Important Reminders
Students who plan to graduate must schedule their dissertation defense before the designated deadline for the respective graduation term:
Students must be admitted to candidacy TWO full semesters before their graduation date. If students are planning to defend in the Spring, Summer or Fall semester, they should review and resolve any discrepancies on their JAGTRAX report as soon as possible and/or prior to the start of the semester in which they plan to defend (the reviewed copy of their up-to-date JAGTRAX report with ANY remaining discrepancies notated must be submitted to The Graduate School). All degree requirements must be met in order to graduate.
ELECTRONIC THESIS / DISSERTATION (ETD) BOOT CAMP
ETD training videos are available on The Graduate School Library Page. If you need specific assistance, please contact Jennifer Davis, Scholarship & Data Librarian.
The Graduate School
(706) 721-3278
tgsenrolled@augusta.edu
Jennifer Putnam Davis
Scholarship and Data Librarian
University Libraries
(706) 721-8789
jdavis14@augusta.edu
Students are required to be enrolled in the semester in which they defend. Students are not enrolled the semester(s) after they defend unless they fail or pass with major revisions.
International Students
It is the student’s responsibility to meet with Ms. Beverly Tarver in the International and Postdoctoral Services office to discuss graduation plans to determine if/how their visa and student compliance
status will be affected. If a student is planning to apply for OPT he/she must allow
sufficient time for the application process. It is the student’s responsibility to
ensure that he/she remains in compliance with all his/her official paperwork for student
status and has completed all appropriate applications and paperwork that may be required
for his/her post-graduation plans in the US.
In the preparation of a thesis/dissertation, the student should consult the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Booklet and follow the instructions for the required format. In no instance should another thesis/dissertation be used as a guide for the style and format of a manuscript. It is the responsibility of the Major Advisor to see that the student adheres to these policies. The Graduate School will not approve theses/dissertations that do not follow the format outlined in the manual.
Get Your Readers Approved
The student must send a memo for the selection of reader(s) to the Dean of The Graduate
School's office for approval. While The Graduate School only requires one reader,
specific programs may require more readers.
Apply for Graduation
Once a final oral defense is scheduled, the student must complete the online Application for Graduation.
Schedule Your Defense
The student must coordinate a time and date that is agreed upon by his/her advisor,
all committee members, reader(s) and The Graduate School. The student must then schedule
and coordinate the final oral defense through the Dean of The Graduate School's office.
Reserve Your Room
The student is responsible for scheduling the room location and coordinating distance
technology for the committee members that will not be present face-to-face at the
final oral defense. Prior to the final oral defense, the student should send copies
of his/her PowerPoint presentation to any committee members/readers participating
via distance technology.
Distribute Your Thesis/Dissertation Draft
Please note that the student's thesis/dissertation draft must follow the policies
and required style and format outlined in the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Booklet. An advisor-approved draft of the thesis/dissertation should be submitted to the
advisory committee five weeks (or more) before the final oral defense.
The corrected draft copy of your thesis/dissertation must be submitted to the Major Advisor, advisory committee, reader(s) and The Graduate School two weeks (or more) before the final oral defense.
The following must be submitted to The Graduate School at least two weeks before the final oral defense:
Announce Your Defense
The student is responsible for producing and sending his/her thesis/dissertation announcement
to faculty and students. The announcement should be mailed via campus mail at least
two weeks before the final oral defense. The announcement template will be emailed
to the student upon request. Successfully scheduled defenses will be posted on this
page.
Pass/Minor Revisions
If a student passes with minor revisions, he/she will not be enrolled (nor will be
allowed to enroll) for the following semester (or any subsequent semesters) in the
degree program in which he/she has just defended his/her dissertation. The student
will be expected to graduate at the end of the semester in which he/she defends. The
student’s final approved revised thesis/dissertation and ALL final paperwork is required
to be submitted to The Graduate School one week prior to the end of the semester/graduation.
Pass/Major Revisions or Fail
If a student passes with major revisions or fails, a subcommittee will be appointed
and he/she must enroll for the following semester. The subcommittee will establish
a list of necessary revisions and a timeline for completion that are required to be
fulfilled to the satisfaction of the subcommittee in order for the thesis/dissertation
to be approved and subsequently accepted by The Graduate School in partial fulfillment
of the MS/Ph.D. degree requirements. The student’s final approved revised thesis/dissertation
and ALL final paperwork is required to be submitted to The Graduate School one week
prior to the end of the semester/graduation.
| June 12 |
Taylor Kress |
12:00 pm |
| June 24 |
Kathryn Sinha |
1:00 pm |
| July 3 |
Zsuzsanna Bordan |
10:00 am |
| July 8 |
Imran Parvez |
10:00 am |
| July 9 |
Harshit Singhania |
8:00 am |
| July 11 |
Stephen Haigh |
9:00 am |
| July 12 |
Hari Kashyap |
9:30 am |
| July 12 |
Vy Ong |
2:30 pm |
