Year 1 |
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Fall |
Student assigned an interim advisor 4 courses |
Spring |
4 courses |
Summer |
Language study (optional). |
Overall |
Complete 8 CUs and at least one language requirement.
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Year 2 |
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Fall |
3 courses and 1 TAship |
Spring |
3 courses and 1 TAship |
Summer |
Preliminary PhD research, and language study if necessary |
Overall |
Complete 6 CUs, 2 TAships and remaining language requirements. Take PhD Qualifying Exam Establish Dissertation Committee (by end of Year 2) |
Year 3 |
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Fall
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3 courses and 1 TAship Complete PhD research grant applications Complete the preparation of three bibliographies for PhD Candidacy Examination and submit them, along with Candidacy Examination coversheet, to the department, by the end of the semester.
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Spring
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3 courses and 1 TAship Complete 3000 word field statements on each of the three field bibliographies by the end of the semester. This constitutes the Candidacy Examination Complete Dissertation Prospectus of 20-25 pages The written Candidacy Examination and Dissertation Prospectus will be orally examined no later than mid-May of the Spring Semester |
Summer |
Preliminary PhD research, language study if necessary Complete 6 CUs, 2 TAships and remaining language requirements. |
Overall |
Complete Candidacy Examination in three fields Complete Dissertation Prospectus ** Pre-fieldwork presentation no. 1 to department colloquium (to be scheduled in the beginning of year 3) |
Year 4 |
Research in the field |
Year 5 |
Writing Post-fieldwork presentation no. 2 to department colloquium Dissertation completion |