Graduation Checklist
Obtain permission from your thesis committee to begin writing your thesis and
to set a thesis defense date
Register on Albert at http://home.nyu.edu up to five months before your
graduation date
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Deadline for registering on Albert:
September 2015 graduation: register February 9, 2015 to June 19, 2015
January 2016 graduation: register June 22 to October 2, 2015
October 5, 2015 to February 5, 2016
If you have missed the above registration deadlines, contact Graduation
Services:
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Christopher L. James (212) 998-4803 and his email is clj1@nyu.edu
If you are an international student on an F-1 visa, nearing completion of your
degree requirements, you may be eligible for post-completion optional practical
training, which allows 12 months of employment authorization.
For more details, visit
http://www.nyu.edu/global/international-immigrationservices/students/inbound-to-nyc/active/employment/f-1-employment/optionalpractical-training.html
Review the formatting guidelines for the thesis
http://gsas.nyu.edu/docs/CP/777/FormattingGuide.pdf
Review the electronic thesis submission guidelines at:
http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.life.dissertation.html
*Note, there are supplemental forms that must downloaded from this link that may
require the signature of your thesis advisor.
Select an outside reader for your thesis defense; submit a Dissertation Reader
Approval Form to Lisabeth Greene in the Sackler office one month before defense.
Form is located at: http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.pp.manual.html
Set a defense date and then book the room for it
http://rooms.nyumc.org/MRM8/
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View your transcript on-line at home.nyu.edu
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Is major correct?
Are there any missing grades?
Are admissions credentials complete on transcript? It must be noted on your
transcript at what school/what date your bachelor’s degree was conferred
Is the 32-credit requirement satisfied?
Have all grades been submitted?
To ensure that thesis defenses are broadcasted to the research community, we
have launched an online PhD thesis defense notification form:
http://www.med.nyu.edu/research/thesis-defense-notification
Please use this form to notify the Sackler office of your scheduled thesis defense.
On Defense Day, make sure to bring the Oral Defense Form (and reader sheets if
they have not been signed prior to the defense) for signature (forms can be found at
http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.pp.manual.html
Return signed copies of Oral defense form and reader sheets to Lisabeth Greene
in the Sackler Office
Submit an electronic copy of your thesis for formatting review by the graduate
school (for preliminary and final deadlines see this weblink:
http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.life.dissertation
Complete a Sackler Exit Survey
https://nyumc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7Ol3zbDzutmn3tX
Submit vacate notice to Housing at least 30 days before departure date
http://redaf.med.nyu.edu/housing/sackler
Last Day of Pay: Note, students can only be paid as graduate students up to 30
days post-defense. Discontinuation of salary sets in motion the following:
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E-mail discontinuation: unless you are moving onto another NYUMC position
(post-doc, etc.); Opportunity to register for an alumni e-mail at
http://adl.med.nyu.edu/faq/access-alumni-digital-library
Health insurance will be discontinued at the end of the month in which you are
paid
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September, January and May degrees are recognized at the May convocation and
commencement ceremonies each year.
For more details:
CONVOCATION:
http://convocation.gsas.nyu.edu/page/home
Friday, May 13, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Skirball Center for the
Performing Arts.
For further details visit: http://www.nyu.edu/life/eventstraditions/commencement.html
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Yankee Stadium, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.