COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

ACADEMIC OPERATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE

 

COBI-AOP NUMBER:          24.95

 

SUBJECT:     Final Defense of the Dissertation Results

 

DATE:                        May 4, 2000

 

DESCRIPTION OF POLICY:

No more than one dissenting vote will be allowed for a student to pass the dissertation defense, and all members from the academic area of the student’s major must vote affirmatively.

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR CHANGING POLICY:

Majority vote by the College of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.

 

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED PROCEDURE:

At the conclusion of the public defense, the Graduate Dissertation Committee and the representative of the Graduate Council will meet in closed session, with and/or without the student, regarding the results of the Final Defense of the Dissertation.  The committee may pass, pass subject to minor revision, delay the decision, or fail the student on the Final Defense.  At the conclusion of the committee’s deliberations, the chairman of the committee or director of the dissertation will inform the student of the results.  The results of the Final Defense are to be transmitted to the MSU Office of Graduate Studies using the Graduate School’s “Report of Examination Results” form provided.  All members of the committee are required to sign the form.  The MSU Office of Graduate Studies will be notified of the results by the Graduate Studies in Business Office.

 

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

 

 

 

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Continuation of  COBI-AOP 24.95

 

 

Revision History (dates only):

            Original:          May 4, 1977

            Revision:        April 30, 1980

            Revision:        April 27, 1990

Revision:        June 19, 1992

 

 

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