Students should refer to the time line and schedule of deadlines when planning for and executing the dissertation. The schedule of deadlines specifies no later than dates . In other words, the items associated with each deadline must be received in the University's Minneapolis office no later than the scheduled deadline date. Walden adheres to the schedule of deadlines without exception. Students who fail to meet any of the deadlines risk delaying their graduation date.
Deadlines falling on a weekend or holiday extend to the next business day.
Students enrolled in the course-based Ph.D. in Professional Psychology Program must register for a total of 27 credits of PSYC 9000 Dissertation over a minimum of three quarters. Psychology students who have an approved dissertation supervisory committee may register for PSYC 9000 Dissertation during any quarter in which they are working on the proposal and dissertation. Dissertation takes place during the regular course registration period. Students must register for a minimum of five credits when registering for PSYC 9000 Dissertation. Students who have completed 27 credits of PSYC 9000 and all other course requirements must register for PSYC 9999 Continuing Research until program completion.