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PhD Student Handbook
Degree Requirements - Program of Study
Preliminary Program of Study - A preliminary program of study, developed by the student and Major Professor and approved by a majority of members of the advisory committee, must be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator. The program of study should constitute a logical whole and consist primarily of 8000- and 9000-level courses in addition to research. The preliminary program of study is for departmental use only and should NOT be sent to the Graduate School. The student may wish to complete this form along with the Plan of Study for the College.
Final Doctoral Program of Study - The final program of study must be submitted for the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School by the time the notification of the oral comprehensive examination is given. Once the Plan of Study (Terry) has been approved, the coursework required to be completed at the University of Georgia is listed on the Final Doctoral Program of Study. Those courses taken as a Ph.D. student for completion of the degree will be listed under "Doctoral Courses." Doctoral courses must encompass at least two (2) consecutive semesters of full-time work and total at least 30 hours, exclusive of 10 hours of dissertation work required. The doctoral program of study for a student who bypasses the master's degree must contain a minimum of 20 semester hours of University of Georgia courses open only to graduate students. Doctoral research (9000), independent study courses, and dissertation writing (9300) may not be counted in these 20 hours. Those courses completed at the University of Georgia, as part of a Master's degree will be listed under "Relevant Master's Degree Courses." The Final Program of Study is submitted to the student's major department with the Doctoral Advisory Committee's signatures. This form will be signed by the Departmental Graduate Coordinator and is sent to the Graduate School for the Graduate School Dean's approval. A copy will be sent to the student once the Graduate School has approved it.
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