DOCTORAL DEGREE (Ph - The University of Texas at Dallas

More documents

Recommendations

Info

1 DOCTORAL DEGREE (Ph.D.) IN PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY (PPPE) ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND POLICY SCIENCES (EPPS) ADVISING GUIDE Welcome to the doctoral program in Public Policy and Political Economy (henceforth PPPE) in the School of Economic, Political and Political Sciences (henceforth EPPS) at the University of Texas at Dallas. The guide suggests steps for proceeding carefully through the program and it summarizes important policies and procedures that graduate students are expected to know. If you have any questions, then please contact the Program Director or the Graduate Program Administrative Assistant. We are happy to answer your questions and help you understand the process. Your successful completion of the program is our goal. Some Preliminary Considerations Important matters concerning university policies and procedures, graduate programs, and assistantships are contained in the University of Texas at Dallas Graduate Student Guide and the University of Texas at Dallas Graduate Catalog 2008-The Guide and Catalog are both available from the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, or on - line at http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/graddean/. It is recommended that you read both as well as this Advising Guide. To ensure the highest level of privacy and security all official correspondence must be done through your UTD e-mail account. You should regularly review communications sent to your UTD email account. You should keep copies of your degree plan and all documents related to transfer work and/or substitutions. The PPPE Program Director The PPPE Program Director is a faculty member who works with the program faculty and University administration to administer the program. The Program Director, in conjunction with the PPPE Program Committee and the program faculty, is responsible for course scheduling, graduate program development and administration, admissions decisions, teaching/research assistantships and doctoral student recruitment, advising and professional development. You should address questions about the doctoral program and your progress in it to the Program Director. The Program Director is here to help you and guide you through the process. Admission There are different types of admission into the PPPE program. Admission means that a prospective student has met all admission requirements and may proceed with coursework in the doctoral program. Conditional admission means that an individual has not met one or more requirements, such as a letter of recommendation or a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). Such students typically can begin coursework in the program, but they must fulfill these requirements within the time period specified in their letter of admission. If the conditions of admission are not met August 2009
2 continuation in the program is not allowed. Transfer Credit Students who have taken graduate courses in another program may transfer these courses after they have been enrolled for nine credit hours in the doctoral program. Courses which received a grade of “B” or better may be transferred. Also, students may transfer up to one-half (45 hours) of the required hours for a doctoral degree from another university. This may consist of up to 36 semester hours or equivalent of masters’ credit and 9 hours of doctoral credit. Up to thirty six hours of masters degree work may be transferred toward the PPPE degree. If a course taken elsewhere is similar to one required for a qualifying examination in the doctoral program here, then the student may be asked to consult with the appropriate professor in order to determine whether the course taken elsewhere adequately covers the coursework required here. In most cases, students are advised to take the required PPPE courses so that they are prepared. All students who are interested in transferring courses must meet with the Program Director and they must complete a “Request for Transfer Credit” form. The form is available in the Graduate Program Office. The completed form, syllabi, and a transcript are forwarded for the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies. If approved, then the courses appear as transfer credits on the student's record. The 99-Hour Rule and Out-of-State Tuition Legislative mandates require that a student who has attained more than 99 doctoral hours will be subject to out-of-state tuition rates. Attempted hours are defined by the catalog as any courses including those completed, failed or from which the student withdrew after census day. This also includes all doctoral hours attempted in any Texas institution of higher learning. Note, however, that “Ph.D. hours” begins only after a student has acquired 30 hours, or if they enter a Ph.D. program with a pre-existing Master’s degree. Grading Policy Students are expected to maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average in the program. Students who do not must raise their grade point average to at least 3.0 during the next two semesters of registration. Failure to do so results in immediate dismissal. Also students with more than two consecutive semesters of a GPA below 3.0 will be subject to review and dismissal from the program. Students must consult with the Program Head when they consider the possibility of retaking a course. In many cases, retaking courses is not allowed. Please note that courses retaken count towards the “99 hour” rule. An Incomplete is granted when the student has finished close to 70% of the course requirements and can document legitimate reasons, such as illness, which prevent completion of the remaining requirements before the end of the semester. Professors may have other requirements for granting an Incomplete. A “Request for Incomplete” form is available in the Graduate Program Office. All remaining requirements must be finished and the professor must submit the “Change of Grade” form by the deadline of eight weeks from the first day of the subsequent long August 2009
Page 1: DOCTORAL DEGREE (Ph.D.) IN PUBLIC P
Page 5 and 6: 4 TAs will be funded so long as the
Page 7 and 8: 6 II. Field Courses Field courses c
Page 9 and 10: 8 International Political Economy P
Page 11 and 12: 10 Concerning the requirement of an
Page 13 and 14: 12 Sample schedule Below is a sampl

DOCTORAL DEGREE (Ph - The University of Texas at Dallas

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?