College of Business and Economics

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MA / PhD in Economics: photo of the globe and numbers.

Dissertation Guidelines

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Proposal and Defense Arrangements: Instructions to Students

Proposal:

Notify Nicki and ask her to reserve a room, and ask her to send out an announcement to faculty and graduate students at least one week in advance. (Nicki has the professors' signature form, which goes in the student's file.)

Dissertation Defense:

Inform Nicki more than two weeks in advance, because two weeks in advance Nicki has to notify the Mountaineer Spirit. Ask Nicki to reserve a room and to notify the faculty and graduate students at least one week in advance. Get a copy of the format rules for the required electronic posting of the dissertation: click here

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Defense Deadline:

The department must notify Admissions & Records, e.g. by about October 31/ March 15/ May 15 of who graduates in December/May/August. The informal defense deadline is the last day of classes (of either semester), or at least one week before the end of second summer session (but refer also to the library ETD deadline indicated above).

Paperwork Procedures for Defense:

See Nicki concerning the shuttle sheet (dissertation approval form for the student's file), the signature form for the dissertation, and any other paperwork.