Ph.D. Advising

 Degree milestones and their required forms:

  Application materials are due by February 1 (for admission starting in the fall semester.)

• Revised Milestone Agreement
  Submit this to the PhD advisor by the end of the 1st semester in your PhD program.
  [This new form applies for those who began their PhD classes in Fall 2022 or later.]
• Milestone agreement
  Submit this to the PhD advisor by the end of the 1st semester in your PhD program.
  [This form applies only to doctoral students who were enrolled before Fall 2022.]
• Revised Description of the Qualifying Paper and the Diagnostic Exam (pdf).
  [This new form applies for those who began their PhD classes in Fall 2021 or later.]
• Description of the Qualifying Paper and the Diagnostic Exam (pdf).
  [This form applies only to doctoral students who were enrolled before Fall 2021.]
• Diagnostic Exam Results form
  Please bring this form to the diagnostic exam at the end of your second semester.
• Qualifying Paper Committee form
  Please submit this form to the PhD advisor by the 7th week of your third semester.
• Dissertation Proposal Defense (Comprehensive Exam) Results form
  Please bring this form to the dissertation proposal defense.
• Dissertation Defense Results form
  Please bring this form to the dissertation defense.
• TA Teaching Observation form
  Please submit this form to the faculty member who is observing your class. Detailed instructions are included in the file.