PhD Students


Revised PH.D. HANDBOOK 

Ph. D Handbook 2012-13

Ph. D Student Flow Chart: Track your progress towards graduation

The handbook has been prepared to assist you in planning the many steps to receiving the Ph.D. in Education. Although we have attempted to answer the most frequent questions asked by doctoral students, it is assumed that you will have many other questions as you proceed through your program. Please do not hesitate to refer such questions to your adviser or to the personnel in the Office of Graduate Student Services (418 White Hall). 

IMPORTANT DATES
A list of deadline dates for items such as graduation, oral defense of dissertation, oral defense of thesis, withdraw and exit from current semester, etc. Also, dates of when the semester begins and ends, graduation commencement ceremony, and dates for when the University is closed due to holidays.


Week of July 8, 2013 - Spring 2013 diplomas mailed to students at permanent addresses.

 

Important Graduate Dates for Summer 2013


May 20          Intersessions begin

June 10       Summer I and II classes begin

June 14        Last day for those hoping to graduate August 2013 to file for approved dissertation or thesis proposal

June 14        Deadline to apply for graduate level August 2013 graduation

July 3            Final date for oral defense of graduation level dissertation of thesis

July 15          Summer III classes begins

July 19          Deadline to:

- Submit dissertation electronically only

- Submit thesis electronically

- Submit signature pages to 409 White Hall

July 26          All incomplete grades from previous semesters must be cleared

August 9      Final Deadline for all dissertation corrections 

August 17    Commencement


Summer 2013 Oral Defense Schedule




Graduate Assistantship Application

An appointment made by KSU to full-time graduates who display a high level of scholarship and academic excellence. The award is merit based, not need-based, and includes stipend and tuition.

PLAN OF STUDY

It is the responsibility of each graduate student to make an appointment with the assigned faculty adviser and prepare a plan of study to be filed with the Office of Graduate Student Services, 418 White Hall, by the end of the fourth enrolled semester. The plan of study form is available in the program area. The completed form is a comprehensive plan for the student's program. If the plan of study must be revised after submitting to the Office of Graduate Student Services, the adviser must initial the change(s) on the plan of study or submit a memo to the Office of Graduate Student Services indicating the change(s).

DISSERTATION

              Sample 1

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CHANGE OF DEGREE OR MAJOR

If students decide to change degree/major, the appropriate form must be completed. Upon approval, a new plan of study must be filed. The form should be used when students desire to change from one Master's or Ed.S. program into another. Students can not use the Change of Degree/Major form to change to a higher degree. They must formally apply again to the higher degree. Students can use the Change of Degree/Major form to drop down to a lower degree (Ed.S. to Masters, Ph.D. to Ed.S. etc). You can also find the form in 418 White Hall.

GRADUATION APPLICATION PROCESS

The application for graduation must be filed with the Office of Graduate Student Services (418 White Hall) no later than FRIDAY of the first week of classes in the SEMESTER IN WHICH GRADUATION IS ANTICIPATED. The application is available here or outside of the Office of Graduate Student Services, 418 White Hall.

Students who submit a graduation application after the posted deadline will be subject to a $200.00 non-refundable late processing fee upon acceptance of the application.

GRADUATE RE-ENROLLMENT

Form for students who are still within their time limits and who have not taken a class for several semesters and find they are unable to register.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT

A maximum of 12 semester hours may be transferred from accredited institutions if the following conditions are met: (1) work was at the graduate level; (2) a grade of "A" or "B" was earned; (3) the work fits into the program; (4) credit will be less than six years old at the time the degree is conferred at Kent; (5) student was admitted as a graduate student at the time the course was taken; and (6) the student completes the "Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit" form. The completed form must be submitted to room 418 White Hall with an original transcript with grade posted. OGSS will secure all required signatures. Course work that does not have a letter grade of "A" or "B" cannot be transferred.

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