This timetable assumes that the student starts in the Fall semester and does not attend summer school. First Year, Second semester (Spring): Foreign language requirement completed Second Year, Third semester (Fall): Selection of Major Professor and Advisory Committee Second Year, Fourth semester (Spring): Prepare preliminary doctoral program of study Course work completed Third Year, Fifth semester (Fall): Filing of final doctoral program of study Schedule preliminary examinations (written and oral) Third Year, Sixth semester (Spring): Preliminary examinations (written and oral) completed Dissertation prospectus approved and Application for Admission to Candidacy filed Fourth and Fifth Years, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth semesters: Completion of dissertation Oral defense of dissertation Application for Graduation Fulfill Departmental Graduate Outcomes Assessment requirements
