1. Graduate Council Kamal Abou Mikhael Thesis Phases and Deadlines

2. Role of Graduate Council Established in November of 2011 Facilitate and coordinate graduate education in the following ways/ areas : Support graduate recruitment programs Provide information about graduate admissions Follow up to ensure the uniform implementation of policies governing graduate work Encourage the development and success of students Provide mechanisms for quality control for all aspects of graduate education

3. How We Can Help Advise students on general university graduate policy In matters related to your program of study, your Academic Advisor and Department Chair are the primary reference In all other matters, we refer students to the appropriate individuals and entities Help students to – Comply with regulations – Meet deadlines Propose means of enhancing graduate student life – Based on our own analysis – Based on feedback of students, faculty, and staff

4. Thesis Phases Proposal – The requirements of the proposal are determined by the Department – Minimum requirements: Committee & Topic – Details found in the Graduate Catalogue (current catalogue is 2014-15)2014-15 – Master’s thesis: pp. 58-60 Master’s thesis: pp. 58-60 – PhD thesis: pp. 65-68 (same as above) PhD thesis: pp. 65-68 Defense – Must happen no less than 4 months after the proposal for Master’s students – … 8 months … for PhD students Library Submission – Approximately 10 days after published defense deadlines Holidays and weekends are taken into consideration – Refer to the Thesis Manual for details (covered by next presenter)Thesis Manual

5. Thesis Deadlines Thesis deadlines are published on the Graduate Council web site: http://www.aub.edu.lb/graduatecouncil/Documents/thesisdeadlines.pdf Abiding by the deadlines is absolutely necessary for graduating in the target semester

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