MenuSteps to Fulfill Doctoral Degree Requirements
| 1 | Meet with departmental/intercollegiate graduate advisor to plan course of study for first semester. |
When: Before first semester
registration. |
| 2 | Establish advisory committee (4 members: 3 in math, 1 outside of math). Submit a degree plan (96 credit hours if student does not have a MS; 64 credit hours if student already has a MS). |
When: Prior to the deadline
imposed by the student's college or intercollegiate programs, and
no later than 90 days prior to preliminary examination. |
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3 |
Complete English Language Proficiency requirements (if applicable), and course work detailed on degree plan. |
When: Before preliminary examination. |
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4 |
Complete the preliminary examination. |
When: See steps for completing
the preliminary examination. The preliminary examination results
must be submitted to OGS 14 weeks prior to the date of the
defense. |
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5 |
Submit proposal for dissertation or record of study to the Office of Graduate Studies. |
When: No later than 30 working
days prior to the submission of the Request for the Final
Examination. |
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6 |
Complete residence requirement. |
When: Before submitting
request to schedule final oral examination. |
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7 |
Apply for degree; pay graduation fee. |
When: During the first week of the final semester; see OGS calendar for deadlines. |
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8 |
Submit request for permission to hold and announce final oral examination. |
When: Must be received by OGS
at least 10 working days before requested exam date. See OGS
calendar for deadlines. |
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9 |
Upload one approved final copy of the dissertation or record of study as a single pdf file (thesis.tamu.edu) and submit a signed approval form to the Thesis Office. |
When: See OGS calendar for
deadlines. |
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10 |
Graduation; arrange for cap and gown. |
For more information, contact University Bookstore. |
Note: Once formal course work is complete, you must be continuously registered until all degree requirements have been met. (See Continuous Registration Requirements.)
