Department of Art History
Graduate Program Progress Assessment Form
Please provide one copy of this form to the DGS, who will ensure it is filed in your personal file in the department, and please keep an updated copy for yourself and for consultation with your primary advisors. It is the student’s responsibility to keep the DGS and the primary advisor apprised of any changes to information contained herein.
I. General Information
Student name: Empl. ID no.:
Year entered program:
Entered with MA? Yes c No c
If so, from where and when:
Title of MA Thesis and name of advisor, if any:
Language Exams:
Language / Date(s) taken / Passed (y/n) / Date passedLanguage 1 (French or German)
Language 2 (French or German)
Language 3
Language 4
II Course Requirements
A. 18 graded, 400-level (some 300-level courses count as well) courses:
Please list title, quarter/year taken, and instructor.
1. 10.
2. 11.
3. 12.
4. 13.
5. 14.
6. 15.
7. 16.
8. 17.
9. 18.
B. 8 400-level (some 300-level courses may count as well) graded courses in Primary Field (instructor, abbreviated title, quarter, year) not including Methods Trio (6 of which must be NU/CIC offerings—not independent studies, but includes courses outside art history as appropriate)
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
C. Courses in 3 Major Fields for Breadth Requirement (All 4 courses must be NU Art History offerings; each course must be in a different field than student’s “Primary” field; 2 of these must be in geographic area other than that of student’s primary focus)
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D. Geographic Distribution: 2 of the 4 courses taken to satisfy the Breadth Requirement must pertain to geographic areas other than the student’s Primary field
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E. All students must take 3 quarters of ‘Critical Theories and Practices’ (Proseminar in the 1st year fall; Writing Seminar in the 2nd year winter; Prospectus Colloquium in the 3rd year spring). Please list term and year of course as well as instructor.
1. AH 401.
2. AH 402
3. AH 406
F. All students must take 1 quarter AH499 with their primary field (or dissertation director) advisor in the fall of the 3rd Year
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G. All students are advised to take 2 additional AH499 with the other members of their committee in preparation for their Oral examinations in the 3rd year
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2.
H. Up to 3 TA Credits may be used to maintain fulltime residency (AH 570). (1 may be taken in year 2; up to 2 in year 3, provided no 2 are taken at same time.)
Please list each course by name and instructor.
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2.
3.
I. Course transfer: With the approval of the primary field or dissertation advisor and the DGS, students who have successfully completed their 4th quarter may transfer up to 3 course credits for work done towards an MA or PhD at another University. Please list course titles, institution, and instructor of transferred credits below.
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III Evaluation
A. First year qualifying paper: All students must submit a 25-page qualifying paper by 1 May of their 2nd year. Please name the title of your paper and the term it was passed.
B. PhD Qualifying Exams: All students must take a 3-hour qualifying exam in the winter quarter of the 3rd year.
Primary field: ______Date declared:
Primary advisor: ______
Field of concentration: ______
Field of concentration advisor: ______
Related field: ______Date declared:
Related advisor: ______
Date exam passed and “grade”:
Written exam (as necessary):
IV. Dissertation
A. Committee: (normally, this is the same as the three advisor’s named above)
1. (advisor)
2.
3.
B. Prospectus Title and Date Colloquium “passed”
C. Dissertation title and date of dissertation defense:
V Teaching
A. TA Assignments: Please list all assignments by term/date, title, and instructor. Please also indicate whether your service was as reader or section leader.
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VI Research Opportunities/External Funding
Please list title/date of application/amount funded for each
Shanley Funds:
GRG application:
Other funding:
Departmental nominations for external funding (+ date):
Notes
Updated September 2010