Reading Department Office
Mary Unser, Secretary email

Linda Papa, Secretary  email

OVERVIEW
About the PhD Program

Inquiries

Listing of Dissertations since 1972

Admissions

PROGRAM PLANNING
Program Planning Guide

Program Planning worksheet

Advanced Standing (transfer courses)

COURSEWORK
Reading courses

Research methods courses

Allied courses

Listing of advanced courses

Continuous Enrollment

EXAMINATIONS

Comprehensive Exam

Specialization Exam

RESEARCH TOOLS
Requirements

DISSERTATION

Dissertation Committee

Proposal

Candidacy

Human Subjects review

Undertaking the dissertation

Oral examination

Submitting the final dissertation

ASSISTANTSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
Overview

Application

OTHER INFORMATION
Statute of Limitations

Residency

Annual Review

Forms

Inquiries

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If you are reading this as a prospective student in our PhD program, please feel free to browse through these pages to learn about the admissions requirements, course planning, examinations, and dissertation procedures.

Contact the Department if you have questions or are looking for more information. You may call Linda Papa or Mary Unser at 518-442-5594 or 442-5100. Or email Dr Sean Walmsley, Chair, at: seanwalmsley@mac.com