. . "abd" . . "ABD" . . "All but dissertation" . . "scheduled to earn her doctorate" . "without completing his dissertation" . "A.B.D." . . "all course requirements" . "doctoral candidate" . "all but the dissertation" . "did not complete a dissertation" . "All but dissertation" . . . . "All but dissertation#Overview" . "did not complete the dissertation" . . . "incomplete PhD studies" . "all but dissertation" . "Ph.D. candidate" .