Doctoral students admitted Fall 2010 or later follow their departmental time-to-degree standards as approved by the Graduate Council.
For more information, please refer to Time-to-Degree Standards
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Doctoral Program |
Years to Advance |
Years to Complete |
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Humanities and Fine Arts, College of Letters and Science |
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Classics |
5 |
7 |
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Comparative Literature (MA/PhD) |
4 |
7 |
|
Comparative Literature (PhD only) |
4 |
6 |
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East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies (MA/PhD) |
4 |
7 |
|
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies (PhD only) |
3 |
6 |
|
English |
4 |
7 |
|
Film and Media Studies |
4 |
6 |
|
Hispanic Languages and Literatures (MA/PhD) |
4 |
6 |
|
Hispanic Languages and Literatures (PhD only) |
2 |
4 |
|
History |
5 |
8 |
|
History of Art and Architecture (MA/PhD) |
5 |
8 |
|
History of Art and Architecture (PhD only) |
3 |
6 |
|
Linguistics |
4 |
7 |
|
Media Arts and Technology |
4 |
7 |
|
Music DMA |
3 & 1Q |
5 |
|
Music PhD (Musicology or Theory Emphases) |
3 |
6 |
|
Music PhD (Composition Emphasis) Prior to Fall 2020 |
3 |
6 |
|
Music PhD (Composition Emphasis) Fall 2020 and later |
2 |
5 |
|
Music PhD (Ethnomusicology Emphasis) |
5 |
8 |
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Philosophy |
3 & 1Q |
6 |
|
Religious Studies Track 1 |
4 |
7 |
|
Religious Studies Track 2 |
5 |
8 |
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Theater/Dance |
4 |
7 |
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Math, Life, and Physical Sciences, College of Letters and Science |
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
3 |
6 |
|
Chemistry |
2 |
5 |
|
Dynamical Neuroscience |
3 |
5 |
|
Earth Science |
3 |
5 |
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Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology |
3 |
6 |
|
Geography |
4 |
6 |
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Marine Science |
3 |
6 |
|
Mathematics |
4 |
6 |
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Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology |
3 |
6 |
|
Physics |
3 |
6 |
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Psychological & Brain Sciences |
3 |
6 |
|
Statistics and Applied Probability |
3 |
5 |
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Social Sciences, College of Letters and Science |
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Anthropology |
5 |
8 |
|
Chicana and Chicano Studies |
3 & 1Q |
6 |
|
Communication (MA/PhD) |
4 |
5 |
|
Communication (PhD only) |
3 |
4 |
|
Economics |
3 & 1Q |
6 |
|
Feminist Studies (MA/PhD) |
4 |
7 |
|
Feminist Studies (PhD only) |
3 |
6 |
|
Global Studies |
4 |
6 |
|
Political Science |
4 |
7 |
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Sociology |
4 |
7 |
|
College of Engineering |
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| Biological Engineering | 3 | 6 |
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Chemical Engineering |
3 |
6 |
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Computer Science |
4 |
6 |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering |
4 |
6 |
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Materials |
3 |
5 |
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Mechanical Engineering |
3 |
6 |
|
Technology Management |
3 |
5 |
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Gevirtz Graduate School of Education |
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Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology |
4 |
6 |
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Education |
4 |
6 |
|
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management |
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Environmental Science and Management |
4 |
6 |
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Environmental Science and Management |
3 |
5 |