Guide to the Oral Dissertation Defense
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Guide to the Oral Dissertation Defense
Guide to the Oral Dissertation Defense
This pamphlet is used to assist Doctoral Candidates in learning about the Oral Defense and how to prepare for it. Last Update: October 2025
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Guide to the Oral Dissertation Defense. Updated October 2025. Updated information about allowance for Open Presentations at the Dissertation Final Oral Defense and the maximum number of external members on the final oral defense committee.
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CTAS, Ed.D., Ph.D.
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