Thesis Oral Exam
Upon approval by the thesis committee chairperson, the final thesis must be distributed to each member of the thesis committee, ideally at least two weeks in advance of the final thesis oral exam. It is the student’s responsibility to reserve a room and schedule the defense meeting at a time when the entire thesis committee can attend.
The thesis committee members must approve the thesis by signing an official signature page (which the student has prepared and printed ahead of time) using black ink. Although this signature page is typically signed at the defense meeting, the thesis committee members may recommend edits to the document. If so, the committee may sign under the condition that the student make the edits and obtain final approval from the thesis committee chair for the final version of the thesis document. Otherwise, the committee members may choose not to sign until the edits have been made and approved.