MA
First year |
| Remove any entrance deficiencies |
| Pass language exam or make significant progress in language course work. |
| Take all core courses |
Take necessary steps to establish CA residency, if you are a U.S. citizen
or permanent resident. See www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/residencefaq.htm |
Fall - File the Foreign Language Declaration indicating the language to be
used for the M.A. and the meanas of satisfying the requirement. |
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| Second year |
| Finish coursework |
| Finish language (if not already done) |
| Fall - Submit proposal for comprehensive examination paper. See Guidelines |
Students can enroll in 596 or 597 to prepare the paper. Take 495A in
preparation for a TA position. |
Winter - File Advancement to Candidacy form.
See Instructions
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| Spring - Turn in comprehensive exam paper and take oral exam. |
Submit letter to Department Chair requesting admission to the Ph.D. program
or indicating your desire to take a terminal M.A. |
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Ph.D.
Third year (or First Year if entering with M.A.) |
| Finish Ph.D. coursework (may go into next Fall) |
| Pass second language or finish language courses |
Fall - File the Foreign Language Declaration indicating the language to be
used for the Ph.D. and the means of satisfying the requirement. |
Fall - File petition(s) for previous coursework to apply toward the M.A.
core seminars or world music/theory courses. |
Spring - Submit request for exams and exam committee, dissertation topic
and doctoral committee. Apply to the Graduate Division for Research Mentorship
Fellowship for Fourth Year. Begin looking for grants to support dissertation
fieldwork/research. |
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| Fourth year (or Second year if entering with M.A.) |
| Finish coursework |
| Pass second language or finish language courses. Petition as necessary |
(Note: The language requirement and all other requirements must be fulfilled, and the
doctoral committee appointed, before the qualifying examinations period may begin.) |
| Fall - Apply for dissertation fieldwork grants. |
Winter - During a two-week period, take and hand in written exams; take
Oral Qualifying exam with doctoral committee. |
You will be advanced to candidacy (ATC) the day the oral qualifying form is
turned in to the Graduate Division and you will receive the CPhil. |
| Submit abstract to present in the Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series. |
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| Fifth year (or Third year if entering with M.A.) |
| Submit a Leave of Absence form if necessary |
| Fieldwork for dissertation |
Next-to-last year (Ideally fifth year) - Apply for the Dissertation Year Fellowship,
to be awarded for your last year. At the time of application, the department
expects students to have completed one or two chapters of the dissertation in
order to be considered for departmental nomination for the award. |
| Submit abstract to present in the Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series |
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| Last year |
| Finish writing the dissertation |
| Attend a dissertation meeting |
Take final oral examination with all committee members present and file dissertation.
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| 7/01/09 |