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Timeline for Completing Doctorate

Term of Matriculation

  • Take Graduate Entrance Exams; if needed, complete additional courses to meet GEE proficiency requirement.
  • Seven-year clock begins.

Complete Doctoral Residency

  • Of the 81 minimum credits required for a doctoral degree, at least 27 credits must be completed at the University of Oregon while classified as a doctoral student.

Complete Degree Program Requirements

  • Take and complete all required coursework.
  • Complete degree requirements (such as recitals).

Doctoral Comprehensive Exams

Submit Dissertation/Lecture-Document/Digital Portfolio Proposal to Music Graduate Office

  • For dissertation, see C13; for lecture-document, see C15; for digital portfolio, see C16

Advancement to Candidacy

  • For dissertation, must occur at least 6 months prior to defense; for lecture-document and digital portfolio, at least 2 terms prior.
  • After advancement, must complete 18 credit hours of Dissertation (603) or 6 credits of Research (601).

Completion of Degree

  • Approval of first draft of dissertation/lecture-document/digital portfolio.
  • During the term of graduation, be enrolled for three (3) credits of Dissertation (603) or Research (601).
  • Schedule room for oral defense.
  • On GradWeb, begin Confirmation of Agreement to Attend an Oral Defense
  • Present public lecture.
  • Hold final defense of dissertation/lecture-document/digital portfolio and make any required changes.
  • No later than 2 weeks after defense: submit dissertation online to UO Division of Graduate Studies; submit lecture-document or digital portfolio online to Scholars’ Bank by the Graduate School deadline and send submission confirmation to the Music Graduate Office.
  • Congratulations! You’re finished; see you at Commencement!

Timeline for Completing Master’s Degree

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