Summary of Procedures for Mathematics PhD Degrees

Procedure	Under the Direction of	Date
Obtaining an	Chair of the Graduate	As soon as possible after
advisor	Studies Committee	admission to Graduate School
Training on	Graduate School	As soon as possible after
Responsible	See §14.1	admission to Graduate School
Conduct of
Research$\!$ Education
Submission of	Chair of Department,	06/13/2008 for Fall 2008
Program of Study	Advisor, and Doctoral Committee	11/14/2008 for Spring 2009
		03/20/2009 for Summer 2009
Scheduling of	Chair of Mathematics, chair of minor	After approval and
Preliminary	department, and Associate Dean	completion of a substantial
Examination$^{a}$	of the Graduate School	portion of the Program of Study
Preliminary	Mathematics Graduate faculty,	At least four (4) months prior to
Examination	graduate faculty of minor department	the Final Oral Examination
	Representative of the University
	Graduate Studies Committee
Application	Associate Dean of the	10/10/2008 for Fall 2008
for degree$^{b}$	Graduate School	03/06/2009 for Spring 2009
		06/27/2009 for Summer 2009
Payment of	Controller (Cashier's Office,	Before scheduling the
graduation	French Administration Building),	Final Examination
fee ($50)	keep your receipt
Payment of	Controller (Cashier's Office,	Before scheduling the
microfilming	French Administration Building),	Final Examination
fee ($75)	keep your receipt
Scheduling of	Associate Dean of the	11/07/2008 for Fall 2008
Final Examination$^{c}$	Graduate School	04/03/2009 for Spring 2009
		07/03/2009 for Summer 2009
Final Oral	Doctoral Committee, Graduate Faculty	11/21/2008 for Fall 2008
Examination	Representative of the University	04/17/2009 for Spring 2009
	Graduate Studies Committee, Chair	07/17/2009 for Summer 2009
	of Mathematics , Associate Dean
	of the Graduate School
Final acceptance of	Graduate School	12/05/2008 for Fall 2008
archival manuscript		04/24/2009 for Spring 2009$^{e}$
and one copy of		07/24/2009 for Summer 2009
approved thesis$^{d}$

NOTE:

$^{a}$ Submit completed scheduling form with approval examination date, hour and place to the Graduate School at least 10 working days prior to examination date.

$^{b}$ It is strongly advised that the application for a degree be submitted at least one semester before the final oral examination is scheduled so that student can be notified of graduation requirements (to-do lists) before enrolling for their last semester. A new degree application is required if the final oral is not taken during current semester of application.

$^{c}$ Submit completed scheduling form (including approved examination date, hour and place) and a copy of the thesis to the Graduate School Office at least 10 working days prior to the examination date. It is required that a copy of the dissertation be cleared by the Graduate School for compliance of format at the time of scheduling the final examination. A copy of the dissertation must be available for public inspection at least 5 working days prior to the final examination in the department office location designated by the department. The student must provide a copy of the dissertation to each member of the doctoral committee and to the Representative of the Graduate Studies Committee at least 5 working days before the date of the final examination.

$^{d}$ It should be turned in within 5 working days of successful completion of final oral examination and before final date designated.

$^{e}$ Doctoral students wishing to participate in Commencement must satisfy all requirements for the degree by the Wednesday preceding the Commencement.

All forms may be picked up in the Graduate School Office, or downloaded via the
web.

ENROLLMENT:

Students are responsible for satisfying all enrollment requirements stated in the Graduate School Policies and Procedures Manual, and in §14 of this handbook.