Each of these steps should be taken at the appropriate time in your academic career. Please see 'Deadlines' for dates you will need to be aware of to keep your graduation on schedule. Also each of these steps requires completion and submission of the appropriate form. Certain forms have fees associated with them.

Steps to a Doctoral Degree
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1. Doctoral Plan of Study
   • Preparing Your Doctoral Plan of Study
   • Credit Requirements and Transfer Credit
   • Restrictions on the use of non-degree coursework
2. The Comprehensive Examination
   • The Comprehensive Committee
3. Advancement to Candidacy
4. The Final Oral Defense Examination
   • The Dissertation Committee
5. The Dissertation
   • Submission of the Dissertation
   • Tell me about Copyrighting
   • I submitted, now what?

Steps to a Master's or Specialist Degree
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1. Master's Plan of Study
   • Preparing Your Master's/Specialist Plan of Study
   • Credit Requirements and Transferwork
   • Restrictions on the use of non-degree coursework
2. 'Completion of Degree Requirements' form
   • Master's Committees