Defenses

The advisor and the graduate student must be mindful of the course duration, which is 24 months for the master’s degree and 48 months for the doctoral degree. They must request the approval of the Examination Committee from the Program Coordinating Committee at least 30 days before the scheduled defense date.

Below are some guidelines that must be followed by the advisor and the graduate student when requesting the approval of the Examination Committee.

1. Composition of the Examination Committee for Dissertation and Thesis defenses;

2. Guidelines for cases requesting an extension of the Dissertation or Thesis defense deadline (in exceptional cases where the defense of the Dissertation/Thesis exceeds the course duration by more than 6 months)