Doctoral Degree: Performance Standards and Progress

• Policy language edited. Revisions limited to edits for clarity.
• Forms/instructions section edited. Added links.
• Procedures section edited. Canceling or Recessing the Doctoral Preliminary and/or Master's or Doctoral Final Oral Examination procedure was edited for clarity.
• Appendices section reviewed. No revisions.
• FAQ edited. Added an FAQ, at the request of the Equity Lens Committee, to address accommodations for students to satisfy the prelim oral examination requirement; added FAQs previously omitted in error; edited for clarity.
• Definitions section reviewed. No revisions.
• Responsibilities section edited. Added Graduate School/college/program responsibilities, per request of the Equity Lens committee, to ensure student handbooks/guidelines in accessible format. Other revisions for clarity.
• Related Information section reviewed. No revisions.

View and download proposed policy changes (PDF)

View and download proposed FAQ changes (PDF)

View and download changes to Appendix: Required Conditions and Best Practices for Remote Participation in Graduate Examinations (PDF) note: this appendix is shared other related policies currently under review

View and download changes to Procedure: Canceling or Recessing the Doctoral Preliminary and/or Master's or Doctoral Final Oral Examination (PDF) note: this procedure is shared other related policies currently under review

All other appendices and forms were reviewed but no revisions recommended.