Request for a Remote Dissertation/Thesis Defense

This Remote Defense Request must be filled out by the Committee Chair or designee, not the student.

The Graduate School is committed to making sure that each dissertation/thesis defense is held in person. This momentous event is the culmination of a student’s time at the University of Maryland and we seek to reflect its importance by having faculty and students gathered together in person. Holding the defense in person increases the quality of experience and the likelihood that it will adhere to Graduate School policy. Thus, only exceptional circumstances will be given permission to hold a defense remotely.