This PhD Milestones Agreement form is provided for the purpose of informing students about the academic milestones that they will be expected to complete in order to earn their Ph.D. degree as well as when they are expected to complete these milestones. Students are expected to reach each milestone within the specified time period in order to make satisfactory progress through the program. Students who are not making satisfactory progress may lose funding, be placed on academic probation, or be dismissed from the program.
Please visit the following Graduate School website and follow the instructions on this page after you have read this form and have had the opportunity to discuss the information contained in it with your advisor:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ogs/gdp/index.WBX. Please review the form to understand the academic milestones that you are expected to reach in order to successfully complete the CAEE program, as well as the expected timeline for completing these milestones.
The Milestones are those that are included in our department PhD Guidelines that include the qualifying exam, getting into candidacy, completing the comprehensive exam and their final defense in order to complete the program. See attachments.
This is just asking that students indicate that they understand the expectations by logging into the following site to indicate they have reviewed the items: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ogs/gdp/index.WBX
- Select the link to “See Your Program of Work at a Glance.”
- Select the “Program of Work” link for your doctoral degree plan.
- After your review, select “I have reviewed my Milestones” as the bottom of the page.
