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Guidelines for PhD Dissertation Defense

• Notify the ASO at least five days prior to any defense by following the directions below
  • Click on Forms
  • Click on Final Examinations (MS-Thesis or PhD) in the SUPERVISORY COMMITTEES/DEFENSES section
  • Fill out the form and submit online.
  
  
• Defense date
  • Entire supervisory committee must attend and examine the student
  • Chair and external may not be substituted
  • Two internal MSE members may be substituted if necessary
  • On the day of the defense the student’s file and faculty signature page must be picked up by a faculty member from the ASO and returned upon completion
  
  
• Refer to the ETD website for submission information and current deadline dates. ETD site is located at http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu, then click on Graduate Editorial
• Original dissertation signature pages are processed in the ASO; you may request these via an email to academics@mse.ufl.edu
• It is the student’s responsibility to obtain all of the signatures on the signature pages