Final Exam
Remote Thesis Defense Instructions (Word Document)
In-Person Final Exam Checklist (PDF)
Hybrid Final Exam Checklist (PDF)
Virtual Final Exam Checklist (PDF)
Timeline
BEFORE FINAL EXAM
- Review Graduate School Thesis Submission Deadlines
Review Graduate School Final Thesis Submission - Schedule Final Exam with the Supervisory Committee
-The UW Graduate School and the MCB Program requires the Chair and GSR to attend the Final Exam. For Hybrid Exams, the Chair and/or the GSR must request prior approval from the MCB Program to attend virtually.
Deadline: at least three months before defense - Establish 3 member Reading Committee
-The Chair is required to be on the Reading Committee
-Email Maia Low (maialow@uw.edu) with Reading Committee Roster
Deadline: at least three months before defense - Email Reading Committee Electronic Thesis Approval Instructions.
- Schedule Zoom meeting for virtual defense
-Designate Maia Low (maialow@uw.edu), Alice Ven (valice@uw.edu), and your Advisor(s) as alternate hosts.
OR
Schedule room for In-Person or Hybrid Defense
-UW: Maia Low (maialow@uw.edu)
-FH: Carolina Chambers (cchambe2@fredhutch.org)
Deadline: at least three months before defense - Confirm Credit Requirements have been met
-18 Total Graded Credits
-27 Total MCB 800 Credits
-Available through MyUW on the Academics Tab in the Grades Box
Deadline: at least three months before defense - Submit thesis to Reading Committee
Deadline: at least five weeks before defense - Schedule doctoral final exam
-Schedule online at MyGrad
Deadline: at least three weeks before defense - Email your name, dissertation title, date, time, and location to Alice Ven (valice@uw.edu) and Maia Low (maialow@uw.edu)
-The MCB Office will announce defense via social media, email and print
Deadline: at least three weeks before defense - Receive Committee Signature Form, MCB Exit Survey and other documents from Alice Ven (valice@uw.edu)
Deadline: at least three weeks before defense - Activate Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) account
-Via UW ETD Administrator Site
DAY OF FINAL EXAM
- Committee Signature Form
Virtual Exam
-Signed by entire Supervisory Committee via email
-Signatures facilitated by Maia Low
OR
In-Person Exam
-Signed by committee members
-Send to Maia Low at MCB Office
OR
Hybrid Exam
-Signatures for attending committee members
-Email signatures facilitated by Maia Low - Doctoral Dissertation Reading Committee
-Approval submitted via MyGrad Program
AFTER OF FINAL EXAM
- Submit MCB Exit Survey (with Abstract and list of publications)
-Submit to Alice Ven via survey link
Deadline: last day of the quarter - Format thesis for submission to ETD
–ETD Formatting Guidelines - Upload dissertation to ETD
–UW ETD Administrator Site
Deadline: 11:59 pm PST on the last day of the quarter (View the UW Academic Calendar for the exact date: Last day of finals week) - Upload Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)
–UW ETD Administrator Site
Deadline: 11:59 pm PST on the last day of the quarter
Info on ETD Submission
Graduate School policy for deposit and dissemination
Questions about ETD publishing? Contact the Library ETD team at uwlib-etd@uw.edu .