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Third-and-Fourth Year Faculty and Research Interests |
By the end of their fourth year, students should apply for admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. (i.e., admission to dissertation status). Prior to admission, students must receive approval from the developmental psychology faculty. Approval requires: (a) completion of all required coursework and other area requirements; (b) finding a developmental faculty member to supervise (Chair) the dissertation; (c) recruiting a dissertation committee (typically four faculty members, one of whom is outside the department); (d) giving a minimum of three lectures in developmental psychology classes; (e) writing a summary of the dissertation proposal, that includes a brief description of the problem and the design of the proposed research. (This last item need not be as detailed as the dissertation prospectus that will be submitted to the student's dissertation committee.) Typically, the dissertation is then conducted over the next 12 to 18 months. At some point during their dissertation work, students are expected to present it at an area meeting. |
Updated 2 October 2008
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