PhD Progress-to-Degree Checklist (entering fall 2009 or after)

DATE______

Student Name ______Year in Program ______

Credit Requirements for Completing PhD:

The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 81 credits of graduate-level course work, of which 18 must be in Dissertation (PHIL 603).

Credits completed______Dissertation Credits______

Logic Requirement Fulfilled by:Date fulfilled______.

_____(1) Earning a grade of B or higher in one of the following two courses: PHIL 325 (Logic, Inquiry, and Argumentation), PHIL 507 (Advanced Symbolic Logic).

Course______

_____ (2) Earning a grade of B or higher in an approved advanced undergraduate logic course taken before entering the doctoral program.

Course______

_____ (3) Completing (with a B or higher) an appropriate 4-credit reading and conference course (PHIL 605) in logic within the Philosophy Department approved by the DGS.

Course______

_____ (4) Earning a grade of B or higher in an approved logic course offered by another UO department (e.g., mathematics or computer science).

Course______

Distribution Requirements:

The distribution requirements can be satisfied by receiving a mid-B or better in the areas listed below.A single course may count toward each of three categories, but no more than once in a single category. For example, a course may count in a sub-disciplinary field such as metaphysics, and, at the same time, apply to both the history requirement and the traditions requirement.

NOTE: If credits from another institution will be used to satisfy some Distribution Requirements, they must be listed below. Credits used for requirements must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.

A. Sub-disciplinary fields (2 courses per field required):

•Society and Value:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

•Knowledge, Rationality, & Inquiry:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

•Metaphysics:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

B.ARNL Requirement (1 course in Asian, Philosophy or Race, Native American or Latin American Philosophy)

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

C. History Requirement (1 course in each of 4 historical periods):

  • Ancient & Med.:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

  • Modern:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

  • 19th Century:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

  • 20th Century:

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

D.Philosophical Traditions Requirement (2 courses from each of 4 traditions):

•American:

Course #:PHIL 607 Title:Proseminar in American Philosophy Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

•Analytic:

Course #:PHIL 607 Title:Proseminar in Analytic Philosophy Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

•Continental:

Course #:PHIL 607 Title:Proseminar in Continental Philosophy Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

•Feminism:

Course #:PHIL 607 Title:Proseminar in Feminist Philosophy Term/Year: _____

Course #: ______Title: ______Term/Year: _____

Language Requirement

  • Second-Language (specify language studied and connection to your research):
  • Language Requirement Passed (Course or Exam & Term(s)/year):

History Paper

Paper Title: ______

Faculty Committee (2 members): ______

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(1)Paper Proposal Approved: Term/Year______

(2)History Paper Oral Defense: Term/Year______

Result: Pass ______Pass pending revisions ______Fail ______

Literature Review in Area of Specialization

Topic: ______

Literature Review Committee: ______(Chair)

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List of sources approved by full committee: (Date) ______

Literature Review Approved: (Date) ______

Advanced to Candidacy(Date) ______

Prospectus:

Working Title: ______

Dissertation Committee:(Chair) ______

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(External Member)______

Research Clearance for Doctoral Dissertation. Date Filed: ______

Form is at [] must be filed before applying for advanced degree even if you do not expect to engage in research involving human or animal subjects. Instructions:

Oral Defense of ProspectusTerm/Year______
Result: Pass______Fail______

Dissertation

Working Title: ______(Please attach approved abstract)

Oral Defense of DissertationTerm/Year______

Result: Pass______Fail______

Leaves of Absence

3 terms before advancementTerm/Year ______

Term/Year ______

Term Year ______

3 terms after advancementTerm/Year ______

Term/Year ______

Term Year ______

List: Publications/Awards & Fellowships/Extra Studies etc.

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