Ph.D. student resources
This page includes links to university-wide, departmental and track-specific information, requirements, and forms for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. This page will help guide you through degree milestones and position you for success when you graduate.
Essential information
- C&I Graduate Student Handbook
- C&I Ph.D. requirements and procedures
- Ph.D. degree completion checklist (Graduate School)
- NEW C&I Ph.D. requirements - Fall 2011 [.doc]
Forms
Doctoral program planning forms
- NEW C&I Ph.D. Program Planning Form [.doc] (requirements effective fall 2011)
- C&I: Ph.D. Program Planning Form [.doc] (requirements prior to fall 2011)
- Graduate School: Degree Program Transmittal (GS 89a & GS 89b) [.pdf]
Preliminary exam forms and process/format (by track)
- NEW Preliminary exam process/format (by track)
- Preliminary Written Examination Report (GS 17) [.pdf]
- Preliminary oral examination information and scheduling
Thesis proposal forms
- C&I: Ph.D. Thesis Panel Review Sheet and Final Examining Committee Form [.doc]
- Graduate School: Thesis/Project Proposal (GS 63a, 63b & 63c) [.pdf]
- Institutional Review Board (IRB):
Student status, petition, and directed study forms
Graduate School:
Change of Status/Readmission Application [.pdf]
Graduate School:
Petition [.pdf]
Proposal for directed study/readings/problems courses [.doc]
[.pdf]
- Proseminar video - IRB information and updates
- Proseminar video - PhD program planning
- Proseminar video - Finding a job in academia
- Proseminar video - Writing for publication
Course lists
C&I policy updates
- Minimum credit requirement for the Ph.D. (effective fall semester 2009)
- Grad 999 registrations limited (adopted by C&I faculty February 23, 2009)
- Incomplete Grade Policy (effective fall semester 2009; adopted by C&I faculty February 23, 2009)
Questions? Contact:
- cigs@umn.edu
Jessica Eastman
Graduate studies assistant
125 Peik Hall
159 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN
55455-0208 USA
Tel: 612-625-2545
Fax: 612-624-8277
Revised November 2011
