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Submit an application for admission and one copy of official transcripts. See individual department descriptions for additional application materials required.
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Dean of the Graduate School; Departmental doctoral program director
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Check with appropriate program director.
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Arrange with the Counseling Center to take the GRE (general test) or, for non-native speakers of English, other approved admissions tests.
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Dean of the Graduate School
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Before consideration by the department doctoral committee.
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Obtain approval from the department doctoral screening committee for admission.
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Departmental doctoral screening committee, Dean of the Graduate School
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After all application materials have been submitted.
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Establish doctoral committee and submit approved plan of study.
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Doctoral program director and committee, Dean of the Graduate School
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Within one year of beginning course work.
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Complete foreign language exam(s) (if required).
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Departmental doctoral committee
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By the time half of required program course work has been completed (first exam).
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Complete comprehensive exams.
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Departmental doctoral committee
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Near completion of course work.
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Apply for admission to candidacy.
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Departmental program committee, Dean of the Graduate School
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Must have completed a minimum of 30 credits at Ball State, passed comprehensive exam, submitted an approved plan for the proposed dissertation, and passed any foreign language exam(s) before applying.
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Apply for degree (graduation).
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Dean of the Graduate School
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No later than the end of the first four weeks of the last semester before graduation.
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Complete final defense of the dissertation.
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Doctoral program committee
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At least six weeks before the end of the semester of term to be certified for graduation.
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Submit final draft of dissertation.
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Doctoral program committee, Dean of the Graduate School
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At least four weeks before the end of the semester or term to be certified for graduation.
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