Preparing for the FPO Two Months Before FPOFormat: Review the Mudd Library Dissertation Format RequirementsSubmit chapters: Submit final chapters to your adviser(s) for review.Confirm committee: Confirm your principal readers and examiners and that your committee meets Graduate School requirements. Confirm in-person FPO date and location: Refer to our FPO examination requirements for details regarding in-person examinations Six Weeks Before FPODistribute: Distribute a final draft of your dissertation to readers.Edit: Incorporate suggested edits into your dissertation.Embargo: If applicable, discuss the need to embargo the dissertation with your adviser(s).Four Weeks Before FPOSubmit dissertation: Submit a final PDF copy of your dissertation to your department.Apply for degree: Complete the advanced degree application through TigerHub. Requirements for a Complete Degree ApplicationFor an application to be considered complete, the following materials (as PDFs) must be included:Materials Submitted by the Student Approximately Four Weeks Before FPOA copy of the title page, correctly formatted (sample title page)A copy of the abstract (350 words or less)Materials Submitted by the Department to the Graduate School No Less than Two Weeks Before FPOReader Reports completed by principal readers of the dissertationA CV of any external examiner or reader and approval from the Graduate School. Committee membership from someone outside the University must be approved by the Graduate School prior to completion of the advanced degree application.Three Days Before FPOConfirm FPO approval: Confirm that your FPO has been approved and the announcement has been posted.Day of FPODefend! Following the FPO Following a successful defense, Ph.D. students will need to submit the checkout form and final paperwork work form to be included on the upcoming degree list. Students must submit these forms no later than two weeks following the defense or by the degree deadline, whichever comes first. The forms are accessed through the graduation tile in TigerHub. You will receive a confirmation email for each form after it has been reviewed and approved by the Graduate School. Checkout Form Complete all required fields and fully review all information presented on the form. Please note: Once your checkout form is submitted, you will lose library privileges. It is important to be mindful to complete this form when you will no longer need access to library resources. Final Paperwork Form Submit dissertation PDF to Princeton’s ProQuest ETD site: Pay any applicable publishing and copyright fees (the Graduate School requires traditional or open access publication and does not allow publication restrictions). Save a copy of the ProQuest submission confirmation email to attach to your final paperwork form.Complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates: Save an electronic copy of the "Certificate of Completion" page of the SED to attach to your final paperwork formComplete the Graduate School Exit Questionnaire: The electronic copy of the "Confirmation of Completion" page must be attached to your final paperwork form.If a verification letter is needed prior to receiving your diploma, this can be requested on the final paperwork form. Additional Information Enrollment and Benefits following the FPO Enrollment typically ends the first of the month following the FPO. Please review the timeline by which enrollment and benefits end following the FPO to better understand the changes. If you are serving as an Assistant-in-Instruction (AI) in the semester that you are defending the dissertation, consult with your department about the FPO date to ensure that you may remain enrolled and eligible to serve as an AI through the end of the term. Enrollment continues only through the end of the month in which a student's FPO is held. Any exceptions must be discussed with Academic Affairs in the Graduate School. Bound Dissertation Copies The vast majority of Ph.D. students will not be required to submit a printed bound copy of the dissertation to the Mudd Manuscript Library. Students who have removed content from the PDF version of the dissertation to avoid copyright infringement are still required to submit a bound copy to the library with all content included. This un-redacted, bound version of the dissertation must be formatted according to the Dissertation Formatting Guidelines, and delivered by hand, mail, or delivery service to the Mudd Manuscript Library by the degree date deadline in order to be placed on the degree list. Address the bound copy to: Attn: Dissertations, Mudd Manuscript Library, 65 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540.
