Year I

Course Work

September to April

Field preparation
(meeting with field supervisors,
preparation of reading lists,
preparation of syllabi).

January-June

Submission of syllabi and defence of the fields

June

Preparation of the thesis proposal

Satisfy Language Requirement

Year II

Continued preparation of the thesis proposal

September-December

Submission of the thesis proposal.

November

Qualifying Examination.

November/December

Thesis Research

Satisfy language Requirement (if not Year I)

Year III

Continued Research and Writing

Submission of Annual Report

December

Satisfy language Requirement
(if not Year I or II)

Year IV

(and subsequent years if needed)

Continued Research and Writing

Submission of Annual Report