The preliminary technical review is required during the semester of graduation. It must take place at least two weeks before the date of the oral examination, but may be scheduled as early in the semester as you are prepared, ideally a month or more in advance of your oral exam. Call ahead to schedule an appointment with the Assistant (Mrs. Sandra Harman, 710-3582) in the office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in the Graduate School. Dissertation and thesis services are available from the first day of classes through the last day of classes during each semester, but must be scheduled to meet deadlines of the semester of graduation. Preference will be given to current semester graduates. If necessary, you may mail these pages, but electronic mail or faxed copies are not acceptable because of the loss of format and distortion that results from these forms of transmission. The address for mailing is:

Before you schedule a preliminary technical review, please be sure you have read the Guidelines carefully and have formatted every section of your document according to the specifications. For this review, bring the following sample of pages on plain paper:

• abstract page
• signature page (appropriately filled in but not yet signed)
• copyright page
• table of contents
• list of tables or figures (if applicable)
• acknowledgments
• first page of chapter two
• any inside page of chapter two
• a page containing a table (if applicable)
• a page containing a figure (if applicable)
• a sample appendix page (if applicable)
• and the first and second pages of the bibliography.

Doctoral students should turn in the completed Doctoral Investment Form http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/46750.pdf at the time of the Preliminary Technical Review, as this information is used in the production of the commencement program.