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DOCTORAL CALENDAR

ACADEMIC YEAR, 2007-2008

DECLARATION OF INTENT
Prospective doctoral student must file an application or a request for a change of program for the first semester of graduate work beyond the master's degree. No requirements for the doctoral degree can be fulfilled until the student has been admitted to the doctoral program.

DOCTORAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Doctoral Program Advisory Committee form, consisting of a major adviser and at least two other members of the graduate faculty, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School immediately after or at the time of the submission of the Declaration of Intent.

CANDIDACY EXAMINATIONS
When the student has passed candidacy, the Graduate School must be notified in writing from the major adviser or department head.

DISSERTATION REGISTRATION
Each doctoral candidate must register for a minimum of 18 hours of doctoral dissertation. After passing candidacy examinations, doctoral students are required to be enrolled in a minimum of one hour of graded graduate course work or dissertation credit each semester until the student has graduated.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
The Doctoral Dissertation Committee form, consisting of a dissertation director and at least two other members of the graduate faculty, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School at least ONE YEAR before the defense of the dissertation.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION TITLE
The Doctoral Dissertation Title form, consisting of the title of the dissertation and approval by the dissertation director, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School at least ONE YEAR before the defense of the dissertation.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURE
The Intellectual Property Disclosure form is required for all doctoral students. This form must be submitted to the Graduate School by the time that the final copies of the dissertation are submitted for deposit in the University Libraries.

PRELIMINARY COPIES
Three copies of the dissertation should be submitted to the dissertation committee at least three (3) weeks prior to the conferral of the final oral defense. You must follow the "Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations" that is available at our web site www.uark.edu/grad or at the Union Bookstore.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISSERTATION DEFENSE
Announcement of a doctoral candidate's dissertation defense must be submitted to the Graduate School at least TWO WEEKS prior to the date of the defense.

FINAL COPIES
When the dissertation is approved by the committee, two (2) unbound copies, complete with the abstracts and original signatures by the committee on the signature sheets, must be submitted to the Graduate School at least ONE WEEK before the degree is to be conferred (August 3, 2007, for the August 2007 diploma; December 5, 2007, for the December 2007 diploma; and May2, 2008, for the May 2008 diploma).

APPLICATION FOR THE DEGREE
A student cannot be cleared for graduation until an application for the degree has been filed with the Registrar's Office and the appropriate graduation fee has been paid.

The degree application is obtained from the Graduate School Office and filed with the Registrar in the semester in which the student expects to receive the degree.

You must apply for the degree with the Registrar by:

  • June 15, 2007 for an August 2007 diploma;
  • September 28, 2007 for a December 2007 diploma;
  • February 22, 2008* for a May 2008 diploma.

*To be included in the 2008 All-University Commencement Program, you should apply by February 22, 2008.

If there are any questions with regard to any of the above information, please call the Graduate School at 575-4401.

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