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Degree Progress Checklist (updated 4/08)

CURRICULUM DUE
  IPER 310 (AUT) Aut, Yr 1
  IPER 310 (WTR) Wtr, Yr 1
  IPER 320 Wtr, Yr 1
  IPER 330 Spr, Yr 1
  Breadth Certification Form Around Qualifying, Prior to TGR
  Fields of Inquiry Certification Form Around Qualifying, Prior to TGR
ADVISORS DUE
  First Year Big Picture Advising Session Spr, Yr 1
  Lead Advisors and Fields of Inquiry Ident Form Spr, Yr 2 (first 2 wks)
  Second Year Meeting of the Minds Advising Session Spr, Yr 2
CANDIDACY DUE
  25 Graded, 200-level units Prior to Candidacy
  Candidacy Plan Spr, Yr 2
  Qualifying Exam Eligibility Form Wtr, Yr 3 (first 2 wks)
  Dissertation Proposal Wtr, Yr 3 (send to cmte and directors 10 days in advance of the exam)
  Oral Qualifying Exam Wtr, Yr 3
  Oral Qualifying Exam Results Form Wtr, Yr 3
  Candidacy Application Form (Registrar) Wtr, Yr 3 (post qualifying)
  Candidacy Granted Wtr, Yr 3 (post qualifying)
TGR DUE
  135 units completed post-qualifying or prior to Aut, Yr 4
  Dissertation Reading Committee Form (Registrar) post-qualifying or prior to Aut, Yr 4
  Request for TGR Status Form (Registrar) post-qualifying or prior to Aut, Yr 4
DISSERTATION DUE
  University Orals Exam Form (Registrar) 2 weeks prior to exam
  Certificate of Final Reading (Registrar)  
  Dissertation Agreement Form (Registrar)  
  Dissertation Submission  
GRADUATION DUE
  Grad Quarter Petition (Registrar) prior to start of grad qtr
  Application to Graduate (Axess) quarterly deadlines
OTHER DUE
  Teaching Requirement Form Spr, Yr 3 recommended
  Residency Credit Application (grad unit transfer) prior to TGR, if applicable