1.  Naming your committee - due by end of 2nd semester.

              1a.  SEOE Committee Naming Form 
              1b. Doctoral Committee Appointment Request [pdf]

       

     2.  QUALIFYING EXAM - Dissertation Qualifying Exam (within 2 years of entering the program)

              Formatting Your Announcement - How to Announce Your Exam for ALL EXAMS

              New Exam Form  - GEOL/MSCI
              Assessment by committee - to be completed by your committee following your exam.
     
                 
      3.  Doctoral Program of Study (DPOS) - within 2 weeks of the qualifying exam   

                      3a.  Complete the SEOE Program of Study form and return to the Graduate Coordinator for review.
                      3b.  Go to the USC Graduate School Forms library  and complete the Doctoral Program of Study [digital form]

       4.  COMPREHENSIVE EXAM - Dissertation Comprehensive Exam (varies between programs)

              Formatting Your Announcement - How to Announce Your Exam for ALL EXAMS

              New Exam Form  - GEOL/MSCI
              Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Verification [pdf] - GEOL/MSCI
              Assessment by committee - to be completed by your committee following your exam.

 

       5.  DEFENSE EXAM - (due end of 2nd year following final oral defense of thesis if thesis based degree program) 

                 Formatting Your Announcement - How to Announce Your Exam for ALL EXAMS

                 New Exam Form  - GEOL/MSCI
                 Assessment by committee - to be completed by your committee following your exam.
                

        6.   Dissertation Signature and Approval Form - (due at least ~30 days before degree award, when final Dissertation is ready for submission to Graduate School)

       7.  Program of Study Adjustment Form [digital form] - required IF transcript and program of study do not match.

       8.  Graduation Application Form - See link to Grad School FORMS page here or below.