Below is a brief checklist of items a doctoral student should complete before
graduation:
Degree Requirements Checklist
CIS 5935, Introduction to Research
one course from each of the core areas Software, Systems and Theory, and two additional core courses from the remaining set of core courses (taken a total of five core courses)
at least four courses past the MS degree requirements with at least a B- in each
pass CIS 8962, Qualifying Exam
pass CIS 8964, Preliminary Exam
be admitted to candidacy at least 6 months prior to the awarding of the degree
defend a prospectus and submit a defense result form to the Graduate Coordinator. Defense result forms are available in 203 LOV.
satisfy the residency requirement of at least 24 hours of graduate
credit in a 12-month period after completing 30 hours at the graduate
level or after receiving the MS degree
complete at least 24 hours of CIS6980, Dissertation, with a minimum enrollment
of 2 credit hours of Dissertation each semester after being admitted to candidacy until completion of degree.
register, at most once, for CIS 8985, Dissertation Defense, and withdraw from
all but one instance if you have registered for this more than once
All requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed within five years from the time the student passes the preliminary examiniation, or the student's supervisory committee will require that a new preliminary exam be passed.
register for graduation at the Registrar's Office during the first two
weeks of the semester in which you wish to graduate
Defense & Graduation Checklist
determine the manuscript approval deadline & manuscript submission
deadline - these change each semester & are available on the
Registrar's web site under the FSU Academic Calendar as well as GradSpace on Blackboard.
submit the dissertation to the doctoral committee at least 4 weeks in advance
See the Thesis, Treatise, Dissertations section on GradSpace (on Blackboard) for all dissertation requirements, including all required forms and deadlines.
note deadline for dissertation submission before scheduling
dissertation defense
schedule defense (at least 2 weeks in advance):
reserve room (typically 151 Love) with the CS senior secretary
reserve PC cart (if needed) by signing up on calendar on the door
in the copy room in 260 Love
complete the defense announcement form found on GradSpace (due no later than two weeks before the defense date).
inform CS Graduate Assistant of title, room, and time of defense
complete graduation check with CS Director of Grad Studies
obtain the CS Defense Result Form ("green form") from the
CS Graduate Assistant and bring the form
to your defense to record the outcome of the defense
have a copy of the dissertation signature page available for
your committee to sign.
upon successful defense,
have the CS Defense Result Form and your dissertation signature
page signed by your committee,
get the appropriate signatures on the Final Degree Clearance Form.
return the CS Defense Result Form to the CS Graduate Assistant
take signature page and other required forms to Graduate Studies and they will inform you of the steps
for submitting an electronic version of the dissertation to the university
submit an electronic version (pdf) of the dissertation to the CS webmaster and the CS Graduate Coordinator
complete the online departmental EXIT survey.
submit a copy of your resume which includes all publications, to the CS
Director of Graduate Studies
if your employment plans are uncertain when completing the EXIT survey, inform the
CS Director of Graduate Studies via email when those plans are complete
