Calendar for Degree Completion
MA Program
| Ìý | Fall Semester  | Spring Semester  | 
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Graduate Seminars (6 or 9 units) [Teaching Methodology Course]  | Graduate Seminars (9 units) [Select MA Faculty Advisor]  | 
| Year 2 | Graduate Seminars (9 units) [Satisfy Language Requirement] [Select MA Supervisory Committee]  | Graduate Seminars (6 units) [MA Comprehensive Exams]  | 
PhD Program
| Ìý | Fall Semester  | Spring Semester  | 
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Graduate Seminars (9 units)  | Graduate Seminars (9 units) [Select PhD Faculty Advisor]  | 
| Year 2 | Graduate Seminars (9 units) Portuguese - SPAN 2350 [Form PhD Supervisory Committee]  | Graduate Seminars (9 units) [Satisfy Language Requirement]  | 
| Year 3 | Dissertation Credits (5 units) [PhD Comprehensive Exams] [Select PhD Dissertation Committee] [Submit Dissertation Proposal]  | Dissertation Credits (5 units)  | 
| Year 4 | Dissertation Credits (5 units)  | Dissertation Credits (5 units)  | 
| Year 5 | Dissertation Credits (5 units) | Dissertation Credits (5 units) [PhD Defense]  |