IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need an accessible version of any of the documents or forms below, please contact the Biology Graduate Program Administrator, Lynn Fall (lfall@syr.edu, 315-424-9154, 114 Life Sciences Complex).
Do You Plan to Defend and/or Graduate This Semester?
Students who intend to defend and/or graduate by the end of the current semester are expected to comply with all Biology Department and Syracuse University requirements in order to meet eligibility requirements for graduation. This includes the submission of several signed forms before specific deadlines (see below). It is the student's responsibility to be aware of all requirements, and to anticipate any relevant form deadlines, well in advance of the date of their scheduled thesis or dissertation defense and/or graduation date. It is also very important for the student to be in frequent contact with their Advisor throughout their final semester, as they prepare for their defense and for graduation.
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If you have specific questions relating to defense and/or graduation requirements, please contact the Biology Graduate Program Administrator, Lynn Fall (LSC 114, 315.443.9154, lfall@syr.edu).
Syracuse University Graduate School:
The Syracuse University Graduate School (304 Lyman Hall) manages all official documents associated with a student's thesis or dissertation defense, and also certifies that a student has fulfilled all relevant eligibility requirements for graduation and a diploma.
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- What You Need to Graduate
- Graduation Dates and Deadlines
- Qualifications for Commencement Participation
- Thesis/ Dissertation Defense Checklist
- Format Guidelines for Doctoral Dissertations & Master's Theses
- Electronic Dissertation/ Thesis Submittal Checklist
Forms:
Request for Diploma
DEADLINE: Fall graduates are expected to file their Request for Diploma in early November. Spring and Summer graduates are expected to file their Request for Diploma in mid-February. Refer to Qualifications for Commencement Participation for specific deadlines.
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Last Semester Memo (international students only)
All international students must complete this form during their last semester, and should do so as early as possible during the semester. The form is completed electronically, signed by the Biology department, and then submitted to the Slutzker Center for International Services (310 Walnut Place).
Last Day to Submit Final Documents:
Students intending to graduate should be aware of the following deadlines for submitting their final documents to the Syracuse University Graduate School (304 Lyman Hall). These documents include the following:
- Final Thesis/ Dissertation:
submit electronically via ProQuest - Signed Thesis/ Dissertation Cover Page:
signed by your Advisor and submitted to Kristina Ashley (degreecert@syr.edu) in the Syracuse University Graduate School (304 Lyman Hall) - Survey of Earned Doctorates:
Ph.D. students only: complete this required online survey - Report of Exam Memo:
written and e-mailed by Oral Defense Chair to Kristina Ashley (degreecert@syr.edu) in the Syracuse University Graduate School (304 Lyman Hall) - Committee Approval Page:
signed by all Defense Committee members and e-mailed by Oral Defense Chair to Kristina Ashley (degreecert@syr.edu) in the Syracuse University Graduate School (304 Lyman Hall)
Deadlines:
DEADLINE for May 2020 graduation:
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