D/OL 1275 Dissertation
After passing the Qualifying Presentation, the student must submit her/her dissertation proposal to the Doctoral Degree Committee. In addition, proposals must be submitted to Marywood's Institutional Review Board in keeping with academic and professional standards. When the approved proposal has been filed in the office of the Dean, the student may begin formal collection of dissertation data. When the dissertation has been approved by the student's mentor and by the other members of the Dissertation Committee, students will register their intent to defend in the Dean's office. Dissertation defenses will be scheduled at least five weeks after such an Intent to Defend form is submitted.