2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
committee must attend the oral part. Using modern technological means, however,
will allow them to attend remotely, should that be necessary. At this time the
supervisory committee is responsible for deciding whether the student is qualified to
continue work toward a Ph.D. degree.
If a student fails the qualifying examination, the Graduate School should be notified.
A re-examination may be requested, but it must be recommended by the supervisory
committee. At least one term of additional preparation is needed before reexamination.
Time lapse: Between the oral part of the qualifying examination and the date of the
degree there must be at least 2 terms. The term the qualifying examination is passed
is counted, if the examination occurs before the midpoint of the term.
Registration in Research Courses
Advanced Research (7979) is open to doctoral students not yet admitted to
candidacy (classified as 7 and 8). Students enrolled in 7979 during the term they
qualify for candidacy will stay in this registration unless the academic unit elects to
change their enrollment to Research for Doctoral Dissertation (7980), which is
reserved for doctoral students admitted to candidacy (classified as 9).
Admission to Candidacy
A graduate student becomes a candidate for the Ph.D. degree when the student is
granted formal admission to candidacy. Such admission requires the approval of the
student's supervisory committee, the academic unit chair, the college dean, and the
Dean of the Graduate School. The approval must be based on
— The academic record of the student
— The supervisory committee's opinion on overall fitness for candidacy
— An approved dissertation topic
— A qualifying examination as described above
The student should apply for admission to candidacy as soon as the qualifying
examination is passed and a dissertation topic is approved by the student's
supervisory committee.
Dissertation
Each doctoral candidate must prepare and present a dissertation that shows
independent investigation and that is acceptable in form and content to the
supervisory committee and to the Graduate School. The work must be of publishable
quality and must be in a form suitable for publication, using the Graduate School's
format requirements. The student and supervisory committee are responsible
for level of quality and scholarship. Graduate Council requires the Graduate
School Editorial Office, as agents of the Dean of the Graduate School, to review
theses and dissertations for acceptable format, and to make recommendations as
needed.
Doctoral dissertation requirements: When first presented to the Graduate School
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