In the case of a failure, your committee will tell you why you failed and what you need to do before retaking the oral examination. You have two chances to pass the oral examination. The results of the second examination are final. Your degree requirements are not fulfilled until you make all of the corrections required by your committee at your oral examination, your thesis advisor reads and approves the corrections, and you submit the final corrected and formatted thesis to the Graduate School. The final version must be submitted by the deadline set by the Graduate School or your graduation date will be deferred until the next semester.
Deadlines are usually approximately two weeks after the deadline for defense of thesis.
Refer to the Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations and other materials from Ann Lacava's office for deadlines, forms to be submitted, and formatting matters for your final thesis document. Students who are self-motivated and have strong writing skills may consider the thesis option. Thesis students must be prepared to work independently, while at the same time taking direction and suggestions from their advisor and thesis committee. They should have some research interest or specific area that they wish to pursue in depth.