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The student is required to submit several documents before s/he can graduate from NCSU. The following information is taken from the Schedule of Required Documents prepared by the Graduate School. Please see Adrian Blue for any necessary forms. In addition to the following documents, a doctoral student must be in residence (see Graduate Catalog) for at least two academic years, and all requirements must be completed within 10 calendar years from the date of enrollment in the doctoral program.

1. Patent Agreement Form: Students need to sign the Patent Agreement Form during the first semester of registration. Students who signed a Patent Agreement form as a Master's student will need to sign another form as a PhD student.
2. Plan of Graduate Work: The Plan of Work (POW) must be approved before a student can schedule the Preliminary oral exam. Students must submit the courses that they have taken or plan to take before his/her graduation. If the POW is submitted early in the degree program, changes can be made prior to scheduling the preliminary oral exam. Transfer credits are not allowed in the Ph.D. program.
3. Preliminary Oral Examination Result: The committee chair should return the signed copies of the exam results to the graduate secretary immediately after the oral exam.
4. Final Oral Examination Request: Request for scheduling the final oral exam must be submitted to the graduate secretary at least 15 working days prior to the proposed exam date. The student should contact all committee members, including the Graduate School Representative, prior to selecting a date for the final oral exam. At least FOUR months are required to elapse between the date of an UNCONDITIONAL pass on the preliminary oral exam and the scheduling of the final oral exam. The current dissertation title should be listed on the final oral exam request.
5. Final Oral Examination Result: The committee chair should return the signed forms from the final oral exam to the graduate secretary immediately after the exam.
6. Diploma Order Request Card: The student is required to fill out a diploma order request card when turning in results of the Final Oral Examination.
7. Dissertation: Students should provide copies of their dissertation to their advisory committee at least two weeks prior to the final oral exam. The dissertation is reviewed by the Graduate School to insure that the format conforms to the specifications described in the Thesis and Dissertation Guide. Dissertations are submitted electronically.