Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
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DOLP 904 - Dissertation Writing and Defense


A minimum of nine (9) semester-hours of dissertation writing is required for the completion of the dissertation. A doctoral candidate needs to register for one or more hours of DOLP 904 during any semester they wish to have the assistance of their Dissertation Committee. This DOLP 904 requirement must be completed within three semesters of their first registration for the course. By the conclusion of the last semester for which a candidate is registered for DOLP 904, they must sit for their oral defense of the dissertation. The DOLP 904 five-member Dissertation Defense Committee (three doctoral-level faculty members, one non-voting professional support mentor, and one doctoral-level non-voting member of the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) - the purpose of the GSC representative is to ensure that the dissertation defense is administered in accordance with the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies policies and procedures) will be selected in collaboration with the Executive Director of Organizational Leadership. DOLP 904 will be graded S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory) with passage of the written dissertation and its oral defense serving as the recommendation for becoming a recipient for the D.O.L. degree. 

Prerequisites & Notes
DOLP 903  

Credits: 9



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