Obtain Abstract and Dissertation approval from Supervisory Committee Chair and Readers.
- File the Application for the Final Oral Examination or Waiver in the Office of Graduate Studies. The Application must be approved by the Doctoral Degree Assistant in the Office of Graduate Studies at least three weeks prior to the date of the oral examination or, if the oral examination is waived, the deadline is three weeks prior to the last published date for holding oral examinations.
- Present one copy of the Abstract and Title Page to the Doctoral Degree Assistant in the Office of Graduate Studies at the time of completion of Step 1, and pick up your Final Oral Examination Packet.
- Following the Final Examination make any changes in the dissertation recommended by the Examining Committee and approved by the Supervisory Committee Chair. Be certain that the electronic version of your dissertation is exactly as you wish it. ETDs are not checked for formatting, pagination, spelling, grammar, or typos by anyone other than the author. The abstract must be in a file separate from the dissertation.
- Check with the Supervisory Committee Chair and departmental office regarding any additional copies of the dissertation that must be prepared.
- Submit two additional paper copies of the abstract, and two extra paper title pages to the doctoral degree assistant in the Office of Graduate Studies for stamping BEFORE going to the Library with your ETD. Only abstracts/title pages that meet all published requirements can be approved and stamped for depositing in 318 Love Library. The Library accepts only copies that carry the Office of Graduate Studies stamp of approval.
- Carry your completed ETD to 318 Love Library in PDF format on CDs. A library staff member will place your ETD on the Graduate School server and forward it toUMI.
- After a staff member in the Dean's office has signed the Final Report on Doctoral Degrees, take the Report to the Cashier‘s Window (Room 121 Canfield Administration Building) to pay the required fee.
- As the final step following payment of fees, the student should take the following items to the Office of Graduate Studies, 1100 Seaton Hall:
- Final Report on Doctoral Degree form
- Proof of Payment
- Completed Survey of Earned Doctorates
- UNL Exit Survey