Students enrolled in ECON 998 should be working toward creating a written dissertation proposal to be formally presented to and approved by the dissertation committee.
If your research involves human subjects, you must obtain written approval from the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA) prior to conducting a research project involving human subjects which requires compliance to federal and other relevant regulations.
ORIA is responsible for Mason’s program for promoting excellence in all aspects of research with humans. A fundamental principle of ORIA’s program is that all research with human subjects must be reviewed prior to a project’s initiation.
You should plan to present your proposal to the committee during the semester before you intend to enroll in ECON 999. It is not recommended that this process take place between semesters (winter break or summer session), as many faculty members are unavailable during those periods and it can be difficult to coordinate meetings with them.
After the committee has approved the proposal and signed the signature sheet in black ink, submit the proposal signature sheet to the Director of Graduate Programs. The Director of Graduate Programs will submit a memo to the Dean requesting that the committee be approved and the student be advanced to candidacy. The Program of Study and proposal signature sheet will be sent to the Dean with the memo for approval.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences will notify you by email when you have been advanced to candidacy and your committee has been approved. Once you receive this notification, you are eligible to register for ECON 999 and should email egibson5@gmu.edu for a course registration number.
Doctoral students must advance to candidacy within six years of admission to the doctoral program. To advance to candidacy, students must:
Template and instructions can be found on MyMason / Organizations / Economics Graduate Students / Contents.
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Last updated: 10/12/20