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Program checklist · PhD

Education, Culture, and Society, PhD

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Total credits (published)
19
Credits (computed from items)
19
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_e564e88a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum

0 items

    Core Foundation Courses

    major core · 1 item
    1. 1

    Theory Courses

    1 item
    1. Select 2 Theory courses 1
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Research Methods Courses 2

    3 items
    1. Qualitative Methods course: Attribute GDEL
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. Advanced Qualitative Methods course: Attribute GDEQ
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    3. Quantitative Methods course: GDEN
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. Select 10 electives 3
      Not resolved to a course
      10

    Additional Requirements 4

    0 items

      Students must complete all University Milestones for Doctoral Candidates in addition to specific milestones for GSE. These include:

      1 item
      1. As published: “Dissertation 5”
        3

      A Qualifications Evaluation (also known as Program Candidacy)

      0 items

        A Preliminary Examination (also known as Doctoral Candidacy)

        0 items

          An Oral Defense of the Dissertation Proposal

          0 items

            Final Defense of the Dissertation

            0 items

              University PhD Benchmarks

              0 items

                Qualifying Evaluation

                0 items

                  Candidacy Examination

                  0 items

                    Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam

                    0 items

                      Dissertation Deposit

                      0 items
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