Neea Rusch

Dissertation Defense

Information about my dissertation defense.

Date and Location

9 July 2025 TBD

Summerville Campus

Committee

Timeline & Progress

TGS = The Graduate School

Date Description
✔️ January 2025 Approval for alternative template
✔️ March 4, 2025 Deadline to complete and submit "Graduation Application Form"
* March 2025 Schedule Defense
* • With committee members
• With TGS Dean: submit "Faculty Agreement Form"
April 2025 Room reservation
May 5, 2025 Submit dissertation draft to Major Advisor
May 13, 2025 Enroll for summer semester
June 2025 Major Advisor approval of draft
June 4, 2025 Submit dissertation draft to the Advisory Committee
June 25, 2025 Submitted to TGS at least two weeks before defense
• Signed "Dissertation Approval Form"
• Electronic copy of the Defense Announcement
• Corrected and printed dissertation draft
June 25, 2025 Defense announcement to faculty and students (by student)
July 9, 2025 Oral Defense
July 16, 2025 Tasks and forms/1 week after defense
• Submit "ETD Submission for Publication Approval Form"
• Complete Graduate Questionnaire
• Complete and submit Survey of Earned Doctorates online
• Schedule exit interview with TGS
July 23, 2025 Submit final documents and forms
• Electronic version of final corrected dissertation
• Submit dissertation to ProQuest

Timeline compiled from/based on the various documents below.

Documents & Links

Dissertation guidelines

Policies

Required Forms