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Graduate student timeline
Timeline of Achievements for Graduate Students
- First Year
- International students are provided with the necessary papers
to obtain a visa before the
beginning of the academic year.
For more information, see
Duke Visa Services or
Duke International House.
- Before
orientation week there is a pre-qual-exam review
program run by senior graduate students. This intensive
course culminates in the first written qualifying examinations.
The written Qual exams must be completed by the end of the first year. The
oral Qual exams must be completed before the end of the fall term of second
year.
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Orientation week is the week before classes (see the
Duke University calendar
for the correct dates).
- Entering international students are required to take
English Language Proficiency Tests (during orientation week)
- All entering students are required to attend an orientation on
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) (Natural Sciences/Engineering
track, during orientation week).
University Ph.D. graduation requirements involve taking
6 more credit-hours of RCR courses!
- First-year
students will begin teacher training in the fall of their
first year.
Fall term courses includes the Math 390 teaching seminar course and three
graduate level mathematics courses. During spring, students will take
four graduate courses, and do two practice teaching lectures.
Any changes must be approved by the DGS.
Teacher training begins on Monday of orientation week. All graduate
students who will be financially supported by assisting with calculus
laboratories or by teaching must
have attended the training sessions before
their duties begin; thus, entering graduate students who will be running
calculus labs in the fall or in the spring, must participate in this
training during the orientation week.
The details of teacher training
can be found by viewing the
outline and the schedule of
the most recent teacher training workshop.
- Students will follow registration policies for fall and spring semester courses.
Students register for summer semesters ONLY if they are being supported
by research grants or departmental research funds for the summer.
- Students are required to file an
annual progress report
with the Director of Graduate Studies by April 15.
- Second Year
- Teacher training begins on
Monday of orientation week.
Any graduate student who has not already attended the training sessions, and
who expects to run calculus labs or to teach in the fall or spring, should
participate in teacher training during orientation week. The details of
teacher training can be found by viewing the outline and
the schedule of the most recent teacher training workshop. Graduate
students who have already participated in the training and who are scheduled
to teach their own class, should check the training week schedule for other
meetings required of new teachers or of all teachers in a particular
course.
The details of teacher training
can be found by viewing the
outline and the schedule of
the most recent teacher training workshop.
- Second year students who are teaching take
three courses per semester. Reading courses or other changes require
approval from a mentor/advisor and the DGS.
- Second-year students will teach a course during one semester.
- If the student has not yet passed the
oral qualifying examination,
it must be taken and passed before the beginning of the
spring semester.
- Preparation for the
preliminary exam
should be underway: committing to a research area and picking a research
advisor are the first steps!
- Students will follow registration policies for fall and spring semester courses.
This applies for ALL years, even if you are just registering for "CTN 1"
continuation.
Students register for summer semesters ONLY if they are being supported
by research grants or departmental research funds for the summer.
- Students should continue to take RCR forums to complete
the 12 RCR credit hours required for graduation.
- Students are required to file an
annual progress report
with the Director of Graduate Studies by April 15.
- Third year
- Students will be supported by faculty research grants or teaching
assignments.
- The preliminary
exam must be passed during the third year.
- After passing the preliminary exam, research and work leading to
the Ph.D. thesis are top priority.
- Students are encouraged to take any remaining courses or mini-courses
that are relevant to their research direction.
- Students will follow registration policies for fall and spring semester courses.
This applies for ALL years, even if you are just registering for "CTN 1"
continuation.
Students register for summer semesters ONLY if they are being supported
by research grants or departmental research funds for the summer.
- Students should continue to take RCR forums to complete
the 12 RCR credit hours required for graduation.
- Students are required to file an
annual progress report
with the Director of Graduate Studies by April 15.
- Fourth year
- Students will be supported by faculty research grants or teaching
assignments.
- Students are encouraged to take relevant mini-courses.
- Students should be making steady progress toward graduation with
their thesis defense during their final year
of study (typically the fifth year for students who came
straight from undergraduate programs, and in the fourth
year for students who came with a master's degree).
- Students should get detailed feedback on their research
progress towards graduation during their pen-ultimate year (usually
fourth year).
- Students will follow registration policies for fall and spring semester courses.
This applies for ALL years, even if you are just registering for "CTN 1"
continuation.
Students register for summer semesters ONLY if they are being supported
by research grants or departmental research funds for the summer.
- Students should continue to take RCR forums to complete
the 12 RCR credit hours required for graduation.
- Students are required to file an
annual progress report
with the Director of Graduate Studies by April 15.
- Fifth year
- Students will be supported by faculty research grants or teaching
assignments.
Fifth year is the final year of guaranteed financial
support! Plan ahead accordingly!
Grad school rules lead to different policies
on office space and financial support after the fifth year.
- Job applications for academic positions starting the following
year are usually due in mid Fall.
- Students will attend the Departmental Grant Writing Workshop in
the Fall to help prepare their CV and job applications.
- See thesis defense for details on
University rules regarding the thesis and the final defense!
- Students will follow registration policies for fall and spring semester courses.
This applies for ALL years, even if you are just registering for "CTN 1"
continuation.
- Students should continue to take RCR forums to complete
the 12 RCR credit hours required for graduation.
- Students are required to file an
annual progress report
with the Director of Graduate Studies by April 15.
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