UC SANTA BARBARA

Graduate Program

Graduate Schedule

Year 1

Year 2

M.A. Committee must be constitued and form submitted by end of 4th week of Winter.

M.A. Oral Exam taken by end of 4th week of Spring.

Year 3

Dissertation Committee must be constituted and form submitted by end of 4th week of Spring.

Dissertation topic and exam areas must be chosen by Spring.

Reading lists formulated by 10th week of Spring.

Language Requirement met by end of Spring.

All coursework completed by end of Spring

Year 4

Prospectus submitted by 1st day of Fall.

Qualifying Exams taken by end of 3rd week of Fall.

Prospectus Defense completed by 7th week of Fall.

Year 5

Ph.D. (5-year) Completed by end of Spring.

Year 6

Ph.D. (6-year) Completed by end of Spring.