PhD Comprehensive Examination Packet information:
After completing or registering for all program-required nonthesis coursework, and concurrently with applying for admission to candidacy for the PhD, students must take a comprehensive examination in their respective discipline. This examination (written or oral or both) will test a student’s mastery of a broad field of knowledge, not merely the formal coursework which he/she has completed. This examination must be completed no later than the end of the student’s third year. Individual programs may establish an earlier deadline. Instructions and deadlines for completion of the forms are provided in the links below.
PhD Thesis Defense Packet information:
Once a student has completed their dissertation and before the degree is conferred, a final examination on the dissertation and related topics is conducted in two parts, an oral presentation of the dissertation research that is open to the public, and a closed examination conducted by the examining committee. Instructions and deadlines for completion of the forms are provided in the links below.
Bookbinding
The University will submit your thesis to Denver Bookbinding Company for binding for the library. You are free to use any binding company you wish. For more information contact http://www.DenverBook.com . The pricing on the web page does not reflect an average of 10% discount given to UC Denver Anschutz Medical Campus students. When placing your order, just request HSC pricing. The discount is on the binding pricing only, not on the extra charge pricing. Denver Bookbinding also has the ability to print your thesis from a PDF file on 28 pound acid free paper for $.08 per page/side in black and white. Color printing is offered for an additional charge per page. Please contact Denver Bookbinding for additional information.