The final examination for a Ph.D. candidate is an oral defense which includes a presentation of the student's thesis research and is followed immediately by a meeting with the student's thesis ...

Please make sure that all information is spelled correctly and as you would like it to appear on your defense certificate and ScholarWorks form. Spring 2025 Thesis Defense Information: Thesis ...

A senior defense is an opportunity for you to share your thesis with your advisor, secondary advisor and reader(s). The purpose of a defense is to celebrate your work, reflect upon your creative and ...

Step 8: Submit your thesis defense certificate request form (at least one month before thesis defense) Once you have decided on a thesis defense date, you should submit your thesis defense certificate ...

There are no specific requirements for the thesis proposal aside from the requirement to hold a proposal defence, since students are working in widely varying fields. The result of the proposal ...

We strongly recommend using the following Zoom meeting settings and in-meeting management strategies to ensure you have a secure and productive Dissertation Defense meeting, while also allowing for ...

An oral defence of a master's thesis is not required by the School of Graduate Studies. Programs may elect to have an oral defence as a degree requirement (please see individual program entries in the ...

Chair Robert Forrant, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, Co-Director, Senior Research Fellow , University of Massachusetts Lowell Angelica Duran-Martinez, Ph ...

each master of science and doctoral candidate must successfully defend the thesis or dissertation. The objectives of the defense examination are (1) to probe the validity and significance of the data ...

Before completion of a doctoral degree, you must have your dissertation accepted for defense by your review committee. The dissertation defense may occur before or after the final electronic ...