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Graduate Program Milestones

Ph.D. Program Milestones
  Milestones   Evaluations / Reports / Etc.
Year 1 1st Semester

Core Courses
Laboratory Rotations

Laboratory Evaluations

2nd Semester

CNN Flagship Courses
Theme Courses & Research begin
Laboratory Rotations     

Laboratory Evaluations

Year 2 1st Semester

Thesis Advisor Selected

 

Notify Student Records

2nd Semester

 GPA of 3.0 or better

Written Exam (by June 30th)

[Retake within 6 mo & before end of 1st semester 3rd year]  

Report on the Written Exam

Year 3 1st Semester Select Thesis Committee (Sept 30th) and meet with Committee

 

Notify Student Records of Selection of the Thesis Committee

2nd Semester

Thesis Committee Meeting
Oral Exam (by June 30th)

[Retake within 6 mo & before Marchof 4th year]

Thesis Committee Report
Report on the Oral Exam

Year 4 & Beyond 1st Semester

Thesis Committee Meeting

Thesis Committee Report

2nd Semester Thesis Committee Meeting Thesis Committee Report
 

3 mo prior to thesis defense


3 weeks prior to thesis defense

2 weeks prior to thesis defense

THESIS DEFENSE


within 30 days of passing the defense 

Thesis data presentation


Thesis distributed to the committee







Make thesis revisions. Give thesis to library for binding. Submit "Exit Checkoff List" to Graduate Studies Office.

Final Data Set Presentation Report (work to be included in the thesis is approved)

Thesis Writing/Style approved

Date and time of Defense is established and posted.

Final Examination Report for the PhD Degree