Timeline
Year 1:
By the end of the first year, the candidate should have completed:
¢ 3 credit hours, Graduate Seminar (6000)
¢ 12 credit hours in graduate seminars (6011-6102)
Year 2:
By the end of the second year, the candidate should have:
¢ completed comprehensive examinations
¢ chosen a dissertation topic
¢ completed the second language requirement examination if necessary
Year 3:
By the end of the third year, the candidate should have:
¢ defended the thesis proposal
¢ made considerable progress on the dissertation through the proposal process
Year 4:
By the end of the fourth year, the candidate should have:
¢ submitted the dissertation for examination by the committee members, graduate supervisor, and external examiner
¢ successfully defended the dissertation in an oral examination