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Graduate Student Paper of the Year

Postdoc Paper of the Year

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation or Master's Thesis

Robert M. Bird Society Award

O Ray Kling Award

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Master's Degree Non-Thesis Timeline/Checklist 

Outline of Graduate Work (Plan of Study)

MS Admission to Candidacy Request Updated September 2021

Request for Master's Comprehensive Examination 

Masters Non-Thesis Degree Final Semester Review

All MS-thesis degrees require completion of coursework, admission to candidacy, successful defense of the thesis, and publication of the thesis. 

Master's Degree Thesis Timeline/Checklist 

Outline of Graduate Work (Plan of Study)

MS-Thesis Guide to the Final Semester Updated September 2021

MS Admission to Candidacy Request Updated September 2021

Request for Thesis Defense  Updated September 2021

All PhD degrees require completion of coursework, successful completion of the general examination, admission to candidacy, successful public defense of the dissertation, and publication of the dissertation.

Doctoral Degree Timeline/Checklist 

Doctoral Advisory Conference Report (includes Plan of Study)

Application for General Exam  

Result of the General Examination   

Request for Approval of Doctoral Committee

PhD Guide to the Final Semester Updated September 2021

Request for Doctoral Defense Updated September 2021

Dissertation Defense Announcement Updated September 2021

Doctoral Degree Check Agenda

As part of the scholarly process, theses/dissertations are published through ProQuest. Please review the following guidelines for preparing and submitting your thesis/dissertation. 

Guidelines for Preparation of Masters Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation

How to access Turnitin to check that your thesis, dissertation or manuscript has no plagiarism 

OUHSC ProQuest ETD Administrator

 Dissertation / Thesis Traditional Binding through Bird Library 

• Temporary binding information (4/2020) 

Virtual Dissertation/Thesis Using Zoom:  Recommendations from OUHSC Academic Technology

Electronic Signature Page Template 

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Annual Student Evaluation Form

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