Revised Fall 2024

Fall

Register for Classes

○ January: Complete &

Submit Progress Review

Materials (per instructions

sent by GPC) including

Career Planning Portfolio:

E-Portfolio,

Statements, & IDP

○ Discuss with Supervisor &

Submit Directed Research or

Independent Study Contract

to GPC to receive

registration permission

number; be mindful of

registration deadline

○ Assign Committee

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FSOS 8001 Theory

• FSOS 5014 Research Methods

• FSOS 5015 Lab

• EPSY 8252 Stat

• FSOS 8794 Directed Research

Credit(s) pending discussion

with adviser

Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

• Prior to Progress Review process: In consultation with your advisor, assign FSoS

Committee Members; submit form to GPC

• Meet with committee after materials are submitted (Advisor will set up meeting)

• Complete Degree Checklist based on IDP in preparation for GPAS

• Formulate Critical Review guiding question in consultation with your advisor and

other committee members as needed; conduct preliminary library search for

articles

• Apply for FSoS Awards & Fellowships (January)

○ Submit GPAS Spring/fall semester

Complete Required Assistantship

Paperwork & Training

• Register for Classes

• Discuss with Supervisor & Submit Directed

Research or Independent Study Contract to

GPC to receive registration permission

number; be mindful of registration

deadline

FSOS 8002 Theory

FSOS 8013 Qualitative Methods I

• FSOS 8777 Thesis credits

• Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

○ Submit GPAS Spring/fall semester

Semesters 2-3

Revised Fall 2024

Fall

Register for Classes

○ January: Complete & Submit Progress

Review Materials (per instructions sent

by GPC) including Career Planning

Portfolio:

E-Portfolio, Statements, & IDP

● Discuss with Supervisor & Submit Directed

Research or Independent Study Contract to GPC to receive registration permission

number; be mindful of registration

deadline

• FSOS 8101 Family Stress, Coping, and

Adaptation

• FSOS 8015 Qualitative Methods II

• FSOS 8777 Thesis credits

Apply for FSoS Awards/Fellowships (January)

• Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

• Apply for graduation

• One month prior to defense: Notify GPC, DGS, and Director of Communications about date, time, title of dissertation, and committee members names, affiliations, and roles

• Defend Master's thesis

• Start MA to PhD transition

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Complete Assistantship

Paperwork & Training

• Register for Classes

• Negotiate & Submit Directed

Research or Independent Study

Contracts

• Submit PhD GPAS

FSOS 8014 Adv Research Methods

• FSOS 8794 Directed Research Credit(s)

pending discussion with adviser

Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

Doctoral portfolio

The portfolio reflects individual scholarship/skills through their research, teaching, outreach, and professional engagement choices.

Some questions/prompts to ask when developing the portfolio, are:

• What outreach interests am I involved in?
• What stud(ies) am I working on?

Semesters 4-5

Revised Fall 2024

Fall

Register for Classes

○ (January) Complete & Submit

Progress Review Materials (per

instructions sent by GPC)

including Career Planning

Portfolio:

E-Portfolio, Statements, & IDP

● Discuss with Supervisor & Submit

Directed Research or

Independent Study Contracts; be

mindful of registration deadline

● Critical Review Due

● Assign PhD Committee

FSOS 8794 Directed Research

Credit(s) pending discussion with

adviser

• Elective

Submit Critical Review by early April to receive committee decision by early

May

• Meet with committee after materials are submitted

• Apply for FSoS Awards/Fellowships

• Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

Register for Classes

• Discuss with Supervisor &

Submit Directed Research or

Independent Study Contracts;

be mindful of registration

deadline

FSOS 8794 Directed Research

Credit(s) pending discussion with

adviser

• Elective

• Can register for 6 early dissertation

credits if Prelim Oral is scheduled

during this semester (permission

form required)

Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on

appointment)

• Sit for Prelim Oral Exam & Career Planning Portfolio

Review

• DDF Department Preliminary Selection Process deadline

in December

Semesters 6-7

Revised Fall 2024

Fall

Register for Classes

• (January) Complete & Submit

Progress Review Materials (per

instructions sent by GPC) including

Career Planning Portfolio:

Portfolio, Statements, & IDP

• Discuss with Supervisor & Submit

Directed Research or Independent

Study Contracts; be mindful of

registration deadline

• Dissertation Proposal Meeting

Adv. Stats/Methods

• Community Engagement/

Internship

• FSOS 8794 Directed Research

Credit(s) pending discussion with

adviser

• Note: You can take dissertation

credits if you have passed your

Prelim Oral Exam

***If Prelim Oral Exam has not been completed, student must meet

with committee after materials are submitted

• Hold Dissertation Proposal and Career Planning Portfolio Review

Meeting: Adviser will submit FSoS completion form to GPC

• Apply for Dissertation Funding (DDF College Submission Deadline in February) (Must have completed coursework, passed prelim oral and held proposal meeting by submission)

• Apply for FSoS Awards/Fellowships

• Explore positions (post doc, academic, foundation, policy

organizations, etc.)

• Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

Register for Classes

• Conduct searches for

postdoc, academic, and other

positions

• FSOS 8888 Dissertation 1-12 Credits

Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on

appointment)

• Participate in mock interviews in preparation for job

search

Semesters 8-9

Revised Fall 2024

• Register for Classes

• FSOS 8888 Dissertation 1-12 Credits

Apply for graduation

• One month prior to defense: Notify GPC, DGS, and Director of

Communications about date, time, title of dissertation, and committee

members names, affiliations, and roles

• Submit Final Portfolio Review (Advisor) prior to Dissertation Defense

• Defend Dissertation

• Complete Assistantship Work (10-20 hours depending on appointment)

Semester 10

Revised Fall 2024