PhD Checklist - Graduate Handbook

• 18 total dissertation credits (FS 899), maximum of 9 credits of dissertation credits per semester.
• Use dissertation credits to maximize to 16 credits per semester

• 2 credits Graduate Seminar (FS791A/792A, 1 credit each, 2 separate semesters)
• A minimum 1 letter grade seminar (require presentation) 

• All ≥ 600 level course requirements exclude Independent Study. Exceptions need to be approved by GPD.

• 6 credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
• One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval

• 9 credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
• One 500 level can be used to replace ≥600 level upon advisor’s approval

• 6 credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
• 6 credits 500 level (any two of Fd Chem, Fd Micro, or Fd Proc/Eng, both courses cannot be in the same area, e.g. Fd Chem)
• One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval

• 9 credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
• 6 credits 500 level (any two of Fd Chem, Fd Micro, or Fd Proc/Eng, both courses cannot be in the same area, e.g. Fd Chem)
• One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval
• One 500 level can be used to replace ≥600 level upon advisor’s approval

Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD for a memo with the dissertation defense date, time, location, and title of the dissertation. This should be done at least one month prior to the defense date.

The student requests Moriah to send a defense notification to the Department 1-2 days prior to the scheduled defense.

Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD for results of defense, date passed, and committee names.

The student submits the signed dissertation signature sheet and the Doctoral degree eligibility form to the graduate school after completion of a successful defense.

Student files dissertation electronically to ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst .

Student completes the survey of earned doctorates requested by the graduate school.