A final public examination is held under the auspices of the committee in charge of the candidate's course of study. A candidate must defend the dissertation and otherwise satisfy the committee and other faculty in attendance that he or she is qualified to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy.
At the time of the final examination, it is the responsibility of the candidate to obtain from the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School-Newark the candidacy application (on which the result of the qualifying examination is recorded) for completion by the committee at the final examination. The committee members also must sign the title page of the dissertation, signifying their acceptance of the final dissertation. Once the program director certifies that all program requirements have been completed for the degree of doctor of philosophy, the candidate must return the candidacy application to the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School-Newark. Additional materials to be submitted at this time include one original and one photocopy of the dissertation on 100 percent cotton-content bond paper, two copies of the title page and abstract, the receipted payment form for microfilming, the microfilming agreement form, and additional survey forms as required. All of the above materials must be submitted to the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School-Newark no later than the announced deadlines for completion of degree requirements. The names of those failing to meet these deadlines are automatically removed from the commencement list for that degree date.
