PhD Time Targets
| Year One |
| September |
- Select courses, including (usually) Core Course(s) in Field 1 and/or Field 2
- Agree on program/course requirements with Graduate Director
- Check in with designated Advisor
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| October |
- Submit fellowship applications (OGS, SSHRC, etc.)
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| January to August |
- Explore ideas for thesis in a general way and candidates for thesis committee. Meet with potential supervisors
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| May or August |
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| Year Two |
| September |
- Select courses to complete PhD course requirements
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| October |
- Submit fellowship applications
- Explore additional funding sources for later stages/field work (if applicable)
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| October to December |
- Select thesis supervisor and committee members additional to supervisor (if not already done)
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| January to April |
- Work towards thesis proposal (for many, this is in conjunction with Dissertation Research Workshop, taken in close consultation with thesis supervisor)Satisfy language requirement(s)
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| May to August |
- Work on thesis proposal
- Work on ethics review, if applicable
- Consider, if possible and applicable, preliminary field work
- Complete Field Exam(s)
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| Year Three |
| September |
- Select (if desired) courses supplementary to requirements
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| October |
- Submit fellowship applications
- Ensure that ethical review (if applicable) is prepared
- Submit thesis proposal, if not already completed
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| September to December |
- Ensure all non-thesis requirements satisfied, if not already (absolute deadline for such requirements is end of year three)
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| September to June |
- Begin thesis work, including fieldwork, if applicable
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| Years Four and Five |
| Continuous |
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| October |
- Submit fellowship applications
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