Program Time Limits
University regulations set out the maximum period of time, calculated from the start of the first term in which the student registers, allowed for the completion of graduate degrees. All requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed within six years of the start of the student’s program. As of 2009-10, time spent on an approved leave of absence is not counted in the time for completion.
The following schedule gives a general sense of the expected course of progress in a PhD program in the Department of History and Classics. Individual programs may deviate from this outline. Five to six years are normally required to complete the PhD in Classical Languages. Note that funding for continuing students is contingent upon satisfactory progress. Students are very strongly urged to adhere to this schedule in order to complete their programs within the period of time mandated by FGSR.
| Year 1 | Course work, FGSR ethics training requirement |
| Year 2 | Written and oral comprehensive examinations, Dept language requirement |
| Year 3 | Candidacy, thesis research |
| Year 4 | Thesis research and writing |
| Year 5 | Final draft of the thesis, final oral examination |