Deadlines for Summer 2024 Final Defense:
The last day to hold a final oral defense is August 2, 2024.
Students must pass the Proposal Defense before they hold a Final Oral Defense.
The final submission date for the DNP Project or PhD Dissertation to the Graduate College/ProQuest is August 16, 2024.
Students must submit to ProQuest by August 16th or they will not be a Summer 2024 graduate.
Questions? Please contact CON-OSAA@arizona.edu
Action required:
1. You will need to coordinate times with your chair and faculty committee on an individual basis. A (free) Doodle Poll is recommended (https://doodle.com/en/) for scheduling. (OSAA will arrnage the Zoom meeting or room reservation.)
2. Send Melinda Burns (gmfletch@email.arizona.edu) your final project proposal for pre-review for formatting requirements no less than one month prior to your final defense date.
3. All GradPath forms, up to the "Announcement of Final Oral Defense," must be submitted and approved prior to your defense date. You cannot graduate without an approved "Announcement of Final Oral Defense."
4. Contact Dr. Alice Pasvogel (apasv@email.arizona.edu) regarding concluding your project with the IRB.
5. OSAA will request a Zoom link and/or arrange a room reservation for your final defense/project presentation once the "Announcement of Final Oral Defense" in GradPath and the CON "Intent to Defend" form have been submitted.
6. Students may submit the "Intent to Defend" before they have an established date/time; however, students must update CON-OSAA@arizona.edu as soon as the committee agrees on when to schedule the defense.