The doctoral candidate must agree on a date for the oral defense together with the examiners and notify the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services at least three weeks prior to the agreed-upon date.

Submit the examination roster together with the dissertation.

Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences and Humanities

Examination Roster - 796 525 Social Sciences and Humanities (expires in 2022)

Examination Roster - 796 525 Social Sciences and Humanities

Submit the name of the doctoral candidate, the name of the third examiner, and the subject for the oral defense to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later than four weeks before submitting the dissertation and include the approval form (signed by the Examination Senate).

Approval by the Examination Senate

Doctorate Degree Program in Law

The doctoral candidate must agree on a date for the oral defense together with the examiners and notify the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services at least three weeks prior to the agreed-upon date. The dissertation must already be graded at this time.

Submit the form "Approval by the Examination Senate" together with the dissertation.

Approval by the Examination Senate

The doctoral candidate must agree on a date for the oral defense together with the examiners and notify the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services at least three weeks prior to the agreed-upon date.

Submit the examination roster together with the dissertation.

Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences, Economics & Business

Examination Roster - 796 300 Social Sciences, Economics & Business  (expiring in 2022)

Examination Roster - 796 300 Social Sciences, Economics & Business

PhD Program in Economics

Examination Roster - 794 355 Economics

Submit the name of the doctoral candidate, the name of the third examiner, and the subject for the oral defense to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later than four weeks before submitting the dissertation and include the approval form (signed by the Examination Senate).

Approval by the Examination Senate

Submit the registration form (signed by the Examination Senate) to the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later than four weeks before the oral defense is scheduled.

Registration Form for the Oral Defense

The doctoral candidate must agree on a date for the oral defense together with the examiners and inform the Office of Examinations and Recognition Services no later that 10 days before agreed upon date (in person, in writing, or by phone). 
At this time, the examination roster must be confirmed, the dissertation must be graded, the evaluations must be submitted, and the registration form must be approved by the head of the subject area.

Doctorate Degree in Technical Sciences

Examination Roster - 786, 796 700 Technical Sciences

Doctorate Degree in Natural Sciences

Examination Roster - 791, 796 600 Natural Sciences

Doctorate Degree Graduation under the Auspices of the Austrian Federal President

Requirements:

• Completion of upper level school classes at a higher secondary school with honors
• Completion of final school-leaving examinations with distinction
• Completion of a relevant degree program with distinction: all examination subjects and the Master's/Diploma degree thesis graded with a "1" - oral defense and dissertation graded with a "1"
• Average duration of studies cannot be exceeded (a longer period of study due to acceptable reasons can be excused)

Submit the application to the Office of Examinations & Credit Transfer immediately after the oral defense
(Please notify the Office of Examinations & Credit Transfer prior to the oral defense!)

Application - Graduation Sub Auspiciis

Please note: After graduation and official degree conferral, conferral under the auspices of the Austrian Federal President is no longer permitted.