FALL MATRICULATION - FIRST YEAR | Semester | Number of Credits |
| Complete and submit to his/her Dissertation Supervisor a revised research proposal and a bibliography that substantially builds on the initial proposal submitted with the student’s application | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 6 |
| LAWD 6166 Advanced Writing Workshop I | FALL | 3 |
| LAWD 6176 Dissertation Colloquium I | FALL | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 4 |
| LAWD 6174 Advanced Writing Workshop II | SPRING | 2 |
| LAWD 6185 Dissertation Colloquium II | Spring | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 23 credits | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| If the Dissertation Supervisor approves the proposal, student is expected to submit the outline | FALL | |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 4 |
| LAWD 6186 Advanced Writing Workshop III | FALL | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 4 |
| LAWD 6192 Advanced Writing Workshop IV | SPRING | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | Summer | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 14 credits | |
| THIRD YEAR | ||
| Submit a completed dissertation of at least 75,000 words including notes to his/her supervisor for approval. | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 6 credits | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 43 credits |
SPRING MATRICULATION - FIRST YEAR | Semester | Number of Credits |
| Complete and submit to his/her Dissertation Supervisor a revised research proposal and a bibliography that substantially builds on the initial proposal submitted with the student’s application | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 6 |
| LAWD 6166 Advanced Writing Workshop | SPRING | 3 |
| LAWD 6176 Dissertation Colloquium I | SPRING | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 4 |
| LAWD 6174 Advanced Writing Workshop II | FALL | 2 |
| LAWD 6185 Dissertation Colloquium II | FALL | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 23 credits | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| If the Dissertation Supervisor approves the proposal, student is expected to submit the outline | SPRING | |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 4 |
| LAWD 6186 Advanced Writing Workshop III | SPRING | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | Summer | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 4 |
| LAWD 6192 Advanced Writing Workshop IV | FALL | 2 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 14 credits | |
| THIRD YEAR | ||
| Submit a completed dissertation of at least 75,000 words including notes to his/her supervisor for approval. | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 6 credits | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 43 credits |
SUMMER (MAY) MATRICULATION - FIRST YEAR | Semester | Number of Credits |
| Complete and submit to his/her Dissertation Supervisor a revised research proposal and a bibliography that substantially builds on the initial proposal submitted with the student’s application | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 2 |
| LAWD 6166 Advanced Writing Workshop | FALL | 3 |
| LAWD 6176 Dissertation Colloquium 1 | FALL | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 6 |
| LAWD 6174 Advanced Writing Workshop II | SPRING | 2 |
| LAWD 6185 Dissertation Colloquium II | SPRING | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 4 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 23 credits | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| If the Dissertation Supervisor approves the proposal, student is expected to submit the outline | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 2 |
| LAWD 6186 Advanced Writing Workshop III | FALL | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 4 |
| LAWD 6192 Advanced Writing Workshop IV | SPRING | 2 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SPRING | 4 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 14 credits | |
| THIRD YEAR | ||
| Submit a completed dissertation of at least 75,000 words including notes to his/her supervisor for approval. | ||
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | SUMMER | 3 |
| LAWD 998 Dissertation Research | FALL | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 6 credits | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 43 credits |