THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY
PHD PLAN OF STUDY
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PHD STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS FORM TO THE
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, GODDARD 212, BY THE FALL ENROLLMENT DEADLINE OF THE FIRST TERM OF PHD
COURSEWORK.
NAME: _______________________________________________________
DATE: ___________________________
I am electing to offer the following 2 fields (4 courses required & maximum of one exception allowed p/field)
I.FIELDS OF STUDY
FIELD #1: _________________________________________________________________________________________
(Title of Field)
Is this a special field?
____________
If yes, include date approved by CSAP: ___________________________________
Course Number & Title
1. ____________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
Field Supervisor’s Endorsement (in Sept) of Courses in Above Field: ____________________________________________
(Signature)
FIELD #2: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Title of Field)
Is this a special field?
____________
If yes, include date approved by CSAP: ___________________________________________
Course Number & Title
1. _____________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
Field Supervisor’s Endorsement (in Sept) of Courses in Above Field: _____________________________________________
(Signature)
II. DIVISION REQUIREMENTS:
External Admit PhD students Only: Please indicate the courses you’re offering to satisfy your division requirements. You need
two courses in two divisions and one course in the third. (Note: With Committee approval you may offer up to two previous master’s
courses for the divisions for which you are submitting two courses; that is one previous master’s course in each of those two divisions.)
ILO ____________________
DHP ______________________
EIB _____________________
____________________
______________________
_____________________
(Please complete reverse side)
III. INT’L RELATIONS THEORY COURSE:
I have completed or will complete the following required I.R. Theory course:
Semester /Year Taken
DHP P200
or
DHP H204
Int’l Relations: Theory & Practice
_________/__________
Classics of Int’l Relations
_________/__________
If you have received equivalence for one of the above listed courses based on a graduate-level I.R. Theory course taken
previously, please indicate the course information below (title, institution, date completed). You must also file an
equivalence form with the Registrar’s Office.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
IV. COMPARATIVE POLITICS COURSE
I have completed or will complete the DHP P201: Comparative Politics course
Semester /Year Taken
_________/____________
If you received equivalence for a graduate-level Comparative Politics course taken previously, please indicate the course
information below (title, institution, date completed). You must file an equivalence form with the Registrar’s Office.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
V. PHD STATISTICS REQUIREMENT:
_____ I passed the Equivalence exam for B205 Statistical Methods or B206: Stat. Methods for Business in: ____________/__________
or
Month
Year
______I entered the PhD program prior to Sept. 2014 and enrolled in B205 or B206 or I enrolled in B205 or B206 as a MALD student.
VI. PhD METHODOLOGY REQUIREMENT:
I have completed or will complete the following three required methodology courses.
Semester /Year Taken
DHP P210
PhD Research Design & Methodology* (offered in fall term)
_________/__________
DHP E213
Econometrics
_________/__________
3rd Course:
A third methodology course, approved by your advisor
Course # and Title: _______________________________________________________
_________/__________
REQUIRED SIGNATURES:
Ph.D. Student:
____________________________________________________________________
Director of the PhD Program: _________________________________________________________
Student’s Ph.D. Advisor: ______________________________________________________________
Revised 08/2015