Use the checklist below to assess your progress.
Beginning the Program
- Officially establish a Supervisory Committee with the Graduate School in Autumn Quarter of the student’s first year in the program.
- Convene a Supervisory Committee meeting and submit the IPhD Supervisory Committee Meeting Report (working with the Chair of the Supervisory Committee).
Annual Requirements
- Report changes in funding to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator. (Any time a funding change occurs)
- Convene a Supervisory Committee meeting. (Autumn or Winter Quarter)
- Submit the IPhD Progress Report (must be submitted by the Supervisory Committee Chair). (Spring Quarter)
- Submit a paper describing progress and research from the past academic year (see more complete description above). (Spring Quarter)
Preparing for the General Exam and Candidacy
- Complete individual program requirements as approved in the individual course of study and the IPhD Supervisory Committee Meeting Report.
- Submit written exams, if applicable, to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator.
- Schedule the General Exam and submit a Request for General Examination.
- Schedule the Final Exam and submit a Request for Final Examination.
- Return the signed warrant to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator (sometimes the Supervisory Committee Chair submits the warrant to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator).
Preparing for the Final Defense and Doctorate
- Officially establish Reading Committee with the Graduate School.
- Schedule the Final Exam and submit a Request for Final Examination.
- Return the signed warrant to the IPhD Program’s Coordinator.
- Submit the final dissertation to the Graduate School.