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Graduation Guidelines and Procedures |
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In the quarter prior to the quarter in which you anticipate graduating, you should confer with your program office staff.
As you complete your remaining academic requirements for your graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati, there are some remaining steps you must take in order to receive your degree. These guidelines clarify those steps for which you are responsible.
They include a complete list of important deadlines and responsibilities that must be met by you prior to graduation, a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through completion of your Online Application for Graduation, forms that you must complete and submit by a deadline, and a link to instructions for formatting and submitting your dissertation or thesis, if you are submitting one.
| IMPORTANT: There are three (3) different sets of guidelines. Be absolutely certain to select the correct set of guidelines that pertain to your category. The serious consequence of reading the wrong guidelines is that you will not receive the information you need in order to graduate. Confer with your program faculty or staff if you are uncertain. |
Please read all 3 of the definitions and determine which best describes you. Then select the appropriate guidelines for you from the 3 links at the bottom of the page.
Student Category Definitions:
- Doctoral Students (except PharmD and AuD)
Each doctoral student at UC (except those in PharmD or AuD programs) must produce and defend to his/her faculty committee a dissertation demonstrating high scholarly achievement based on his/her independent original research. The dissertation reflects in-depth research and analyses advancing a new point of view. Preferably the student's research contributes something of value to his or her discipline at a standard fit for publication. The dissertation is conducted in a relatively independent fashion by the student. It is larger in scope than a thesis and, as such, represents a comprehensive review of all the relevant literature related to the topic of interest. CCM doctoral students should select the guidelines in this category, regardless of the college's reference to theses.
- Thesis Students (except MFA)
A thesis student is a master's student whose document reports independent work but it need not include original research by the student nor make a unique and independent contribution to the literature. It may rely primarily upon analyses or interpretation of others' research or ideas. The thesis allows the student to develop and demonstrate critical research skills (e.g., ability to find, review, and integrate previous literature; ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data; recognize limitations and shortcomings of own research; write in APA style, etc.) The thesis is generally smaller in scope than a dissertation and larger in scope than a long essay or paper. The advisor plays a much greater supervisory role in a thesis than in a dissertation. CCM doctoral students should select the guidelines for doctoral students rather than this category, regardless of the college's reference to theses. In addition MFA students should not choose this category and instead choose non-thesis.
- Non-thesis Students
A non-thesis student is a master's student who is not required to write a full thesis as defined above. Rather than a thesis, some programs evaluate their master's students with a comprehensive exam, recital, performance, exhibition, project, or long essay that is not based on thorough research. An essay or paper is much smaller in scope than a thesis (perhaps 20 pages). Only students who have not written a dissertation or thesis should choose the guidelines for this non-thesis category. Exception: PharmD, AuD, and MFA students should select the guidelines for this category.
Graduation Guidelines and Forms Documents (PDF)
Selected forms from above guidelines are also available on the ETD website forms section.
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