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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Graduate Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Graduate School/TDS recently sent the following information to students enrolled in a 518 or 718 course. Please share this email with students who may not be enrolled in a 518 or 718 course, but would
benefit from this information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For information about the dissertation or thesis process, both proposal and final, and for related forms and resources, please visit the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a>
web page (<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/dissertation">www.etamu.edu/dissertation</a>) or the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx">Thesis</a> web page (<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/thesis">www.etamu.edu/thesis</a>).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please make note of the summary of important deadlines below.
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">NOTE: Deadlines that say “Last day for Graduate School to receive” require that the document make it to the Graduate School queue by the deadline.</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
This means that the form must be submitted by the student and have routed through all required approvals in order to be received by the Grad School. Please allow adequate time for approval when submitting this document.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dissertation<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="630" height="166" style="width:6.5625in;height:1.7291in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.png@01DC91C2.D84CB160" alt="Doctoral Students (Please note that grades of U now impact academic standing, including U’s earned in 718):
Section 2.2: No course with a grade of "C" or lower (including grades of “U”) will count toward a doctoral degree. A student receiving a grade of "C" or lower, in a third graduate course will result in dismissal from the program, and the student will not be allowed to pursue a further doctoral degree at East Texas A&M University. This provision applies to all courses taken, including duplicated courses. (University Procedure 13.99.99.R0.39 Graduate Academic Probation, Retention, and Suspension)
"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dissertation Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review items 1-3 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a>
web page (<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/dissertation">www.etamu.edu/dissertation</a>) for important information related to the dissertation proposal process and for links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The <b>Schedule Form for Proposal Defense</b> is due
<u>the 20<sup>th</sup> of the month <b>prior</b><b> to</b> the proposal defense date</u>. Please use the link to the digital form,
<b>Schedule Form for Proposal Defense</b>, under item 2 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a> web page, and upload a current copy of your proposal document
when you submit the completed form.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To receive Spring 2026 approval of your proposal document, complete proposal submission packets must be received by TDS
<u>no later than the end of the day, Wednesday, April 24, 2026</u>. Please use the link to the digital form,
<b>Dissertation Proposal Submission Form</b>, under item 3 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a> web page for submissions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Documents</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> required to be included with the proposal submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dissertation proposal document (in Word format)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">IRB/IBC/IACUC approval letter, as applicable (your advisor will provide you a copy, if needed)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Current iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your advisor will provide you with a copy for submission.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CITI training reports (RCR, plus additional as required by the Office of Sponsored Programs)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Data collection may begin once you have completed the required research compliance training and, as applicable, receipt of research committee approval of your study. Graduate School/TDS approval of your proposal
document is not required to begin data collection. <b>Please note your research committee approval letter (e.g., IRB approval letter) is not the same as Graduate School approval</b>.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Final Dissertation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You must have proposal approval
<u>a minimum of 1 semester prior</u> to submitting your final dissertation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review items 4-6 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a>
web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/dissertation">www.etamu.edu/dissertation</a>) for important information about the final dissertation process and for links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you intend to graduate Spring 2026, you must defend your final dissertation no later than
<u>Friday, March 27, 2026</u>. The deadline to submit the <b>Final Defense Schedule Form</b> for a February defense was January 20, 2026. If you missed this deadline, you will have to wait for the spring or summer semester to graduate.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Complete final dissertation submissions must be received by TDS
<u>no later than the end of the day, Friday, April 3, 2026</u>. Please use the link to the digital form,
<b>Final Dissertation Submission Form,</b> under item 5 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx">Dissertation</a> web page for submissions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Documents</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> required to be included with the submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Final dissertation document (in Word format)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Current iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your advisor will provide you with a copy for submission.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dissertation Information Sheet (sent to you in an informational email from Dayla Burgin after you have scheduled your final defense)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate (for PhD students only; s</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ent to you in an informational email from Dayla Burgin after you have scheduled
your final defense</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Rough Draft Writing Retreat</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">: An email has been sent out to all 718 students with the schedule for this spring
semester’s Rough Draft Writing Retreat meetings. The Rough Draft Writing Retreat is an opportunity for doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exams and are working on their dissertation to engage in three intensive writing sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-autospace:none">
<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thesis<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thesis Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review items 1-3 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx">Thesis</a> web page
(<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/thesis">www.etamu.edu/thesis</a>) for important information related to the thesis proposal process and for links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To receive Spring 2026 approval of your proposal document, complete proposal submission packets must be received by TDS
<u>no later than the end of the day, Friday, April 24, 2026</u>. Please use the digital form,
<b>Thesis Proposal Submission Form</b>, under item 3 on the TDS/Thesis web page for submissions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Documents</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> required to be included with the proposal submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thesis proposal document (in Word format or PDF if using LaTex)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">IRB/IBC/IACUC approval letter, as applicable (your advisor will provide you a copy if needed)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Current iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your advisor will provide you a copy for submission.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CITI training reports (RCR, plus additional as required by Research Compliance)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Data collection may begin once you have completed the required research compliance training and, as applicable, receipt of research committee approval of your study. Graduate School/TDS approval of your proposal
document is not required to begin data collection. <b>Please note your research committee approval letter (e.g., IRB approval letter) is not the same as Graduate School approval</b>.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Final Thesis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You must have proposal approval
<u>a minimum of 1 semester prior</u> to submitting your final thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review items 4-6 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx">Thesis</a> web page
(<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/thesis">www.etamu.edu/thesis</a>) for important information about the final thesis process and for links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you intend to graduate Spring 2026, you must submit t to TDS the digital form
<b>Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense</b> <u>no less than 7 days prior to the date of your final thesis defense</u>. Please use the link to the digital form under item 4 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx">Thesis</a>
web page. Please note that if this form is not submitted, the final thesis submission form will not populate correctly.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Complete final thesis submissions must be received by TDS
<u>no later than the end of the day, Friday, April 3, 2026</u>. Please use the link to the digital form,
<b>Final Thesis Submission Form</b>, under item 5 on the TDS/</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx">Thesis</a> web page for submissions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Documents</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> required to be included with the submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Final thesis document (in Word format or PDF if using LaTex)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Current iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Your advisor will provide you a copy for submission.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">You must complete at least 6 hours of 518 to fulfill the thesis requirements of your degree.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">TDS Resources</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Below are links to the resources and important information you will need during the thesis/proposal process:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dissertation Process short link:
<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/dissertation">www.etamu.edu/dissertation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thesis Process short link:
<a href="http://www.etamu.edu/thesis">www.etamu.edu/thesis</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Graduate School Templates and Guides, found at TDS/<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/ResourcesforWriting.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">Resources
for Writing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">. Here
</span></span>you will find,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the standard thesis/dissertation template, LaTex template, and Biology template<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the <a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/thesis--dissertation-services/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Formatting%20Guide.pdf">
Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Guide</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the <a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/thesis--dissertation-services/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Submission%20Guide.pdf">
Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">the Biology Thesis template and the
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/thesis--dissertation-services/Biology%20thesis%20guidelines.pdf">Biology Thesis Guidelines</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Commonly Used Style Guides, found at TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/ResourcesforWriting.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">Resources
for Writing</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions or concerns, or if you encounter issues at any point during the dissertation or thesis process, please feel free to contact TDS, Karin Thomas, at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Finally, I will be retiring at the end of May, so I would like to let you all know it has been a pleasure working with each of you and your students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Note:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white"> Deadlines that say “Last day TDS will accept” require that the document make it to the Graduate School/TDS queue by the
deadline. This means that the form must be submitted by the student and have routed through all required approvals in order to be received by TDS. Please allow adequate time for approval when submitting this document.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">- The last day to defend a final dissertation for Spring 2026 graduation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, April 3, 2026 -</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The last day TDS will accept final dissertation/thesis submissions for Spring 2026 graduation<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, April 24, 2026 -</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The last day TDS will accept proposal (both dissertation and thesis) submissions for Spring 2026 approval<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, June 19, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> - The last day to defend a final dissertation for Summer 2026 graduation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, June 26, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> – The last day TDS will accept final dissertation/thesis submissions for Summer 2026 graduation<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">* <u>Schedule forms</u> for dissertation defenses (proposal and final) are due in the Graduate School the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">** The <u>Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense</u> is due with TDS
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