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
- CIP
- 54.0104
- Total credits (published)
- 21
- Credits (computed from items)
- 18
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_298817f6
- 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
Requirements 1
0 items
Core Course
major core · 3 items
- As published: “Seminar in the History and Sociology of Science 2”1
- Pre-1850 Developments Seminar 3Not resolved to a course1
- Electives and Distribution RequirementNot resolved to a course16
Coursework must include a robust distribution of graduate seminars in major subfields, as laid out in the Graduate Group’s curriculum of 3 graduate courses per semester, and as determined by the student in consultation with the Graduate Chair.
major core · 0 items
Additional Requirements
0 items
Writing Project 4
0 items
Composed as a paper for a seminar course
0 items
Language Requirement
0 items
Students must demonstrate proficiency in two languages
0 items
Teaching Requirement
0 items
Four semesters of teaching are required
0 items
Dissertation
1 item
- 1
University PhD Benchmarks
0 items
Qualifying Evaluation
0 items
Candidacy Examination
0 items
Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam
0 items
Dissertation Deposit
0 items
Source. University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upenn.edu/graduate/programs/history-sociology-science-phd/. Captured page pages/0562.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.