PhD Program Timeline - College of Social Work

Timeline:	Student Activity
First Year	Required coursework; RA with faculty, research involvement
Second Year	Required and elective coursework; continue research involvement; begin forming QE committee. Spring Semester: students begin formulating possible areas/questions and get QE Committee approved by Ph.D. Program Committee.
Summer after Second Year: May through September	QE development, get questions approved by QE Committee by September 15th, at the beginning of third year in the program.
Third Year: January and into Spring Semester	Submit written QE, complete revisions, oral defense of QE. Seek approval for Dissertation Committee.
Spring of Third Year	Defend Dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal presents prospective research and is scheduled a minimum of two months after the successful completion of the Qualifying Exam. Please plan accordingly.
Fourth Year	Complete Dissertation and defense. The oral defense of the dissertation is scheduled a minimum of 4 calendar months after the committee approval of the dissertation proposal. Please plan accordingly.

Timeline:

Student Activity

First Year

Required coursework; RA with faculty, research involvement

Second Year

Required and elective coursework; continue research involvement; begin forming QE committee.

Spring Semester: students begin formulating possible areas/questions and get QE Committee approved by Ph.D. Program Committee.

Summer after Second Year: May through September

QE development, get questions approved by QE Committee by September 15th, at the beginning of third year in the program.

Third Year: January and into Spring Semester

Submit written QE, complete revisions, oral defense of QE. Seek approval for Dissertation Committee.

Spring of Third Year

Defend Dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal presents prospective research and is scheduled a minimum of two months after the successful completion of the Qualifying Exam. Please plan accordingly.

Fourth Year

Complete Dissertation and defense. The oral defense of the dissertation is scheduled a minimum of 4 calendar months after the committee approval of the dissertation proposal. Please plan accordingly.