First Year
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Orientation
- Guidance
- Register for courses
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Fall Semester
- Courses – grad and equivalents to guidance exam
- Explore divisions and groups
- Select a research advisor and a division
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Spring semester
- Courses – grad and equivalents to guidance exam
- Select Research Committee, file Plan of studies
- Pass all guidance areas by end of semester
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Summer
- Begin intensive research efforts
Second Year
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Fall Semester
- Graduate courses
- Research
- Submit Candidacy Research Report
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Spring Semester
- Graduate courses
- Research
- Present Candidacy Research Report
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Summer
- Research
Third Year
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Research
- Annual research report
Fourth and Following Years
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Research
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Satisfy GPA and hours/distribution requirements
- Defend original research proposal
- Abstract to research committee for approval
- Write proposal and provide to committee
- Oral defense to division
- Write dissertation or thesis
- Must meet ETD submission standards
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Successfully present and defend to committee
- Revise as needed and submit