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Every doctoral student must file a Program of Study with the Graduate School. The Program of Study is a formal list of the courses the student intends to take to fulfill the requirements of the degree. The student should prepare the Program of Study in consultation with the supervisory committee. The Program of Study should consist solely of courses directly related to the doctorate. The Program of Study should include all the courses required for the Ph.D. in Economics (see section 5) and the courses to be covered in the preliminary examinations (see section 7.2). Transfer credit may be listed on the Program of Study subject to the approval of the supervisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate School.
The Program of Study must be approved by all members of the supervisory committee, the head of the Economics Department, the Director of Graduate Studies of the Economics Department, and the Director of Graduate Studies of the Agricultural Economics Department. If either Director of Graduate Studies disapproves, the Program of Study must be approved by the Joint Graduate Committee (see section 9.2).
Full-time students should file their programs before the end of their second semester of graduate study. Part-time students should file their programs upon the completion of 9 credit hours. The Program of Study must be filed before the qualifying examinations are attempted. The proposed Program of Study and the proposed supervisory committee (see section 3) are submitted simultaneously to the Dean of the Graduate School for approval on the Graduate School form Program of Study: Doctoral , Appendix A. Changes in the Program of Study require the approval of the head of the Economics Department and all members of the supervisory committee. Requests for changes in the Program of Study are submitted on the Graduate School form Program/Committee Change Form , Appendix B.
For more details and restrictions see the Graduate Handbook .