We maintain the same high standards as all of UNL’s graduate programs. Learn more about UNL’s Doctoral Degree Milestones from the Office of Graduate Studies.
Key Milestones
First year:
- Select a lab from your rotations
- Form a Supervisory Committee and identify Dissertation Readers
- Finalize your Program of Study with feedback from your Supervisory Committee
Mid-Program:
- Meet annually with your Supervisory Committee
- Complete your Comprehensive Exam and Apply for Candidacy
Final year:
- Write your Dissertation and submit it to your Readers
- Schedule your Defense after approval from your Readers
- Submit your Application for Final Oral Exam (Dissertation Defense)
- Submit your Dissertation to your Supervisory Committee
- Defend your Dissertation during your Final Oral Exam
- Finalize your Dissertation and submit it to the Office of Graduate Studies
- Commencement and Hooding