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Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.)Thesis Research 499 units, but no more than eight units can be countedtoward the Ph.D. and at least one unit is expected.It is highly recommended that the student prepare several copies of thethesis as deposited in the Graduate College. In addition to the twocopies required by the Graduate College, one copy of the thesis in finalform should be prepared for the adviser and additional copies for thestudent’s use and distribution as desired.Preliminary ExaminationThe purpose of a preliminary oral examination is for a student to presentthe rationale and format for the dissertation. During the examination, anagreement is reached between the student and the committee concerningthe proposed dissertation. Thus, the examination is held prior to thecollection of data or other major work on the dissertation.The examining committee for the preliminary oral examination mustconsist of four or more members. At least three members, including thechair, must be members of the Graduate College. At least two membersmust be tenured. At least one member must be from outside thestudent’s field of specialization and the budgetary department of thestudent and adviser. Emeriti faculty who have been awarded continuingmembership on the Graduate Faculty may serve on and chaircommittees. In appointing the committee, the student’s advisernominates members through an Appointment of Doctoral Committeeform from the Instructional Programs Office. This form requires thedepartmental chair/head’s review and approval before being returned tothe Instructional Programs Office at least three weeks before theexamination. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs reviews andapproves the nominees for the student’s committee and sends a Requestfor Appointment of Doctoral Committee form to the Graduate College.The Graduate College notifies the adviser, the committee members, andthe Instructional Programs Office when the committee is formallyappointed.After the committee is appointed, the preliminary oral examination takesplace. The adviser obtains the student’s file and Certificate of Results ofPreliminary Examination form from the Instructional Programs Officeimmediately before the examination and returns them to the same officeimmediately after the examination. All appointed members must signthe Certificate Report form.37
Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.)The result form may indicate positive or negative actions, but it is alsopossible to ”adjourn” the committee and reconvene it at a later date. Thecommittee may be adjourned for a period of no longer than six months.The student does not need to be registered at the time of the preliminaryoral examination if 24 units of graduate work (including the master’sdegree) have been completed, unless University facilities are being used.However, the examination must be retaken if the doctoral program is notcompleted within five years of the original examination.For all dissertations involving the use of human subjects, approval mustbe obtained from the College Human Subjects Review Committee priorto the preliminary examination.Dissertation Editorial Style and Format ApprovalThe dissertation must be prepared using one of the following commonlyaccepted editorial styles:American Psychological Association. (1994). Publication manual of theAmerican Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washington, DC:Author.Harvard Law Review Association. (1991).citation (15th ed.). Cambridge, MA: Author.A uniform system ofModern Language Association. (1988). MLA handbook for writers ofresearch papers (3rd ed.). New York: Author.Turabian, K. L. (1987). A manual for writers of term papers, theses, anddissertations (5th ed.). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.University of Chicago. (1993). The Chicago manual of style (14th ed.).Chicago: The University of Chicago.The student, in consultation with the adviser and thesis committeemembers, will choose the style to be used. In exceptional circumstances,style manuals not listed here may be used with prior approval of theAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs. In addition, the most recentInstructions for Preparation of Theses issued by the Graduate Collegemust be followed. In the case of explicit differences between theGraduate College instructions and the style manual selected, theGraduate College instructions take precedence. For example, for38
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