Proposal Defense Stage (must begin this process at least 3 weeks prior to your proposal defense):
1. Submit your Request a Committee form: https://upenn.bplogix.net/workspace.aspx
- Click Available Forms at the top of the page
- Then, Penn Graduate Forms
- Then, Load Milestones
- Then Committee Formation
- Complete the form to include your committee members and roles
- For Committee Role definitions and Composition, please visit the Academic Rules for PhD Students
2. Schedule Your Proposal Defense
- Beth Dellipriscoli will provide available dates set aside for presentations
- Once you have coordinated a selected time from those dates with your committee:
- Inform Beth Dellipriscoli of selected date so that she may announce your proposal defense 2 weeks to your presentation. Beth will inform you of the information needed for the announcement.
- Submit the proposal defense notification form to the Doctoral Programs Office (at least 2 weeks before your proposal defense)
3. Directly following your Proposal Defense
- Send the Proposal Defense Certification form to your committee for them to approve
- Send the signed form to Gidget in the Doctoral Office: gmurray@wharton.upenn.edu