PhD Timetable

Preliminary Advising Form

*Please obtain this form from the main office

By the end of the first year in residence

Advisor Selection Form

*Please obtain this form from the main office

By the end of the first year in residence

Three Credits of GEOS 6340: Research with primary advisor

*Registration forms are available in the main office

By the end of the first year in residence

Thesis Committee Form

*Committee Appointment Form

By the end of the first 1.5 years in residence

Thesis Completion Schedule Form

*Please obtain this form from the main office

By the end of the first 1.5 years in residence

Application to Elect 7300

Permission to Elect Form

Qualifying Course Requirement

BA or better in three of four core graduate courses: GEOS 5120, 5160, 5550 and selected 5000/6000 level sed/strat courses

Completed no later than the second full year in residence

Demonstrate proficiency in two appropriate research tools – one of which must be outside of the student’s declared core area of study.

By completion of program.

Proposal Defense

*Proposal Approval Form

By the end of the second academic year in residence

Permanent Program Form

*Doctoral Program of Study Form (pdf)
*Doctoral Program of Study Form (word)

By the end of the third semester in residence

Application for Graduate Audit

*Application for Graduate Audit Form

By the end of the 4 th semester in residence

Graduate students must have at least one first-authored paper accepted for publication prior to graduation

Graduate students must have present a first-authored paper or poster at an approved external venue prior to graduation

Graduate students must attend weekly departmental seminars – enrolling one time for one credit hour of GEOS 6600

Dissertation Defense

*Defense Scheduling Form

Doctoral students must schedule their defense with The Graduate College 2 weeks prior to defending