Graduate School of CommerceWaseda University

When the student is ready to make a request for the establishment of a dissertation advisory committee.

Please carefully review the following information regarding the timing for dissertation submission.

a. Doctoral program students (those who have not completed two semesters of research guidance as of the end of the Fall 2014 Semester)

As a rule, you must submit the request following the completion of two semesters of research guidance after admission.

Those who have completed two semesters of research guidance during the Spring semester need to submit the request by the end of the last week in July. Those who have completed two semesters of research guidance during the Fall semester need to submit the request by the end of the last week in February. (e.g. Those who were admitted in September and completed two semesters of research guidance by the end of Spring 2016 should submit the request by the end of the last week in July 2016.)

b. Doctoral program students (those who have completed two semesters of research guidance as of the end of the Fall 2014 Semester)

Please submit the request between Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and Friday, July 31, 2015.

c. Those who have withdrawn from the School

Those who are expected to receive a diploma in March must submit the request by the end of January of the prior year. Those who are expected to receive a diploma in September must submit the request by the end of June of the prior year.

If your research supervisor is no longer with the GSC, please consult with the GSC office.  (e.g. Those who are expected to receive a diploma in March 2016 should submit the request by the end of January 2015.)

Since two forms are required (one submitted by you, and another submitted by your research supervisor), please ask your research supervisor to prepare the request as well.

Dissertation Proposal

As of AY 2015, this form has been standardized.

Doctoral Degree Application Form

Upon submittal of the doctoral dissertation in Commerce (preliminary examination).

If there is no subtitle, you may leave the subtitle section blank.

Curriculum Vitae

Include the dates for educational background and work experience.

List of Publications and Research Achievements

If the publication is part of a technical book, please indicate the relevant page number(s).

Under the thesis section, please list the title of any theses you submitted as part of completing the last degree program you were enrolled in prior to being admitted into the doctoral program.

Letter of Recommendation

As a rule, please ask your research supervisor to fill out the form. If your research supervisor is expected to retire during the period of dissertation review, please list a different GSC faculty member (Steering Committee member) as a nominator. As a note, retired research supervisors are allowed to join examiners as  assistant examiners.

Letter of Agreement

As a rule, please ask a faculty member who serves as a GSC Steering Committee member to fill out the form.

Checklist of Prerequisites for Submittal of Dissertation

For current doctoral program students, please ensure that the details on the Certificate of Enrollment match with the List of Publications and Research Achievements that you submit each semester

Registration Form for the online Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar

Upon registering to view the Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar

It is not necessary to submit the application and pledge if you have passed the Introduction to Research Ethics offered by the Global Education Center.

If you have already withdrawn from the School and would like to view the Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar, please submit the Registration Form for the Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar and the Course N@vi User Agreement [For Extramural Registration].

Please apply early since the process may take up to several weeks.

Course N@vi User Agreement [For Extramural Registration]

Viewing Report on the Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar

To be completed after the Dissertation Submission Ethics Seminar has been viewed

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Ratio of Co-authorship Report

When co-authored papers are counted as part of the application points required for the submission of the doctoral dissertation.

When you are including items such as co-authored papers in the application points, you will need to obtain consent from your co-author(s) regarding the reported ratios representing each author’s contribution .

As a note, if points are proportionally divided (equally distributed based on the number of co-authors), the submission of this report is not required.

Please indicate on the report where corrections were made, correction details, reasons for the corrections, and reasons for approving the corrections (filled out by the instructor to explain why the corrections were appropriate) and attach it to the report. You will need to obtain approval stamps from the chief examiner, as well as all assistant examiners upon submission.

As a note, the Report on Correction Confirmation is not necessary when re-submitting the dissertation after the preliminary examination.