Instructions for the Dissertation in the Doctor of Philosophy Degree program
The dissertation shall be written in a form acceptable to the Graduate School and the Graduate Program in Animal Science. The thesis will be in a technical and grammatical form that is acceptable to the student's committee.
The committee may require the candidate to employ the services of a technical editor (at the candidate's expense) to aid the candidate to bring the paper into conformity. The thesis shall present data, results, and conclusions forthcoming from a research problem selected in consultation with the candidate's committee.
Upon completion of the dissertation, the candidate shall defend the thesis in a final oral examination conducted by the Doctoral Committee, and must be approved by the committee if a degree is to be awarded. The dissertation shall be in a final and polished form prior to the oral examination. After passing the exam, the doctoral candidate will present a public seminar on the research. The seminar is a part of the final evaluation of the candidate.
Sufficient hard-bound copies shall be prepared to provide one copy each to the program, the adviser, and the co-adviser (if applicable). Good quality electrostatic reproductions are acceptable. These copies shall be produced at the candidate's expense.
Manuscript
The candidate shall prepare one or more manuscripts based on their thesis research in a form suitable for publication in an appropriate refereed scientific journal. The manuscript(s) shall be prepared and submitted according to guidelines established by the Graduate Program in Animal Science.
