Dissertation Proposal/Prospectus

To register for this course, students must have successfully completed all required course work and passed comprehensive examinations. During the Proposal/Prospectus phase of the dissertation process, the student will identify the dissertation research question, select the method of research used to investigate the problem, define, state, and justify the thesis or theory, outlined the proposed study, and submit the proposal/prospectus to the proposal/prospectus course until they have successfully completed and defended their dissertation proposal/prospectus.