version please use PDF file attachment at the bottom of this page.

Week  Task  Responsibility  Date completed 
10+  Check to make sure there is enough time to complete the process before the deadline to submission of the thesis without financial penalty  Advisor and candidate   
9+   Read graduate program services “Thesis submission procedures” and make sure you are ready to proceed  Candidate   
8 Candidate submit thesis to advisory committee to review
Identify appropriate people to serve on the examination committee 
Suggest potential external examiners to Graduate Coordinator 
Contact external examiner to verify availability
Candidate
Advisor
 
 
 
Graduate Secretary
6  Candidate meets with advisory committee to obtain feedback and approval to proceed.
Provide signed examination request form  to Graduate Secretary
Candidate   
Send thesis to external examiner 
Submit copies of final draft to examination committee members 
Graduate Secretary   
 
Submit abstract to graduate secretary for preparation of announcement  Candidate and Graduate Secretary  
2 Send completed final examination form to Graduate Program Services Graduate Secretary
Exam      

·         If the candidate is successful, he or she will submit to Graduate Program Services, as soon as possible thereafter, one unbound copy of the thesis in the final form, accompanied by the Certificate of Approval, duly signed. In order to be eligible for graduation at the next Convocation, the candidate must make this submission no later than the "last date" stated in the Calendar.
·         If the candidate is not successful, subsequent actions are based on the reasons for rejection. A second opportunity for defence of the thesis may be granted.
 

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