Final - Comprehensive Departmental Examination or Defense of Thesis
If the student is completing a final/comprehensive departmental exam rather than a thesis, notification to the Graduate Division that the student has passed the exam is required. Some departments require notification of the thesis defense.
The department must notify the Graduate Division of the thesis defense or final/comprehensive departmental exam by submitting this form by the appropriate deadline (See current class schedule or Graduate Bulletin for exact date).
If the Graduate Division receives a Notification of Final Examination Completion for a student who is not classified, does not have an Official Program on file, and is not Advanced to Candidacy, it will be returned to the Graduate Adviser.
Officially, a student may not sit for an exam without first being Advanced to Candidacy.
Download "Final Comprehensive Departmental Examination or Defense of Thesis" form here.
