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