After the prospectus conference, the prospectus, revised if necessary, will be circulated to all department members. At a department meeting convened by the chair it will be discussed and voted on. Where appropriate, the first reader will communicate any further suggestions for changing the prospectus and the bibliography directly to the candidate.
Submission of the Dissertation
It is expected that students will submit chapters to their dissertation committee regularly. A Chapter Meeting will be held upon completion of a full draft of each chapter of a dissertation, involving the three committee members in conversation with the student. The chapter meeting will be scheduled by the department at the time a draft is circulated, and will be held if possible about two to three weeks after the submission of a chapter. These meetings should supplement rather than replace written feedback, which can be sent in advance of the meeting or handed over at that time. When substantial revisions are requested, committee members should provide timely written comments, though a second meeting on the chapter won’t usually be needed.
A full version of the dissertation must be submitted to every member of the dissertation committee at least 6 weeks prior to GSAS Registrar’s deadline for submitting dissertations for a particular degree period. This deadline will allow committee members to make final suggestions and give their approval before the manuscript is printed in its final, formal version. It is extremely important for students who are in the final stages of dissertation preparation to allow ample time to gather the signatures required on the acceptance certificate and to ensure that the certificate is submitted by the proper due date.
A final two-hour oral defense will be scheduled upon completion of the dissertation, conducted by the dissertation committee and open to students and faculty, held at least two weeks before the deadline for deposit of the dissertation in a given degree cycle.
A full version of the dissertation must be submitted to every member of the dissertation committee at least 6 weeks prior to GSAS Registrar’s deadline for submitting dissertations for a particular degree period. This deadline will allow committee members to make final suggestions and give their approval before the manuscript is printed in its final, formal version. It is extremely important for students who are in the final stages of dissertation preparation to allow ample time to gather the signatures required on the acceptance certificate and to ensure that the certificate is submitted by the proper due date.
A final two-hour oral defense will be scheduled upon completion of the dissertation, conducted by the dissertation committee and open to students and faculty, held at least two weeks before the deadline for deposit of the dissertation in a given degree cycle.