Guidelines : Timetable
| Semester |
Requirement |
| 2 (at beginning of semester) | Select Advisor |
| 2 (at the end of February) | Submit First Year Plan of Study |
| 3 (before end of December) | Form Provisional Committee and submit departmental Committee Form signed by all |
| 4 (at the end of February) | Submit Second-Year Plan of Study (includes 3 areas to be mastered for Qualifying Exam) |
| 4 (at the end of the semester) | (beginning Spring 2008) M.A. oral and written exam |
| 4 (at the end of the semester) | Submit to committee preliminary reading list for Qualifying Exam |
| 4 & 5 (summer
between) |
Conduct preliminary field research |
| 5 (by end of semester) | Form Ph.D. Committee and submit Grad School Committee Form |
| 5 (by end of semester) | Submit to committee preliminary reading list for Qualifying Exam |
| 5 & 6 (as due) | Submit grant proposals for dissertation research funding |
| 6 (early in semester) | Submit list of broad questions to committee |
| 6 (at the end of February) | Submit Third-Year Plan of Study |
| 6 (during March/April) | Complete written and oral portions of Qualifying Examination |
| 6 (at least 2 weeks after Qualifying Exam) | Complete Dissertation Proposal Workshop |
| 7 and beyond (extension must be requested from the Graduate School if final defense is not held within 4 years of completion of the Dissertation Proposal Workshop) |
Conduct fieldwork, write dissertation, and defend it in Final Examination |
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