When preparing the draft for review, students must adhere to the policies and procedures outlined below or risk delaying the approval process. The committee chair reviews preliminary drafts of the dissertation. When satisfied that the manuscript sufficiently meets University criteria, the committee chair authorizes the student to submit the draft to the other committee members for review. The Request for Authorization to Conduct the Dissertation Oral Presentation forms should accompany the draft. Upon receipt, the committee members have 10 business days to review the dissertation draft for doctoral-level scholarly substance, quality, and integrity.
Additional revisions are likely to result from the suggestions of the committee members.
In such cases, the committee members inform the committee chair who communicates the requested revisions to the student. When all committee members are satisfied with the dissertation's level of development, they so indicate by signing and submitting the Request for Authorization to Conduct the Dissertation Oral Presentation forms to the University's Minneapolis office. The student submits two copies of the committee-endorsed draft of the dissertation to the University's Minneapolis office for review. Students must complete this step at least five months prior to the last day of the intended graduation quarter. Failure to meet the applicable deadline will result in a delay in graduation.