{"id":121,"date":"2012-03-08T16:20:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T00:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:56:40","slug":"dissertation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissertation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please read through the ENTIRE Dissertation Manual listed below starting with Step 1.\u00a0 There is a lot of information but many important details that you will need to know!<\/p>\n<h6 data-tadv-p=\"keep\"><strong>Steps to Take: From Nominating Your Committee to Submitting Your Final Dissertation<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/dissertation-committee\/\">Nominate Your Dissertation Committee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Processing the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/jdp-forms\/jdp-form-2\/\">JDP-2 Form*<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">*The JDP-2 Form <strong>must be submitted<\/strong> to the Program Coordinators at least <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3 months prior<\/strong><\/span> to your defense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/dissertation-proposal\/\">Dissertation Proposal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Dissertation Expectations (including the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/3-paper-dissertation-option\/\">3-Paper Dissertation Option<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Guidelines for Preparing the 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href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/final-dissertation-defense\/\">Final Dissertation Defense<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Final Dissertation Defense Announcement<\/li>\n<li>Getting Your Announcement Approved<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Final Dissertation Defense<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Processing the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/jdp-forms\/jdp-form-5\/\">JDP-5 Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 6:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/program-requirements\/dissertation\/dissertation-submission-guidelines\/\">Dissertation Submission Guidelines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Filing Dissertation at UC San Diego<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Important Deadlines<\/li>\n<li data-tadv-p=\"keep\">Submitting Dissertation to JDP<\/li>\n<li 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