Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Division of Doctoral Studies: Requirements

Dissertation Filing Deadlines and Scheduling Your Oral Defense

The deadlines below are for filing dissertations and scheduling your final oral examination (oral defense). Please discuss your anticipated filing date with your committee chairperson and members well in advance of the deadlines listed here.

Required forms with instructions on the procedures for filing your dissertation are available on the Azrieli Web site. Each deadline date below corresponds to one of the three degree conferral dates (January, May, or September).

 
Please note that if the 1^st of the month falls on a weekend, the actual deadline date will commence on the following Monday.

Guides for Doctoral Students

Wurzweiler Dissertation Proposal Guide (PDF)
Wurzweiler Dissertation Guide(PDF)
Literature Review Workshop Video by Dr. Rona Novick 

Forms for Doctoral Students

Dissertation Committee Form (PDF)—to form a committee
Dissertation Proposal Cover Sheet (PDF)—when committee approves proposal
Final Review of the Doctoral Dissertation (PDF)—when committee approves dissertation for oral defense

Student Handbook

The Doctoral Student Handbook (PDF) contains vital information for our students, including policies and procedures pertaining to academic requirements, the classroom, grading, attendance, the number of credits required for graduation, course information and much more. The handbook is a "living document" in that changes to it are anticipated as new policies and procedures are developed. It is therefore imperative that you reference the handbook as often as possible.