Defense Procedures

The student must request the defense through the SIGA system - Academic Management System: 
https://www.dac.unicamp.br/portal/acesso/estudantes
*The request must be made 60 days in advance and the room must be scheduled by the student beforehand.

Requirements for defense request:

1. For the Master's program:
   Completion of all credits that are part of the course/area's curricular structure, as well as the SC421 requirements; 
   Approval in the Qualification Exam;
   Attendance at 4 defenses and proof of submission of 1 article for publication (Defense Participation Form - click here)
   Submission of a Library Report on plagiarism verification in the dissertation or thesis, as provided for in  INSTRUCTION FCM/CPG n.º 01/2019 - information at https://www.fcm.unicamp.br/fcm/biblioteca/noticias/turnitin-na-pos-graduacao-fcm
2. For the Doctoral program: ​
   Completion of all credits that are part of the course/area's curricular structure, as well as the SC521 requirements;
   Approval in the Qualification Exam;
   Attendance at 4 defenses and proof of acceptance of 1 article for publication; (Defense Participation Form - click here)
   Submission of a Library Report on plagiarism verification in the dissertation or thesis, as provided for in  INSTRUCTION FCM/CPG n.º 01/2019, information at https://www.fcm.unicamp.br/fcm/biblioteca/noticias/turnitin-na-pos-graduacao-fcm

* Exceptional cases of non-submission/acceptance of the article publication should be addressed jointly by the student, Advisor, and Program Committee and will be subject to approval for the defense to take place.

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Preliminary Procedures for Requesting the Defense in SIGA - Academic Management System

1. After verifying the criteria for the composition of the examining committee, it is the responsibility of the Advisor/Student to contact the chosen members, as well as their availability for the date and time of the defense.
2. Arrange for the reservation of the room as well as all audiovisual material to be used in your examination (if it is not already available in the scheduled room). It is possible to check the availability of the Amphitheater and other CPG classrooms, as well as request a reservation through the Calendar.
3. Check with the course secretary if the members of the judging committee have a valid
   registration. If they do not, it will be necessary to send the completed  External Member
   Registration Form to the secretary via email.
4. If payment of a cost allowance is required,  in addition to the External Member Registration Form ,a digitized copy of the personal documents must be sent: ID, CPF (Brazilian individual taxpayer registry identification), proof of address, and proof of bank account.
5. If it is necessary to purchase an airline ticket for any of the external members of the committee, the completed Airline Ticket Request Form must be sent to the secretary by email, at least 30 days before the date of the defense.

Composition of the Defense Examining Committee

For information on the composition of the Defense Examining Committee, Click Here

Other Guidelines:

Co-authors of the scientific work and co-supervisors may not participate in the Judging Committee, either as a full or alternate member (general University rule). Individuals with any degree of kinship with the student or the supervisor are also prohibited from being part of the committee.

The co-supervisor's name will be recorded on the Dissertation/Thesis copies and in the Defense Record. In the event that the supervisor is unable to participate in the examining committee, the co-supervisor will replace them.

The inclusion of co-supervisors in the SIGA System can only be done after their accreditation in the Program. This request is the sole responsibility of the supervisor/student, who must arrange it at least 30 days in advance.

• Master's Examining Committee: The supervisor is responsible for indicating to the CPG/SC the names of three full members (their own as chair, one member external to Unicamp, and one member from Unicamp, or two external members) and two alternate members (one external and one internal, or both external).

• Doctorate Examining Committee: The supervisor is responsible for indicating to the CPG/SC the names of five full members (their own as chair, two members external to Unicamp and two internal members, or one internal member and three external members, or all four external members) and three alternate members (one internal member, if there is one on the committee, and two external members, or all three external members).

The indicated faculty members must have scientific output compatible with that required for accreditation in the program (at least 3 articles with an impact factor greater than 1 in the last 3 years).

The student must contact the Examining Committee members regarding their date and time availability, deliver the invitations to participate in the Committee, and provide all audiovisual material to be used during the presentation of the work (if not available in the scheduled room).

The thesis draft or pro-forma should be sent by the student to all members of the Examining Committee (both full and alternate members) along with the invitation letter issued by the program secretariat.

ATTENTION: We do not provide water and coffee for defenses, and coffee breaks are not
permitted in the CPG/FCM Amphitheater.