Study Plan
A typical study plan for students enrolled in the PhD in Earth Sciences is shown below.
All courses in the study plan are 3 credit hours each. PhD Research Seminar I & II are zero credit each.
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Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students
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Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Year 1
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- SCIE 701 Research Methods in Science
- Core Course 1
- Core Course 2
- Core Course 3
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- Core Course 4
- Core Course 5
- Core Course 6
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Year 2
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- Technical Elective 1
- Technical Elective 2
- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
- SCIE 795 PhD Written Qualifying Exam
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Year 3
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- Technical Elective 3
- SCIE 702 PhD Research Seminar I
- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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- Technical Elective 4
- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
- SCIE 796 PhD Research Proposal Exam
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Year 4
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- Technical Elective 5
- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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- SCIE 703 PhD Research Seminar II
- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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Year 5
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- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
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- SCIE 799 PhD Research Dissertation
- Final Doctoral Dissertation Exam
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