3. Graduate School of Film and New Media

Ⅲ. Guidelines for Doctoral Degree Conferral Process

3.7. Final Vetting of Candidates

As a rule, the final vetting is open to the public and conducted in February.

3.8. Dissertation Submission and Publication

Three bound copies of the dissertation that have successfully passed the final examination are submitted to the Office of Educational Affairs prior to the graduation ceremony. These are kept at the University library, the Graduate School of Film and New Media, and the National Diet Library.

3.9. Graduate School of Film and New Media

	1st year	2nd year	3nd year
April	Matriculation Ceremony Guidance Research initiatives in Film and New Media studies Research program in Film and New Media Studies I-A Project in Film and New Media Studies I-A	Research program in Film and New Media Studies II-A Project in Film and New Media Studies II-A	Submission of doctoral dissertation and final examination application documents Selection: research dissertation, or research dissertation and creative artistic work Organization of Examination Committee
May
June
July			Interim review oral presentation (closed to public)
Summer Vacation			Submission of first draft of dissertation prior to public review
October	Research program in Film and New Media Studies I-B Project in Film and New Media Studies I-B	Research program in Film and New Media Studies II-B Project in Film and New Media Studies II-B	Oral presentation and exhibition of work for public review
November
December			Submission of final version of dissertation
Winter vacation
January	Submission of survey thesis As Assignment of Project in Film and New Media Studies I-A, I-B	(Last Friday of January) Submission of doctoral dissertation and preliminary examination application
February	Survey thesis presentation	Preliminary Examination Committee (closed to public)	Doctoral dissertation final vetting (open to public) Decision regarding final vetting at faculty meeting
March			Degree conferred Submission of thesis

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