Request for Final Oral Defense

Student and adviser communicate online regarding the status of the thesis or dissertation.

If thesis/dissertation is deemed by the adviser to be ready for defense, the adviser through the graduate program coordinator sends request form to NGSE for the appointment of reader/examination panel. 

The student sends to appointed reader/examination panel a soft copy of the thesis or dissertation within a prescribed period. 

The reader/examination panel sends a letter to the adviser endorsing the scheduling of final defense. 

ACCOMPLISH the Final Oral Defense Thesis Committee Form and email to ngse.staff@coe.upd.edu.ph at least 7 working days prior to the proposal defense. The adviser through the graduate program coordinator sends request to the NGSE for the appointment of panel members and the schedule of final defense.

The student sends to panel members a copy of the thesis or dissertation at least two weeks prior to the defense including presentation slides with presentation notes. 

STUDENT fills up the Final Oral Defense Grading Sheet and the Final Oral Defense Result Sheet and email to his/her adviser. 

The panel members submit the accomplished forms through the program coordinator to the NGSE by email within 7 working days after the defense. 

The student submits a full soft copy of the final thesis or dissertation in print-ready form and University-accepted format through the adviser to the NGSE within the prescribed deadline for the semester. Hard copy may be deferred to a later date by the NGSE.