Timings assume full-time degree pacing. It is expected that full-time students complete their program of study within four years. Part-time degree pacing assumes up to double time from these benchmark timelines. Any request for a time limit extension must be made formally to the Program Director and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The project should be designed at the outset to meet these estimated deadlines:
Year 1
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Meet with Supervisor (1 week)
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Form and meet with Supervisory Committee (8-12 months)
Year 2
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Complete coursework. Draft and revise Learning Plan (3-16 months)
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Meet with Supervisory Committee (At least every 6 months with reporting at 12-month intervals)
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Submit and defend Qualifying Examination Dossier (16-20 months)
Year 3
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Meet with Supervisory Committee (At least every 6 months with reporting at 12-month intervals)
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Dissertation draft to Supervisor (40 months)
Year 4
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Dissertation draft to Examining Committee (45 months)
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Examining Committee returns comments and submits Step 1 approval form (45-46 months)
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Submit Step 1 approved electronic dissertation copy to Program Office (46-47 months)
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Examining Committee returns signed Step 2 approval form (46-47 months)
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Give 30-min talk on dissertation research - arrange with Program Office
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Defend dissertation (47 months)
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Submit final version of dissertation to School of Graduate Studies (48 months)