Dissertation Defense Preparation Checklist

Forms and guidelines can be found on the Linguistics Department or Graduate School websites:

http://grad.georgetown.edu/academics/dissertation-thesis-information/ 

All forms and emails should be submitted to Erin Esch Pereira unless otherwise indicated

eee8@georgetown.edu

Before Dissertation Defense

• Change of Committee Members: 1 month before defense. Any change of committee membership must be submitted in writing per the usual request procedures.

• The Doctoral Dissertation Reviewers Report is due 2 weeks before the defense. Email the following to eee8@georgetown.edu no later than 2.5 weeks before the defense: your full name, any Master's degree credentials, dissertation title, date, time, location*, and approx. 350-word abstract. 

• Erin will initiate the form in Docusign for committee approval. 

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After Dissertation Defense

• Mentor communicates defense result to Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC): After defense is completed

• To initiate dissertation Coversheet once revisions are made:

a.  Student lets GPC (Erin) know revisions are all made

b. Erin initiates Coversheet in Docusign

c.  Coversheet goes to each committee member in turn so they can confirm final approval of revised dissertation

• Submit final, approved dissertation to Erin for DGS review after revisions are completed and committee is ready to approve: At step a. above

• Submit editing statement with mentor’s approval (https://sites.google.com/a/georgetown.edu/gulinguists/for-current-students/dissertation-defense-and-submission/dissertation-and-thesis-editing-statement)

• After DGS approves, submit approved dissertation for Graduate School review in ProQuest (https://www.etdadmin.com/main/home?siteId=163)

•  Apply to graduate: See Graduate School deadlines

(http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/graduation.cfm#Applying)

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*With Graduate School permission, dissertation defenses may take place over Zoom.

Notes about technology:

• Defenses can be scheduled in the Department conference room which has a projector available for power point presentations. Mac users must provide their own VGA cable adapter for the projector. 

• When it is not possible for all committee members to attend in person, one may participate remotely by skype, google chat, zoom, etc.  The student is responsible for establishing the remote connection and any equipment required for it (ex. Extra laptop).