Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Courses & Milestones (suggested schedule)

Fall - Year 1

Spring - Year 1
10-715 Adv. Intro to Machine Learning (required core) 10-716 Statistical Machine Learning (required core)
36-705 Intermediate Statistics (required core) Menu Core Course
10-920 Reading & Research 10-920 Reading & Research
Fall - Year 2 Spring - Year 2
Menu Core Course Elective Course*
10718 ML in Practice (required core) 10-920 Reading & Research
10-920 Reading & Research MILESTONE - Speaking Skills should be complete
*Depending on when your chosen elective course is offered, take in either fall or spring.
Fall - Year 3 Spring - Year 3
Complete 1st TA Requirement Complete 2nd TA Requirement
10-920 Reading & Research 10-920 Reading & Research
MILESTONE - Courses Complete MILESTONE - TA Requirement Complete by end of semester
MILESTONE - Request MS in Research if complete
Fall - Year 4 Spring - Year 4
Thesis Proposal 10-930 Dissertation Research
10-920 Reading & Research
Fall - Year 5 Spring - Year 5
10-930 Dissertation Research 10-930 Dissertation Research
Thesis Defense
MILESTONE - GRADUATE!