i. There must be a minimum of 8 months between the proposal defense and the dissertation defense.
ii. The student is required to submit (1) dissertation manuscript and (2) dissertation summary.
iii. The student must submit at least one paper (manuscript) to a committee-approved, peer-reviewed journal by the time of the defense.
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PhD Specific Registration Requirements
Students defending a dissertation must be registered for at least one credit hour during the semester of the student’s dissertation defense (see Graduate Coordinator). Once a student has passed the dissertation defense, the student does not have to register during the next term, but the final dissertation should be turned in within 90 days.
The Grad School limit for a PhD Defense is 7 years.