Yearly Requirements at a Glance
(Please consult the Graduate Student Handbook for complete guidelines)
First Year:
- Take POP 501 – Survey of Population Problems
- Take POP 502 - Research Methods in Demography
- Take additional POP electives
- Take Statistics Sequence (2 Full Courses)
- Take Demography General Exam (May)
- Attend Notestein seminars
Second Year:
- Take POP 503 – Evaluation of Demographic Research (Year 2 or 3)
- Take POP 506 – Responsible Conduct of Research (or approved equivalent) (Year 2 or 3)
- Take additional POP electives
- Complete two field exams in population sub-fields (May)
- Complete publishable Empirical Paper
- Precept AI hours
- Attend Notestein seminars
Third Year:
- Take POP 503 – Evaluation of Demographic Research (Year 2 or 3)
- Take POP 506 – Responsible Conduct of Research (or approved equivalent) (Year 2 or 3)
- Take additional POP electives
- Dissertation Prospectus with Oral Defense (End of Yr 3; latest approval Sept 30, Yr 4)
- Precept AI hours
- Attend Notestein seminars
Fourth Year:
- Work on dissertation research.
- Complete Precept AI hours (total of 6 hours for program).
- Present a Notestein seminar (Yr 4 or 5)
- Attend Notestein seminars
Fifth Year:
- Complete and defend dissertation.
- Present a Notestein seminar (Yr 4 or 5)
- Attend Notestein seminars
Additional information for current students can be found on the Ph.D. program SharePoint site.