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Phone: (865) 974-2101


Steps to Graduation for Graduate Students


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STEP 5:  Schedule Final Examination/Defense of Thesis/ Dissertation and Submit Scheduling Dissertation Form.

Time frame:

As soon as arranged, but no later than published
deadline of graduation semester

Required for:

All graduate students

Available:

Master’s/Specialists: schedule with major professor and committee members.

Doctoral students: Scheduling Defense of Dissertation Form is available online.

Deadline for submission: Published each semester in the Graduate Student Deadline Dates for Graduation.


It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the Final Examination/Defense of Thesis/Dissertation.

Doctoral students: The form referenced above contains information related to the Defense of Dissertation. It provides an official notification to the Graduation Specialist of date, time and place of defense, committee members and the title of the dissertation. Receipt of this form prompts the Graduation Specialist to send a Pass/Fail form to the chairperson. The Scheduling Defense of Dissertation form must be submitted to the Office of the Graduate School, P105 Andy Holt Tower.

 

Form: Scheduling Defense of Dissertation INTERACTIVE