Fourth Year and Beyond
1. Dissertation Research and Write-up:
The student is expected to work closely with his/her advisor and committee
in the course of researching and writing the dissertation. A schedule for
submission of chapters should be worked out with the advisor. All Committee
members should receive a complete, final dissertation draft at least one
month before the scheduled dissertation defense. Regulations pertaining to
doctoral dissertation research write-up are described in the Graduate School
Bulletin and the Guide for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations. As
the Bulletin states, "this dissertation is expected to be a mature and
competent piece of writing, embodying the results of significant and original
research."
2. Teaching:
All graduate students are required to gain teaching experience as part of
their professional training. This requirement may be fulfilled by either serving
as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in a course in which the student is responsible
for one or more discussion sections that meet at least once a week or by teaching
a course independently.
3 . Final Examination (Defense of Dissertation):
The defense of the student's completed dissertation is the final examination
for the doctorate, taken in the final semester. In accordance with Graduate
School regulations, a student who fails the examination may request permission
to take it a second time. (For the time limitations and other specifications
governing the writing of the dissertation, the student is referred to the
Graduate School Bulletin: http://www.registrar.duke.edu/bulletins/Graduate/;
and the
Guide for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations: http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/policies_and_forms/thesis.pdf
The examiners are the student's Ph.D. Committee, augmented by any members
of the regular graduate faculty in the department who wish to participate.
The DGS must be informed of the time and place of the Final Examination in
ample time to circulate this information to other members of the faculty,
who may attend, if they wish, and participate.
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