CHECKLIST FOR DEFENSE & GRADUATION MILESTONE Academic Plan – Part I Comprehensive Exam Appointment to Student’s Committee RSMAS Form RSMAS Form RSMAS Form Thesis/Dissertation Proposal & Rubric RSMAS Form 3 3 REQUIREMENT Review with Program Director Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO Committee Chair Signature Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO Committee Members’ Approval Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO Committee Members’ Approval Program Director Signature Submit forms to GSO, and email proposal PDF: ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu DEADLINE Semester Refer to Program Handbook Refer to Program Handbook Refer to Program Handbook RSMAS Form PhD Students Admission to Candidacy Graduate School Online Form Committee Chair Signature Refer to Program Handbook Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO Committee Chair Approval Refer to Program Handbook Program Director Approval Per the Graduate School Student Handbook: The student must be admitted to candidacy Graduate School Approval before the defense of dissertation is Email PDF after final approval from scheduled No student may receive the degree in the same semester in which he or she is Graduate School: admitted to candidacy ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu Review the Graduate School Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Process: www.grad.miami.edu/electronic-thesis-and-dissertation Check Defense & ETD Submission Deadlines for desired graduation date Download the Graduate School guides for future reference: • The ETD Process • ETD Formatting & PDF Conversion Guidelines PhD Students Qualifying Exam Academic Plan – Part II RSMAS Form Pre-Clearance Meeting with GSO Email to schedule: ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu Review with Program Director Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO DEFENSE End of 1st MILESTONE REQUIREMENT Submit completed manuscript to committee for review 10 Announcement of Defense RSMAS Form 11 Salary Payroll End Date RSMAS Form Committee Members’ Approval Program Director Signature Submit form to GSO with Salary Payroll End Date Advisor Signature Submit form to GSO with Announcement of Defense At least Semester Prior to Graduation DEADLINE 28 Days Prior to Defense Day 14 Days Prior to Defense Day 14 Days Prior to Defense Day RSMAS Forms: www.graduate.rsmas.miami.edu/students/forms-guidelines-and-handbooks Graduate School Online Forms: www.grad.miami.edu/policies-and-forms/forms 12 Completion of Defense RSMAS Form 13 Defense Rubric RSMAS Form Committee Members’ Signatures Committee Chair submits form to GSO with Defense Rubric Completed by Committee Chair after consultation with Committee Members Committee Chair submits form to GSO with Completion of Defense POST DEFENSE MILESTONE 14 *Certificate of Defense Approval Graduate School Online Form 15 *ETD Content Approval Form Graduate School Online Form 16 *ETD Availability Agreement Graduate School Online Form Defense Day Defense Day *MUST BE PREPARED AT LEAST WEEK PRIOR TO DEFENSE DATE 4 REQUIREMENT Committee Members’ Approval Program Director Approval Graduate School Approval Email PDF after final approval from Graduate School: ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu Committee Members’ Approval Program Director Approval Graduate School Approval Email PDF after final approval from Graduate School: ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu DEADLINE Refer to ETD Deadlines Post-Defense Essentials: https://grad.miami.edu/electronicthesis-and-dissertation/postdefense-essentials/index.html Committee Chair Approval Graduate School Approval Email PDF after final approval from Graduate School: ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu 17 Forward permission-to-upload email from Graduate School to ksantana@rsmas.miami.edu then upload approved PDF manuscript to the UM Scholarly Repository (detailed instructions provided in email) Additional Graduate School Requirements for PhD Students 18 Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Complete online: https://sed-ncses.org Forward confirmation email to: grad.dissertation@miami.edu ProQuest/UMI Publication Agreement This is similar to ETD Availability Agreement Complete online: www.etdadmin.com/miami Upload approved PDF manuscript to ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Publishing (doctoral students are required to publish their manuscript with a second outlet) UM Exit Survey Graduate School will send link in a separate email GRADUATION MILESTONE REQUIREMENT 19 Complete graduation application online via CaneLink DEADLINE Refer to Academic Calendar 20 RSMAS Exit Survey GSO will send link via email Before the Last Day of Semester 21 Clearance Form Departmental Signatures Submit form to GSO Before the Last Day of Semester RSMAS Form