Timelines for Degree Progress

The norm of program time to complete a PhD is six years, unless the student received a transferrable MA at a different institution, in which case the expected time to complete the PhD is four years.

6-year timeline (students without a transferrable MA)

6 YR PLAN	FALL SEMESTER	SPRING SEMESTER
Year 1	Begin coursework: SPPT 5999, SPPT 5995, SPPT 8920, and 2 seminars Meet with GPC to complete the degree audit.	Continue coursework for MA
Year 2	Required coursework, conference presentations Work on Star Paper and meet with advisor Meet with GPC to submit MA GPAS Planner	Required coursework, conference presentations Work on Star Paper and meet with advisor Assign MA committee Qualifying Evaluation
Year 3	Coursework for PhD requirements 2nd publishable paper Prepare exam reading lists Meet with GPC to submit PhD GPAS Planner	Complete coursework for PhD Assign Preliminary Exam committee Take Preliminary Written Exam
Year 4	Must complete all coursework if not completed in year 3 Preliminary Oral Exam & Prospectus
Year 5 & 6 ABD	Assign PhD Final Committee Dissertation Checkpoint 12-15 months after Oral Exam	PhD Final Defense

4-year timeline (students with a transferrable MA)


4 YR PLAN	FALL	SPRING
Year 1	Begin coursework: SPPT 5999, SPPT 5995, SPPT 8920, and 2 seminars Meet with GPC to complete the degree audit. Meet with GPC to submit MA GPAS Planner	Required coursework, conference presentations Work on Star Paper and meet with advisor Assign MA committee Qualifying Evaluation
Year 2	Required coursework, conference presentations, work on publishable papers Prepare Exam Reading Lists Meet with GPC to submit PhD GPAS Planner	Required coursework, conference presentations, work on publishable papers Assign Preliminary Exam committee Preliminary Written Exam
Year 3	Preliminary Oral Exam & Prospectus Must complete all coursework if not completed in year 2
Year 4 ABD	Assign PhD Final Committee Dissertation Checkpoint 12-15 months after Oral Exam	PhD Final Defense

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Year 1

Fall: 12 credits	Spring: 9 credits
SPAN 5590 Globalization in Lat America, Spanish American Literature, 3 credits SPAN 5920 Topics: SpAmer Discourses, Electives, 3 credits SPPT 5995 Directed Teaching, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 1 credit SPPT 5999 Teaching Spanish, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 3 credits SPPT 8920 Intro Hisp/Luso Lit/Cult/Langs, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 2 credits	SPAN 5590 Globalization in Lat America, Spanish American Literature, 3 credits SPAN 5920 Topics: SpAmer Discourses, Electives, 3 credits SPPT 5995 Directed Teaching, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 1 credit SPPT 5999 Teaching Spanish, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 3 credits SPPT 8920 Intro Hisp/Luso Lit/Cult/Langs, Pedagogy/Professionalization, 2 credits