College of Liberal Arts

Department of Political Science

Doctoral Time Frame

 

Year 1

Fall Spring
Pol S 501
Pol S 503
One core course or undergraduate statistics course1
Pol S 502 or 5112
Pol S 504
Pol S 539
One core course or elective course
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Year 2

Fall Spring
3 core courses and/or elective courses Pol S 5413
2 core courses and/or elective courses
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Matriculation Examination4

Dissertation Research preliminary prospectus presentation

Year 3

Fall Spring
3 elective courses 3 elective courses
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Year 4

Fall Spring
None None
Preliminary Qualifying Examinations (Primary and secondary fields)

Dissertation Research final prospectus defense
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1 Recommended for students with little or no prior statistics background

2 Unless exempt from requirement through substitution of 2 undergraduates courses in normative theory (see Graduate Handbook)

3 Not required at present, but highly recommended

4 May be taken in the spring of Year 1 for students with prior graduate work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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