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Final Oral Examination

A Final Oral Examination (Dissertation Defense) of approximately two hours is open to all members of the Graduate Faculty of the Department, to graduate students, and the public. Those who attend must be present for the entire examination. Only the members of the Supervisory Committee may be present for discussion of the candidate's performance and the decision about its outcome. The student is considered to have completed the Final Oral Examination successfully when the Supervisory Committee registers a unanimous vote of satisfactory.