| FIRST YEAR |
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Meet with initial advisor to plan course of study each semester until research advisor is selected. |
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Start Core Courses. |
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Choose degree option and emphasis. |
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Prepare and submit a “Master’s Degree Program of Study” or a “Doctoral Program of Study”
to the Graduate College. Refer to Handbook and/or Graduate Catalog for more details. |
| SECOND YEAR |
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Attempt the comprehensive exams prior to start of third semester. The first attempt must be before the start of the fourth
semester.* |
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Form a supervisory committee. |
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Begin research activities while continuing coursework. |
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Complete core courses within first two years of study. |
| THIRD and FOURTH YEAR |
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Make another attempt at written comprehensive exams, if necessary, prior to start of fifth semester.* |
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Apply for MS In Passing, if desired, once exams passed and course requirements satisfied, by filing an “Application for
Master’s in Passing” form with Graduate College.* |
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Apply for graduation, in order to have Master’s in Passing applied to transcripts.* |
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File “Master’s Written Comprehensive” form with Graduate College. |
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Take Oral Comprehensive examination. This must be passed prior to the end of the sixth semester.* |
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File “Report of Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations and Approval of the PhD Dissertation Prospectus” form with
Graduate College.* |
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Change rank from Assistant to Associate with Department, once notice of Admission to Candidacy has been received.* |
| FINAL YEAR |
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Apply for graduation prior to deadline during the final expected semester. |
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Submit “Graduate Supervisory Committee Appointment” form, if any committee member changes were made. |
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Submit “Dissertation Defense Recommendation” form or “Application for Authorization to Schedule a
Defense, Master’s Thesis or Equivalent” to Graduate College ten business days prior to the scheduled oral defense. |
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Submit dissertation for format review and related documents to Graduate College prior to deadline. |
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Hold oral defense of dissertation or thesis and respond to Committee recommendations. |
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Submit final copy of dissertation or thesis and ASU Bookstore Worksheet, along with a “Doctoral Dissertation Agreement
Form” to the ASU Bookstore. |
*Ph.D. students only.
