Good Morning!
If you’re planning on defending your dissertation over the summer, please see the schedule of important deadline dates below that you’ll want to be sure and adhere to:
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Before
May 22, 2018
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Register for HIST 999 Dissertation Research credits for Summer 2018
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How to enroll into HIST 999:
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Students must advance to candidacy
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Students must email
[log in to unmask], using their Mason email account only, to request the Course Reference Number (CRN) by providing the following information:
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Name
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G Number
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Program
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Dissertation Chair
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Number of credits they wish to register for
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Students will receive a reply with the CRN they need to enroll themselves into HIST 999 via PatriotWeb.
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By
July 1, 2018
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Submit online Application for Graduation for Summer 2018 graduation (August 11, 2018 degree conferral) with Registrar’s Office via PatriotWeb:
http://registrar.gmu.edu/students/graduation/process/
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Refer to college website for checklist for Summer 2018 Graduation:
http://chss.gmu.edu/graduate/graduation-checklist
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Review your Degree Evaluation in PatriotWeb for any unresolved issues that would prevent you from graduating:
http://registrar.gmu.edu/students/degree-evaluation/
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Beginning of
Summer 2018
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Schedule defense date –
last best dates for summer are during the week of July 23rd
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Contact Emily Gibson ([log in to unmask]) and let her know you need her to reserve a room location for the defense (after you’ve decided upon the date and time with your committee)
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3 – 4 Weeks Before Defense
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Format review with Dissertation Coordinator in the Library
http://library.gmu.edu/udts
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Ask Dissertation Coordinator about a submission consultation
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3 Weeks Before
Defense
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Contact Emily Gibson ([log in to unmask]) and provide the following information about your dissertation defense so she can log it into the college’s dissertation database –
NOTE: STUDENTS CANNOT DEFEND IF THIS INFORMATION IS NOT UPLOADED TO THE DATABASE
AT LEAST 21 DAYS BEFORE YOUR DEFENSE DATE:
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Title of dissertation
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Date of defense
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Time of defense
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Location of defense (building and room #)
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Members of committee
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Abstract of dissertation
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Provide plain paper draft of your dissertation along with
THIS FORM
to the Johnson Center Library Circulation/Reserves Desk so it can be made available to members of the Mason community to read and review prior to your defense.
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2 Weeks Before Defense
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Confirm with your committee in what format they want a
copy of your dissertation to review before defense
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Let Emily Gibson ([log in to unmask]) know about any additional technology/equipment needs (other than what was originally reserved) or if anyone on your committee will need to attend your defense
from offsite via a videoconferencing set up.
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1 Week Before Defense
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Have your defense signature sheet (template here:
http://library.gmu.edu/udts) approved by the College’s Graduate Academic Affairs office
AND the Dissertation Coordinator in the Library.
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For college approval, send it electronically to
[log in to unmask]
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For library approval, send it electronically to
[log in to unmask]
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Day of Defense
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Obtain approval signatures from committee members, PhD History Program Director (Dr. Sam Lebovic), and History and Art History Department Chair (Dr. Brian Platt).
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After Defense /
Prior to Depositing Dissertation at Library
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Contact Emily Gibson ([log in to unmask]) for scheduling Dean signature and available walk-in hours
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5:00PM August 3, 2018
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Deadline for submitting completed dissertation (to include ALL signatures) to Library for summer.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!
Emily
Emily Gibson | Graduate Coordinator
History and Art History | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
4400 University Drive, MS 3G1 | Robinson Hall B, Room B354 | Fairfax, VA 22030
phone: 703.993.1248 | fax: 703.993.1251 | email:
[log in to unmask] | web:
http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/
office hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday