Degree Completion Timeline

This timetable assumes that the student starts in the Fall semester and does not attend summer school.

First Year, Second semester (Spring):

• Foreign language requirement completed

Second Year, Third semester (Fall):

• Selection of Major Professor and Advisory Committee

Second Year, Fourth semester (Spring):

• Prepare preliminary doctoral program of study
• Course work completed

Third Year, Fifth semester (Fall):

• Filing of final doctoral program of study
• Schedule preliminary examinations (written and oral)

Third Year, Sixth semester (Spring):

• Preliminary examinations (written and oral) completed
• Dissertation prospectus approved and Application for Admission to Candidacy filed

Fourth and Fifth Years, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth semesters:

• Completion of dissertation
• Oral defense of dissertation
• Application for Graduation

Fulfill Departmental Graduate Outcomes Assessment requirements