graduate school catalog - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Summary of Procedures
PROCEDURE RESPONSIBLE PARTY ACTION DATE
Formation of program advisory committee
and submission of Doctoral Program Advisory
Committee form 1 Major Adviser/ Department Chair/Head Immediately following admission to degree
program for those programs that use an advisory
committee
Changes in program advisory committee by Major Adviser/Member Leaving Committee As soon as change occurs
memorandum
Foreign Language Requirement (if required) Advisory Committee Determined by committee
Satisfaction of residence: Ph.D., enrollment in Student/Adviser Before graduation
Residence Plan form 1
two consecutive semesters as a full-time student;
Ed.D., enrollment as indicated on an approved
Admission to candidacy Advisory Committee Before beginning work on the dissertation
Enrollment in at least one hour of graded
graduate course work or dissertation credit
Student
Each semester (including summer) until
graduation
following passing of candidacy exams
Selection of dissertation title & formation
of dissertation committee and submission of
Doctoral Dissertation Title and Dissertation
Committee form 1 Dissertation Director At least three months prior to the date of the
defense
Registration for at least 18 hours of
Student
Before graduation
dissertation
Graduation Application Card 1 Student By end of semester in which the degree is to be
awarded.
Inclusion of name for commencement exercises, Student
Deadlines indicated in “Instructions to Graduates”
regalia, and announcement orders
Removal of incompletes (Change of Grade form) Student/Instructor When course requirements have been met
To avoid an incomplete becoming “F” Student/Instructor Change of grade form must be submitted twelve
weeks in the next major semester of enrollment
Obtain Guide for Preparing Theses and
Student
Before first draft of dissertation is typed
Dissertations from the Web
Submission of Announcement of Defense by
memorandum
Dissertation Director At least two weeks before the defense 2
Defense of dissertation (Certified by submission
of Record of Progress with original
signatures 1 )
Submission of preliminary copies to each
dissertation committee member
Procedures for Doctoral Degrees
Dissertation Committee
Student
Preferably at least two weeks before graduation
date 2
At least six weeks before final defense of dissertation
Preliminary editorial check of dissertation Student At least two weeks before graduation date 2
Final copies of dissertation to Graduate School Student submits to Graduate School; Graduate No later than one week before graduation 2
School submits to Library.
1 Forms are available in the Graduate School or on the Web at www.uark.edu/grad.
2 Specific deadlines are available in the Graduate School.
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