The Graduate Committee will consider compliance with the following timelines in its annual student evaluation each Spring. Students are encouraged to consult this timeline as they complete their annual self-evaluation.
Evaluated whenever work is submitted.
Possible Sanctions: Inform student of their progress. Warn of problems.
Review of progress based on student self-assessment, teaching evaluations, and in some circumstances, examples of written work. Feedback from the advisor and other faculty is also solicited.
Possible Sanctions: Warning, with or without funding contingencies.
For adequate consideration, should be submitted in time to read before desired degree deadline.
Possible Sanctions: Submissions are judged soley on whether or not they are worthy of an MA degree.
PhD prospectus.
Possible Sanctions: It may not be approved or accepted by committee.
PhD disseration and PhD defense.
Possible Sanctions: It may not be approved or accepted by the committee, or may require revisions.
2. Petition Graduate Committee for outside Dissertation Committee member at least one month before dissertation defense
3. Request Sociology Department Administrator announce defense and whether dissertation will be available in paper or electronic format at least one week before announcement is to go out
4. Announce defense at least two weeks before dissertation defense
5. Make dissertation available either in electronic form on Latte or in paper form in the Sociology Department office at least two weeks before dissertation defense
6. Submit Dissertation Examination Committee (DEC) form, signed by the Sociology Department DGS, to GSAS at least two weeks before dissertation defense
7. Defend the dissertation approximately by Dec. 8 for a February degree, March 29 for a May degree, and July 27 for an August degree; see the current Handbook for the exact deadlines
8. Have Dissertation Committee sign Dissertation Defense Form and Signature Page at the defense
9. Submit copy of Dissertation Defense Form to Sociology Department Administrator immediately following defense
10. Submit original Dissertation Defense Form to Registrar immediately following defense
11. Submit Signature Page to GSAS immediately following defense
12. Submit copy of completed Report on PhD Revisions form to Sociology Department Administrator (if revisions are required) when Dissertation Committee has approved revisions
13. Submit original completed Report on PhD Revisions form to Registrar (if revisions are required) when Dissertation Committee has approved revisions
14. Submit dissertation to GSAS approximately by Jan. 17 for a February degree, April 19 for a May degree, and August 9 for an August degree; see the current Handbook for the exact deadlines
15. Complete GSAS Exit Survey and Survey of Earned Doctorates by dissertation submission deadline
Modified from American Sociological Association Current Sections