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No later than May 15th before the end of the third year of study: If you don’t finish in the fall, then you should certainly plan to finish in the spring. In order to retain funding for the fourth year, your exams hearing oral exam must be complete by this deadline. This means that your article and annotated bibliography must be completed, revised in collaboration with based on your chair's comments prior to their approval, and approved by your committee significantly earlier in order to meet the Grad School requirement of scheduling your oral exam hearing at least two weeks out from the actual hearing date. It's important to work with your chair to develop a workable timeline for meeting these milestones and to take into account the fact that late spring is a very busy time for committee members.
Should an emergency or medical situation arise that means you need to alter your timeline, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies as soon as possible. They and the Graduate Studies Committee will work with you to address your situation.
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Once you pass this phase of the exam process, you’ll move on to the remaining parts of the exams. Students who do not pass the major exam are allowed one retake, which they must complete by January of the following yearJanuary. Students who do not pass the second exam will no longer be considered enrolled in the program , though they will keep their assistantship/fellowship for the remainder of the academic yearand per union rules, their TA contract will conclude at the end of the semester in which the exams decision is made.
Part Two: Submission-Ready Journal Article or Submission-Ready Book Chapter
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