PHD Procedural Milestones.xml

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  <title>PhD Procedural Milestones</title>
  <shortdesc></shortdesc>

  <prolog>
    <author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
    <copyright>
      <copyryear year="2014"/>
      <copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
    </copyright>
  </prolog>
  <conbody>

    <p>Students seeking a PhD must successfully complete four major milestones: the <xref href="PHD%20Qualifying%20Process.xml"/>, the <xref href="PHD%20Prelim.xml"/>, the <xref href="PHD%20Research%20Defense.xml"/>, and the <xref href="PHD%20Final%20Defense.xml"/>.</p>

    <p>These exams must be taken during an academic term in which the student is registered. For the final exam, it is possible to register as a defense-only student, see <xref href="Start%20of%20Semester%20Defense%20Exception.xml"/>.</p>

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    <note conref="Reference.xml#lib/pos-and-exam-same-time"></note>

  </conbody>
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