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Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Project Revised Guidelines and Deadlines for SY 2022-2023

Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Project Revised Guidelines and Deadlines for SY 2022-2023

06 Sep 2022 | Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

To:

Deans, Department Chairs, Program Directors, Graduate Programs Coordinators, Faculty, and Graduate Students

From:

(Sgd) Anne Lan K. Candelaria, PhD

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

Subject:

Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Project Revised Guidelines and Deadlines, SY 2022-2023

Following the memo on new policies concerning graduate thesis, dissertation, and capstone project released on August 16, 2022, we have updated the guidelines to reflect the changes. For your convenience, here are the links for the following:

1. For the Department/Program and Deans

2. For Faculty Advisers, Panel Members, and Style Readers

3. For Graduate Students

In addition, kindly refer to the following deadlines and other reminders for SY 2022-2023:

A. Deadlines

Oral Defense	Grade Submission	Dean’s Approval	ADGP’s Approval
First Semester
Saturday 5 November 2022	Saturday 12 November 2022	Wednesday 7 December 2022, 5 pm	Saturday 10 December 2022, 12 nn
Second Semester ¹
will join the commencement ceremonies
Saturday 25 March 2023	Saturday 1 April 2023	Thursday 27 April 2023, 5 pm	Saturday 29 April 2023, 12 nn
will NOT join the Commencement ceremonies
Saturday 15 April 2023	Friday 21 April 2023	Thursday 18 May 2023, 5 pm	Saturday 20 May 2023, 12 nn

¹Holy Week Observation - April 3-8, 2023

B. Reminders

Please read and abide by the policies and procedures as indicated in the Thesis/Dissertation/Capstone Project Guidelines.
Use of Revised ADGP Form 23 (Announcement of Oral Defense Form) - The revised form now includes the endorsement of the Reader (see Section C.3 of the 16 August 2022 memo), in addition to the Primary Adviser, in securing the approval for oral defense. The Departments/Programs are encouraged to take into consideration the time needed for the reader to review the manuscript prior to submission of ADGP Form 23 to the Office of the Registrar.
TDCP Adviser as part of the examination panel - The Primary Adviser is now part of the composition of the examination panel. The primary adviser must also submit the ADGP Form 8.1 for thesis and dissertation defense.
Schedule of Oral Defense

The Final Oral Defense should fall within the official academic calendar of the School Year as released by the Office of the Registrar.
If the student wishes to submit the final revised copy of the TDCP and other requirements within the submission deadline of a particular semester, the final oral defense should take place on or before the deadline set by the OADGP. This includes students with an approved extension in a particular semester/term.
A student whose program does not require a final oral defense of the capstone project enrolls and submits or presents their papers within the deadline of the final oral defense set by the OADGP.

TDCP Manuscript Format - Students are encouraged to use the automated thesis template in order to assist them in complying with the LS formatting standards.
Students should adhere to the policies and procedures of the Loyola Schools. Students may send their questions/inquiries through email or google chat at adgp.ls@ateneo.edu.

As always, we are highly grateful for your patience and continued cooperation. We hope you do not mind if we ask for your assistance in disseminating this information to all concerned stakeholders involved in graduate student research.

OADGP Memo v09062022 Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Project Revised Guidelines and Deadlines, SY 2022-2023

General Interest Academics Research, Creativity, and Innovation Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design School of Humanities John Gokongwei School of Management School of Science and Engineering Rosita G Leong School of Social Sciences