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A PhD student is expected to give a Progress Review prior to the 9th long semester, at the latest, after attempting and/or completing 33 or more hours of coursework of any kind within the Graduate Program, excluding approved leaves of absence. The Progress Review should be done at around the half-way point of the PhD, and at least one year before the PhD defense. It is in your own interest to get input from the committee as early as possible in order to make timely corrections, to undertake further research or take another course if instructed to do so by your committee, and to avoid any surprises during the defense.
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