Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

Post-Dissertation Defense Meeting: Mail-In Option

Be mindful of the deadlines and allow enough time for the required materials to reach OARD. When the dissertation is received in our office, we will schedule it for review. The review will not be scheduled for the day the dissertation arrives but will be reviewed within 2-3 working days after it arrives. Most dissertations require format revisions, so allow time for those revisions to be made and sent to us. The posted deadlines are firm, and all doctoral degree requirements, including format revisions must be completed and submitted to OARD by the Doctoreal Degree Deadline or another term of registration may be required. You do not need to schedule an appointment when using the mail-in option.

Send one complete, final unbound paper copy of dissertation and two separate copies of the abstract in required format to:

Academic Records & Dissertations
Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070

Also include:

1. One extra title page
2. Survey of Earned Doctorates
3. ProQuest/UMI Publishing Agreement

Other requirements:

• Must apply for graduation through Wolverine Access.
• After your dissertation and other materials have been reviewed, you will receive instructions by e-mail on how to submit the dissertation online in PDF format. You will also need to copy and paste the text of your abstract for the online submission. OR you may take (or mail) a final complete copy of your dissertation, without abstract, along with payment for the binding to a Rackham approved bindery. Submit (or have the bindery submit) this receipt to OARD.
• Verify that your committee chair has submitted the Final Oral Examination Report form and the Certificate of Dissertation Committee Approval form to OARD.
• After your doctoral degree requirements have been completed, your student financial account will be assessed a $70 fee for mandatory publishing with ProQuest/UMI.
• Include an e-mail address and phone number so that we can contact you.

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Created On: 21 Apr 2009 5:01 PM

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