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A doctoral dissertation must be developed following these guidelines:

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The dissertation committee will be composed of:

1. Dissertation Advisor

2. Two Committee members (minimum of 2)

3. Oral Exam Chair, who comes in for the final dissertation oral examination.

At a minimum, the dissertation defense committee consists of four faculty members, including the Oral Exam Chair and the student’s Dissertation Advisor. The Oral Exam Chair must be a tenured or tenure track faculty member at Syracuse University from outside of the student’s program of enrollment.

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Once the committee agrees that the dissertation is ready for final examination, the candidate will work with the dissertation advisor to communicate the details of the upcoming oral examination, including date, time, location, and format to the Graduate School via submission of the request for examination form: shorturl.at/mrJOX .

This request for examination form will be signed by the dissertation advisor and the Department Chair (the Faculty Director of Graduate Studies after June 30, 2023), and then submitted to the Graduate School. The Graduate School will not proceed with notification of the defense until it is received. This process must be completed at least three weeks before the scheduled defense.

The dissertation and the oral defense of your dissertation are evaluated by the members of your committee. The defense of the dissertation is successful if the majority of the committee approves the research and examination performance. The Oral Exam Chair notifies the Dean of the Graduate School of the results of the defense. It is common for candidates to have required revisions. The committee will determine at the time of the defense whether revisions are to be reviewed and approved by the advisor only, or by the full committee.