~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

GENERAL REGULATrONS 113
Thesis. Every candidate for the Ph.D. degree must submit a thesis embodying
the results of research, and showing evidence of originality and ability in independent
investigation. The thesis must be a real contribution to knowledge, based
on the candidate's own investigations. It must show a mastery of the literature
of the subject, and be written in creditable literary form. It is expected that the
preparation of an acceptable thesis will require at least the greater part of an
academic year.
Three clear copies of the thesis, including the original copy, approved and
signed by the adviser, must be distributed by the student, unbound, to the members
of his examining committee not less than four weeks before the time set for his
final examination; at the conclusion of the examination, these copies with required
revisions, if any, are deposited in the Graduate Office. Copies of the thesis will
not be accepted by the Graduate Office unless they meet satisfactory standards of
form and style. Seven copies of an abstract of the approved thesis (not longer
than 600 words) must be filed in the Graduate Office four weeks before the
examination.
Final Examination. The final examination for the Ph.D. degree may be
written in part, but must include an oral examination, usually of three hours'
duration. The oral examination is open to all members of the faculty and to
advanced graduate students. The date of the oral examination is publicly announced
at least one week before it is held. The examining committee consists of
the candidate's advisory committee and other members, including at least one not
directly connected with the major department or school. The committee is nominated
by the major department or school, subject to the approval of the dean of
the Graduate School.
In the oral examination the candidate is expected to defend his thesis and
to show a satisfactory knowledge of his major field. The written examination, if
given, is expected to cover aspects of the major field with which the thesis is not
directly concerned.
Doctor of Business Administration
The requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration are
listed under SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
Doctor of Education
General Requirements. The degree of Doctor of Education is granted in
recognition of mastery of theory, practice, and research in professional education
or in health and physical education. In addition to a primary area of specialization,
the student's plan of study should include work in supporting areas of education,
foundation areas, a research area, and some noneducation courses related to his
program. There is no specific foreign language requirement for the D.Ed. degree;
however, a student whose fields of training or whose research project calls for a
reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages may be required to demonstrate
the needed linguistic ability. With the exceptions indicated in this section,
the general requirements with respect to the qualifying examination, residence,
comprehensive examinations, thesis, and final examinations for the D.Ed. degree
are the same as those listed above for the Ph.D. degree.
Thesis. The doctoral dissertation may be either a report of research which
makes an original contribution to knowledge or a study in which the student deals
with knowledge already available and produces a constructive result of importance
and value for educational practice. The dissertation proposal should be developed
early in the doctoral program.