Department of Communication
Worksheet for Ph.D. Plan of Work
Student Name: _______
Advisor Name: _______
. Consult the Ph.D. Handbook for a complete list of requirements and review these with your advisor.
. After the approval of this Worksheet, you will need to complete and submit the Graduate School Plan of
Work and Transfer of Credit forms.
A. Transfer of Graduate Coursework Credits
. List graduate courses to be transferred from Masters or other graduate coursework (maximum 30 credits with
grade B or better from an accredited institution).
. If the graduate coursework was not from Wayne State University, complete the Graduate School Transfer of Credit
form.
. If the graduate coursework was from Wayne State University, list the courses at the beginning of the Graduate
School Plan of Work form.
. If any courses fulfill the tool requirement, note them here in parenthesis as these will not count toward transfer
credits.
Course
Level
M.A./Ph.D.
Institution
Department
Course #
Course Title
Credits
TOTAL TRANSFER CREDITS
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B. Doctoral Coursework Credits1
List courses at Wayne State University that fulfill the doctoral coursework requirements . A minimum of 30 credits
are required; however, most doctoral students end up taking more than 30 credits.
Course
Level
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Institution/
Department
WSU/Communication
Course #
8000
Course Title
Credits
Introduction to Doctoral Study
3
TOTAL Ph.D. COURSEWORK CREDITS
At least 30 doctoral credits at the 7xxx level and above courses are required (may include COM 7000 and COM
8000; cannot include COM 7990, COM 9990, COM 9991, COM 9992, COM 9993, COM 9994, COM 9995, and COM
9999). A maximum of two 5xxx/6xxx level courses taken at Wayne State University are permitted to count toward
the 30 hours of doctoral level coursework after obtaining the approval of the advisor and the Director of Graduate
Studies.
C. Distribution of Coursework Credits from Section A and Section B to Coursework Requirements
Use the tables below to distribute which courses from Section A (graduate coursework transfer) and Section B
(doctoral coursework) are to be considered as meeting the four coursework requirements: tool courses (C1);
specialization courses (C2); elective courses (C3); and minor/cognate courses (C4).
The four tables include both graduate coursework transfer credits and doctoral coursework credits, and their sum
total (not counting any transfer tool courses) must be minimum 60 credits.
C1. Tool Courses (minimum 5 courses required) Two graduate coursework transfer courses may count toward
satisfying the tool requirement, but the credits for these two courses will not count toward the 60 coursework credits
required for the doctoral degree; put these courses in the first two rows in parenthesis with a ‘dash’ for credits.
Course
Level
Institution/
Department
Course #
Course Title
Credits
Total Credits C1
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C2. Content Courses: Specialization (minimum 4 courses required)
Course
Level
Institution/
Department
Course #
Course Title
Credits
Total Credits C2
C3. Content Courses: Electives (as many courses as needed to achieve minimum 60 credits of coursework)
Course
Level
Institution/
Department
Course #
Course Title
Credits
Total Credits C3
C4. Content Courses: Minor/Cognate Courses (minimum 9 credits) Minor Name: ___________________________________
Courses must be from outside the Department of Communication, but need not be from the same department.
Course
Level
Institution/
Department
Course #
Course Title
Credits
Total Credits C4
TOTAL CREDITS SECTION C
(C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 must be minimum 60 credits)
D. Doctoral Dissertation Credits
Course
Level
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Institution/
Department
WSU/Communication
WSU/Communication
WSU/Communication
WSU/Communication
Course #
9991
9992
9993
9994
Course Title
Doctoral Candidate Status I
Doctoral Candidate Status II
Doctoral Candidate Status III
Doctoral Candidate Status IV
TOTAL DISSERTATION CREDITS
Credits
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
30
Note. Section C and Section D together must equal minimum 90 credits.
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Student Signature
Date
___________________________________________________________
Advisor Signature
Date
___________________________________________________________
Graduate Director Name & Signature
Date
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