To assist students in the preparation of the thesis or project, a handbook is available in the Graduate School. Application forms are available at the Graduate School office. It is the student's responsibility to initiate the application to candidacy. Admission to candidacy shall be recorded on the student's permanent record. A student who fails to qualify for candidacy at the required time will not be permitted to continue.
All departments require a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the doctoral degree.
It should constitute an original work of a scholarly nature. It is the responsibility of the student to meet the requirements for the dissertation as stipulated by the department and college conferring the degree. All dissertations are microfilmed at the expense of the student. Copyrighting is available but not required. To assist students in the preparation of the dissertation, a handbook is available in the Graduate School.