Submit a petition for the degree to the Registrar's Office during the term preceding the anticipated final term of work. Petition forms are available from the Registrar's Office.
Have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 in order to graduate.
Register for a minimum of one hour of dissertation in the term of graduation. This reduction from the normal minimum course load of three hours may be used only once. If all requirements for graduation, including submission of the final approved dissertation, have been completed prior to the last day of registration, and the student was registered for the preceding term, the student may apply for a waiver of the enrollment requirement.
Pay the Institute a fee for archiving and distributing the dissertation through UMI Dissertations Publishing prior to the final submission of the completed dissertation to Graduate Studies via the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Web site.

If both the dissertation and the examination are satisfactory and the candidate has completed the requirements of residence, minor field, and any additional school requirements, the Graduate Studies Office will certify the candidate as qualified to receive the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.