Upon completion of the first draft of the dissertation:
1. The manuscript shall be circulated to the members of the
dissertation committee for review. The student`s dissertation committee
chair will make the decision as to when the dissertation will be ready
for defense.
2. After that time, the dissertation shall be
publicly presented and defended in an open forum to be held at the
Bloustein School (Final Colloquium). Scheduling information regarding
Final Colloquium must be submitted to the Office of Student and
Academic Services no less than two weeks prior.
3. The
dissertation shall be defended before the dissertation committee at a
time and place approved by the director of the doctoral program.
A final copy of the successfully defended thesis will be provided to
the Graduate School-New Brunswick, and this shall complete the doctoral
process.
