{"id":3515,"date":"2017-05-18T13:03:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T20:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2017-05-18T13:03:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T20:03:07","slug":"important-doctoral-examination-deadlines-for-fall-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-3515","title":{"rendered":"Important: Doctoral Examination Deadlines for Fall Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Summer session is only just beginning but it\u2019s already time for doctoral candidates to start thinking about examination timelines for fall graduation. If there are students in your program who may be aiming to graduate in November 2017 then we ask that you make them aware of these deadlines:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friday, June 2, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2013 Nominations for External Examiner form submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friday, July 28, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2013 Doctoral dissertation and supporting documentation submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friday, September 29, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2013 Last day for final doctoral oral examinations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friday, October 20, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2013 Last day for acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students who are hoping to make Fall 2017 Graduation but are concerned about their ability to meet any of the above deadlines should contact the Doctoral Exams team as soon as possible at <\/span><a>graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students and supervisors looking for information about the doctoral examination process will find a number of tools and resources on our website:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Final Doctoral Examination Guide<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/final-doctoral-examination-guide\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/final-doctoral-examination-guide<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doctoral Deadlines<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/doctoral-deadlines\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/doctoral-deadlines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doctoral Examination Planning Tool and Checklist<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/forms\/doctoral-examinations-planning-tool-checklist-candidates-supervisors\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/forms\/doctoral-examinations-planning-tool-checklist-candidates-supervisors<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Navigating Your Doctoral Exam slides and webinar recording <\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/tools-planning-doctoral-exam\">https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/final-doctoral-exam\/tools-planning-doctoral-exam<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Thanks,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; 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