Timeline for SAST PhD degree

Year 1
Fall	Student assigned an interim advisor 4 courses
Spring	4 courses
Summer	Language study (optional).
Overall	Complete 8 CUs and at least one language requirement.
Year 2
Fall	3 courses and 1 TAship
Spring	3 courses and 1 TAship
Summer	Preliminary PhD research, and language study if necessary
Overall	Complete 6 CUs, 2 TAships and remaining language requirements. Take PhD Qualifying Exam Establish Dissertation Committee (by end of Year 2)
Year 3
Fall	3 courses and 1 TAship Complete PhD research grant applications Complete the preparation of three bibliographies for PhD Candidacy Examination and submit them, along with Candidacy Examination coversheet, to the department, by the end of the semester.
Spring	3 courses and 1 TAship Complete 3000 word field statements on each of the three field bibliographies by the end of the semester. This constitutes the Candidacy Examination Complete Dissertation Prospectus of 20-25 pages The written Candidacy Examination and Dissertation Prospectus will be orally examined no later than mid-May of the Spring Semester
Summer	Preliminary PhD research, language study if necessary Complete 6 CUs, 2 TAships and remaining language requirements.
Overall	Complete Candidacy Examination in three fields Complete Dissertation Prospectus ** Pre-fieldwork presentation no. 1 to department colloquium (to be scheduled in the beginning of year 3)
Year 4	Research in the field
Year 5	Writing Post-fieldwork presentation no. 2 to department colloquium Dissertation completion