Once the dissertation has been approved by the advisory committee and the final oral defense has been satisfactorily completed, the dissertation must be submitted to the Graduate School for final approval no later than the last day of classes of the following semester. Dissertations which are not submitted by this deadline must be defended again and approved by the Advisory Committee before they will be considered by the Graduate School for final approval. Binding the Dissertation Three official copies of the dissertation must be filed in the University Library for binding. Each copy must carry a certificate of approval signed by the major professor and the Deal of the Graduate School. Two copies will remain with the University Libraries and the third copy is to be given to the Departmental Library.
Instructions are available on-line from the graduate school.
This fee must be presented at the University Library in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to University Microfilms. All requirements for the degree must be completed and reported to the Graduate School no later than one week prior to graduation. A student must enroll for a minimum of three hours of credit the semester in which graduation requirements are completed.