During the last semester of registration, the Ph.D. student is to prepare and present the final draft of their dissertation. It should be prepared in strict accordance with the instructions given in accordance with the School of Graduate Studies style guide.
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The dissertation itself must be a single entity and a clearly written account of the student's original research. In addition to a description of the details and results of the research, it should contain an appropriate general and contextual introduction, written at a level accessible to most other workers in the wider field. If the thesis consists of more than one piece of research, the elements of the dissertation must be related parts of a common research program and should be tied together in the introduction and the conclusion.
The final examination and dissertation defense is open to the public. An announcement of the final examination and dissertation defense must be posted and/or sent to the biosciences community via email listservs.