If you keep up with the requirement for satisfactory progress, you will be in a position to defend your dissertation by the end of your 6th year in the program. It is possible to move more quickly. The Department believes that students who hold their Prospectus Meeting in the spring of their 3rd year should be ready to apply for jobs, and defend their dissertations, in year 5.
Satisfactory Progress: Permission to continue in the graduate program, and continued financial support, depend on satisfactory progress in meeting degree requirements. To make satisfactory progress, you must:
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By the start of your 2nd term |
Complete the fall core seminar and at least two others |
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By the start of your 2nd year |
Complete six courses, including the spring core seminar |
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By the start of your 3rd year |
Complete 10 courses, including logic and all but one distribution requirement and submit three papers to the Graduate Committee for COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION. |
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In your 3rd year |
Meet regularly with your advisor as you prepare for Comprehensive Examination |
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By the start of your 4th year |
Complete your last 2 courses and the language requirement |
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By the fall of your 4th year |
Pass Comprehensive Examination, hold your Prospectus Meeting, and join the Dissertation Seminar |
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By the start of your 5th year |
Complete a first chapter and the outline of a second |
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By the end of your 5th year |
Complete a second chapter and an outline of the rest |
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By the start of your 6th year |
For a three chapter dissertation: draft a third chapter and work on materials for the job market |