Ph.D. Expectations

For Annual Review

CATEGORY YEAR 1 YEAR 2
RESEARCH
  • Submit one paper to a national conference
  • Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
  • Perform RA duties effectively
  • Pass preliminary exam
  • Choose advisory committee
  • Submit two papers to national conferences
  • Submit two papers to journals
  • Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
  • Perform RA duties effectively
  • Complete coursework
  • Pass comps
TEACHING  
  • Attend teaching workshop
  • Audit class to be taught in the future
SOCIALIZATION
  • Attend all departmental colloquia
  • Attend all student defenses
  • Attend all job talks
  • Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
  • Attend all departmental colloquia
  • Attend all student defenses
  • Attend all job talks
  • Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
  • Review for national conference
  • Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
CATEGORY YEAR 3 YEAR 4
RESEARCH
  • Submit two papers to national conferences
  • Submit two papers to journals
  • Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
  • Perform RA duties effectively
  • Choose dissertation committee
  • Create research statement
  • Defend proposal
  • Submit two papers to national conferences
  • Submit two papers to journals
  • Perform RA duties effectively
  • Practice job talk at colloquium
  • Defend dissertation
TEACHING
  • Attend teaching workshop
  • Overall teaching rating above the college mean
  • Create teaching philosophy
  • Attend teaching workshop
  • Overall teaching rating above the college mean
SOCIALIZATION
  • Attend all departmental colloquia
  • Attend all student defenses
  • Attend all job talks
  • Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
  • Review for national conference
  • Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
  • Attend all departmental colloquia
  • Attend all student defenses
  • Attend all job talks
  • Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
  • Review for national conference
  • Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
  • Volunteer for ad hoc reviewer

GOAL UPON GRADUATION: Well socialized, two papers in press, four conference presentations, four papers under review.

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