You and your supervisor have determined you are ready to write your dissertation and conduct your defense before your committee as a whole.
At this point in your doctoral studies as you near the completion of your PhD degree, you have been working with a committee that was approved by the ECE GSC and registering for the Dissertation course, having . In separate, prior semesters, you have advanced to doctoral candidacy after completing the Candidacy Evaluation process (first), and having you have conducted the Progress Review with before your whole committee in attendance PhD Dissertation Committee as a whole (second) in separate, prior semesters. You and your supervisor have determined you are ready to write your dissertation and conduct your defense before your committee as a whole. Note that you must accumulate at least 6 or more hours of Dissertation course credits, including the hours of Dissertation you take in the final semester of defense, in order to graduate with your PhD degree.
Dissertation Defense Step-by-Step
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