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To All EECS Graduate Students,<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">*******Email sent to all graduate students on March 21, 2020******</span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Cynthia Tindongan, Director of Thesis and Dissertation Services.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">Dear Ohio University Graduate Student,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">The following message concerns thesis and dissertation-based masters and doctoral students nearing the completion of their degrees. Given the forced closure of face to face classes and the inability
of some students to present their work in the traditional defense, we are providing the following guidance on Thesis and Dissertations.</span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:#201F1E">Graduate Thesis and Dissertation and Program Capstone Alternative Defense Options</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:#201F1E">Please direct all questions regarding defense scheduling and alternative defense options to your primary thesis or capstone advisor.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:#201F1E">Graduate Thesis and Program Capstone Registration Requirements</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:black">Deadlines for spring 2020 graduation will not change. Since the semester is not being extended, the time necessary to review and process all documents will need to be maintained.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:black">Students who will meet deadlines for spring 2020 graduation are required to be registered for at least one credit hour in spring term.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"; color:black">Students who registered for spring semester anticipating a spring defense have the option to delay their defense and meet summer defense deadlines without registering for summer credit.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">Students who are planning to meet summer defense deadlines or early for fall defense deadlines but are not registered in spring semester<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>must</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>register
for at least one credit hour in summer term.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines are available at <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/files/sites/graduate/files/TAD/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Deadlines%20Academic%20Year%202019-2020%209-19-19.pdf">https://www.ohio.edu/sites/default/files/sites/graduate/files/TAD/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Deadlines%20Academic%20Year%202019-2020%209-19-19.pdf</a>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">If you have questions about these matters, please contact TAD Services at
<a href="mailto:tad@ohio.edu">tad@ohio.edu</a> .</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"EB Garamond"">Dr. Cynthia Tindongan, Director</span></p>
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