Getting Ready for GraduationGuidelines for Thesis and Dissertation Students

2014 - 2015

Important Resources• Academic Calendar

http://calendar.ucf.edu • ETD Office

http://www.students.graduate.ucf.edu/ETD • Commencement Information

http://commencement.ucf.edu

What You Will Need• Intent to Graduate• Defense Date• Format Review• Defense Announcement• Release Option• Final Approval Form• Final Submission

Intent to Graduate• Online Intent to Graduate Form• Log in to your MyUCF• Go to your Student Center• Select Intent to Graduate: Apply from the drop down

menu

Defense Date• Decide on a defense date with your

committee chair.• Be sure to defend by the deadline posted in

the academic calendar.• Contact Erica Mendoza at

Erica.Mendoza@ucf.edu to reserve ED306 for your defense.

• Notify your committee members of the final date.

Format Review • Submit on the Thesis & Dissertation Services Website• Check the academic calendar for deadlines

Defense Announcement

• Template available www.education.ucf.edu• Your Committee Chair must approve• No signatures required for this form• Please e-mail your defense announcement

to edgrad@ucf.edu at least two weeks prior to your defense.

Release Option E-form• The release option tells the university how you would like your final

document to be made available to the public• Talk with your committee chair and decide on a release option• This information is noted on your dissertation approval form• Find the release option e-form by the following navigation

https://my.ucf.edu MyUCF > Student Self-Service > Student Center > Graduate Students > choose Graduate Form

Enter Your InformationYou need: A Dissertation Title & A Defense Date

• Enter your dissertation title and defense date.• Indicate whether you have any patents.

Choose Your Release Option

• Choose your release option and click submit

• You will receive an e-mail notification when your form is processed.

Final Approval Form• Found on the Thesis & Dissertation Services Website.• Once you have defended and your committee

members have signed your final approval form, please bring your form to the Graduate Affairs Office (ED115).

• The Graduate Affairs Office will get the remaining required signatures and submit your final approval form to the Graduate College.

GraduationVisit the Registrar’s Office for detailed

information about commencement including

•How to order your cap & gown•View the schedule of ceremonies•View other graduation related information