SUBJECT: Time
Standard for Dissertation Proposal Defense
DATE: May 4, 2000
DESCRIPTION OF POLICY:
It is strongly recommended that
students defend their dissertation proposals within one year after passing
their Comprehensive (Oral) Examination.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS
FOR CHANGING POLICY:
Majority vote by the College
of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED
PROCEDURE:
Failure to defend a
dissertation proposal during this period may be viewed as unsatisfactory
progress. Extenuating circumstances may
be cause for being delayed. The student
may apply to be delayed to the Director of Graduate Studies in Business in
writing. The acceptability of the
request will be determined by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business.
REVIEW OF
POLICY/PROCEDURE:
This COBI-AOP will be reviewed at least every five years by the Graduate Policies Committee at the request of the Graduate Director with request for revision presented to the College of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.
APPROVED:
________________________________ Date_________________
Reviewer
________________________________ Date_________________
Dean, College of Business
and Industry
Revision History (dates
only):
Original: April
15, 1988
Revision: June
19, 1992