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L. Book Endowment for PhD Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Four Staff Members&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Staff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Progress &amp; Timelines<\/h1>\n<h2>Benchmarks for Assessing Degree Progress<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#nonthesis\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters non-thesis track students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#thesis\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters thesis track students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#doctoral\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctoral students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span>Developed by the Graduate Committee, Spring 2002 |\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span>Approved by the School of Communication Faculty, 9\/25\/02<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">IMPORTANT<\/span>: <span style=\"color: #000000\">Are you enrolled in course\/research credits this semester?<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span> As a reminder &#8211; per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/faculty\/publications.html\">Graduate Staff Employment Manual<\/a> \u2013 \u201cDuring any academic session, an individual must be enrolled as a student in a residential, non-professional, graduate degree or teacher license program <strong>and be registered for at least three credit hours of graduate-level course and\/or research work to qualify for a graduate staff appointment<\/strong>. Graduate staff on appointment during the summer are required to register for a minimum of three graduate credit hours during at least one of the summer modules.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" id=\"nonthesis\" name=\"nonthesis\"><\/a>Masters non-thesis track students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Have you&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filed an approved plan of study with the graduate affairs committee by the 12th week of your second semester?Completed 18 hours of coursework by the beginning of your second year (12 months into the program)?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Masters-Non-Thesis-Progress-Checklist.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download MA Non-Thesis Progress Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Plan-of-Study-Non-Thesis-Masters-22.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download MA Non-Thesis Plan of Study Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Completed at least 33 hours of coursework by end of your 4th semester (not counting summer as a semester &#8211; i.e., the semester in which you take comprehensive exams)?<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended your comprehensive exams by the end of your 4th semester?<\/li>\n<li>Completed 36 hours of coursework by the end of your 2nd year (24 months into the program)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" id=\"thesis\" name=\"thesis\"><\/a>Masters thesis track students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Have you&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filed an approved plan of study with the graduate affairs committee by the 12th week of your second semester? Completed 18 hours of coursework by the beginning of your second year (12 months into the program)?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Masters-Thesis-Progress-Checklist.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download MA Thesis Progress Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Plan-of-Study-Template-Thesis-Masters-22.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download MA Thesis Plan of Study Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Prospectus-Report-of-Advisory-Committee-form.pdf\">Download Prospectus Defense Report for Advisory Committee Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Completed 24 hours of coursework by the end of your 3rd semester (not counting summer as a semester)<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended your thesis prospectus by the end of your 3rd semester?<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended and deposited your master&#8217;s thesis by the end of your 2nd year (24 months into the program)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a class=\"anchorGlyph\" id=\"doctoral\" name=\"doctoral\"><\/a>Doctoral Students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Have you&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filed an approved plan of study with the graduate affairs committee by the 12th week of your second semester? Completed 42 hours of coursework by the end of your 5th semester (not counting summers as semesters)?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PhD-Progress-Checklist.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download PhD Progress Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plan-of-Study-Template-PhD-25.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download PhD Plan of Study Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Preliminary-Exam-Decision-PhD.pdf\">Download PhD Preliminary Exam Determination Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Preliminary-Paper-Proposal-Defense-Form.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Download PhD Preliminary Exam Paper Proposal Defense Form<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Prospectus-Report-of-Advisory-Committee-form.pdf\">Download Prospectus Defense Report for Advisory Committee Form<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended your preliminary exams by the end of your 6th semester?<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended your dissertation prospectus by the end of your 7th semester<\/li>\n<li>Successfully defended and deposited your dissertation by the end of your 4th year (48 months into the program)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Student ManualProgress &amp; TimelinesCourseworkAward ApplicationsBrian Lamb Research and Professional Development FundAwards and RecognitionGraduation InformationGraduate Student Research LeaveC. 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