a) Classic dissertation: prepared in the manner of the presentation rules established by UFSJ and/or ABNT;

 

b) Dissertation in the form of publication: presentation of a scientific article, the conclusive product of the research work carried out, accepted for publication in an indexed journal, national or foreign, and with its own editorial board. For the defense of the dissertation, proof of acceptance of the article by the Editor of the journal will be required. In this case, the student will organize the final paper with cover, extract, introduction, literature review, accepted article, general conclusions and bibliographic references. The article will be written in accordance with the norms of the journal to which it was submitted and the other parts of the dissertation, prepared in accordance with the presentation norms established by UFSJ and/or ABNT.

 

2. The Dissertation, in the classic or published form, will be defended before an Examining Board open to the public.

 

2.1. Only the student who has fulfilled all the requirements set forth in the Program Rules, as well as the additional ones established by the Board, can submit to the defense of the dissertation.

 

2.2. The final judgment of the Dissertation must be requested from the Board by the Advisor, upon request that may contain suggestions on the composition of the Examining Board and the date of defense of the final work, in agreement with the student.

 

2.3. The date for the defense of the work will be fixed by the Coordinator, within a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days, counted from the request for the judgment of the conclusion work and the documents required by the Collegiate have been received.

 

3. As a conclusion work for the Doctorate, the student will be required to present a thesis, with an original character, which may be presented in the following forms:

 

a) Classical thesis: elaborated according to the presentation rules established by the UFSJ and/or ABNT;

 

b) Thesis in the form of publication: presentation of three scientific articles, conclusive products of the research work carried out, accepted for publication in indexed journals, national or foreign, and with their own editorial board. For the defense of the thesis, proof of acceptance of the articles by the Editors of the journals will be required. In this case, the student will organize the final paper with cover, extract, introduction, literature review, accepted articles, general conclusions and bibliographic references. The articles will be written according to the norms of the journals to which they were submitted and the other parts of the thesis, prepared according to the presentation norms established by UFSJ and/or ABNT.

 

4. Thesis, in the classic or published form, will be defended before an Examining Board open to the public.

 

4.1. Only the student who has fulfilled all the requirements set forth in this Regulation, as well as the additional ones that have been established by the Collegiate, can submit to the defense of the thesis.

 

4.2. The final judgment of the Thesis must be requested from the Board by the Advisor, through a request that may contain suggestions on the composition of the Examining Board and the date of defense of the conclusion work, in agreement with the student.

 

4.3. The date for the defense of the work will be fixed by the Coordinator, within a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days, counted from the request for the judgment of the conclusion work and the documents required by the Collegiate have been received.

 

5. The Examining Board, approved by the Program Collegiate, will be composed, respectively, for master's and doctoral degrees, and at least 03 (three) to 05 (five) professionals of recognized competence, holders of the title of Doctor or Professor, including the advisor.

 

5.1. The Examining Board for Dissertation will be composed of the supervisor, plus 2 (two) professionals, with at least one professional external to the UFSJ faculty.

 

5.2. The Thesis Examining Board will be composed of the supervisor, the two co-supervisors, plus two professionals outside the UFSJ faculty.

 

5.3. One and two alternates from UFSJ will be designated, respectively for the Dissertation and Thesis, in the constitution of the Examining Board.

 

5.4. Once the Examining Board has been approved, the advisor will send a copy of the work to each examiner, as well as the normative and regimental provisions pertinent to the evaluation and judgment process.

 

5.5. The Examining Board will have a minimum period of 07 (seven) and a maximum of 30 (thirty) days to evaluate the conclusion work and formulate its argument.

 

5.6. In the event that the final paper does not present a defense condition until two days before the scheduled date, one (or more) member(s) of the panel may propose its postponement