Student completes required departmental coursework.
Student forms doctoral committee. Department submits a committee constitution in the Committee Tool. Committees should be submitted ~2 weeks before advancement exam/ dissertation defense.
Student takes qualifying exam and advances to candidacy. Department submits Doctoral Advancement to Candidacy Form in DocuSign. The advancement to candidacy fee will be assessed to the Student’s TritonLink at the next monthly SFS billing cycle.
NOTE: Joint Doctoral Students with SDSU use a different form. The SDSU department will initiate the advancement form (JDP3) in Adobe sign.
Student continues to conduct research.
Student prepares to defend their dissertation and graduate. Student meets with GEPA Academic Affairs Advisor to review dissertation formatting & required paperwork. Student defends. Department submits Doctoral Final Report Form in DocuSign.
NOTE: Joint Doctoral Students with SDSU use a different form. The SDSU department will initiate the final report form (JDP5) in Adobe sign.