F3.8 Planning for the Dissertation

Updated: April 29th, 2011

Each doctoral candidate is responsible for filing with the Graduate Division a dissertation representing his or her own contribution to original scholarship that has been approved as such by an appropriately constituted dissertation committee. For information on dissertation committee membership, see “Faculty Committees for Higher Degrees” in the section below on “Policies Affecting Both Master’s and Doctoral Students.”

The Graduate Council has stated that joint or group work is not acceptable as the basis for awarding graduate degrees. Students may collaborate on research projects under the traditional supervision of a faculty guidance committee. However, each student must write a dissertation that represents a cohesive presentation of the research conducted and is capable of standing independently from the project.

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