Oral Defense Forms

Arrangement forms should be submitted to your college. TAD Services maintains these forms on this website as a courtesy.

A copy of the Report of Oral Defense should be submitted to TAD Services after all committee members approve the content of the document. (This form can be submitted by your college or department administrator). The form cannot be accepted without all signatures. A committee member can designate someone to sign the report if he or she is not available to provide a physical signature. In this case, please attach a letter or email from the committee member briefly detailing the situation.

Center For International Studies

• Arrangement for Oral Defense [PDF]
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense

College of Arts and Sciences

• Arrangement for Oral Defense [PDF]
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense [PDF]
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense-Individual Program of Study [PDF]

College of Fine Arts

• Arrangement for Oral Defense of Thesis or Dissertation (DOC)
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense (PDF)
• Arrangement for the Theater M.A./Music M.M. Non-Thesis Options (DOC)
• Report for Theater M.A./Music M.M. Non-Thesis Options (DOC)

College of Health Sciences and Professions

• Arrangement for Oral Defense [PDF]  (Revised 10.28.20)
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense [PDF]  (Revised 10.28.20)

The Patton College of Education

For The Patton College of Education students, contact Ramona Mott, mott@ohio.edu , (740) 593-4411 for forms and processing.

Russ College of Engineering and Technology

For Russ College of Engineering and Technology students, please contact Russ College Graduate Program Information, russgradinfo@ohio.edu , 183 or 154 Stocker Center, (740)593-9487 for forms and processing.

Scripps College of Communication

• Arrangement for Oral Defense (DOC)
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination and Dissertation Defense (DOC)

For students filing projects, please view the Guidelines and click on the "Report on the Professional Project (Grad Form 5)"link to download the Project form.

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service

• Arrangement for Oral Defense (DOC )  - Updated July 2021
• Report of Oral Thesis Examination (DOC)  - Updated July 2021