Each committee member will use the five-level rating scale to score the doctoral thesis manuscript and defense, using the Doctoral Thesis Rubric. In general, ratings of 3 or above are considered acceptable, while ratings of 4 or 5 do not achieve minimal standards for passing. The committee members may provide more extensive notes or feedback to the student as a separate attachment or as a marked-up copy of the manuscript.
Definitions of Ratings for Doctoral Thesis Rubric:
Acceptable:
- Approved with commendation, the level of scholarship in the manuscript/oral presentation is exceptional.
- Acceptable as written, all crucial elements are included and adequately described.
- Approved, although revisions are strongly suggested in one or more important components of the manuscript/presentation that are of markedly lesser quality than the other areas of the manuscript/presentation. Comments on how to enhance quality are provided by the thesis committee chair.
Unacceptable:
- Must be revised and resubmitted/represented because one or more essential components are not satisfactorily described/presented. DT Committee determines rewrite opportunities and timeline.
- Must be revised and resubmitted/represented because one or more required elements are missing or previous requests for revision were ignored. DT Committee determines rewrite opportunities and timeline.
