December 2008 Degree Deadlines
- August 29 (Friday) Last day for filing
an APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY
File ACG form at the Office of Research & Graduate Studies, 336 Dallas
Hall. Pick up Thesis/Dissertation Guidelines handbook or check website
(www.smu.edu/graduate).
- October 17 (Friday) (Optional) INITIAL
THESIS/DISSERTATION CHECK
On or before this date, bring sample materials from theses or dissertations
which include half page, title page, table of contents, one chapter,
and a sample of figures, tables, references/bibliography. It is hoped
this new step will avoid major problems or extensive corrections later.
Print copies on regular paper until final copies are approved.
- November 21 (Friday) FIRST THESIS/DISSERTATION
CHECK
Bring the following items to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies
no later than 5:00 p.m.:
1. A copy of your thesis or dissertation
2. A Thesis Release Form, signed by your advisor (and School Examiner,
if in Engineering or Meadows)
3. A list of your committee members on the appropriate form (Dedman
students only)
* Along with a copy of your thesis, bring a Thesis Release Form, signed by your advisor, and a list of your Committee members (on the appropriate form) to the Office of research and Graduate Studies
no later than 5:00 pm. The form is used to document that a committee is in place. This is not the examination form.
- December 5 (Friday) LAST DAY FOR ORAL/WRITTEN
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS
- December 5 (Friday) SECOND THESIS/DISSERTATION
CHECK
Bring correction list from the first check and the first copy of the
thesis to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies by 5:00pm.
- December 10 (Wednesday) FINAL THESIS/DISSERTATION
SUBMISSION
Electronic Submission: http://dissertations.umi.com/smu
- December 13 (Saturday) DEGREES CONFERRED
Use this date on your title and abstract.
For more questions email Barbara
Phillips
