Ph.D. Courses and Milestones

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Suggested Schedule

Year One, Fall

  • 10-715: Advanced Intro to Machine Learning (required)
  • 36-705: Intermediate Statistics (required)
  • 10-920: Reading and Research (24 units)

Year One, Spring

  • Menu Course 1 (chosen from Menu Courses)
  • Menu Course 2 (chosen from Menu Courses)
  • 10-920: Reading and Research (24 units)

Year Two, Fall

  • Menu Course 3 (chosen from Menu Courses)
  • Elective 1 (700 level course in SCS or Statistics)
  • 10-905 Speaking Skills course
  • 10-920: Reading and Research
  • MILESTONE: Speaking Skills should be complete.

Year Two, Spring

  • Elective 2 (700 level course in SCS or Statistics)
  • 10-920 Reading and Research 

 

Year Three, Fall

  • Complete First TA Requirement
  • 10-920: Reading and Research

MILESTONE: Courses complete.

Year Three, Spring

  • Complete Second TA Requirement
  • 10-920: Reading and Research

MILESTONE: TA requirement complete by end of semester.
MILESTONE: Writing Skills should be complete.

MILESTONE: Request M.S. in Research if complete.

Year Four, Fall

  • Thesis Proposal
  • 10-920: Reading and Research

Year Four, Spring

  • 10-930: Dissertation Research

Year Five, Fall

  • 10-930: Dissertation Research

Year Five, Spring

  • 10-930 Dissertation Research
  • Thesis Defense

MILESTONE: GRADUATE!